Throughout our #37years Ararat Basketball has seen its fair share of dominant big men players. One player in particular, Zareh Avedian, has transcended to the world of collegiate athletics and this year is being awarded with the highest recognition from his alma matter, by being inducted into the Cal Lutheran Athletic Hall of Fame. Check [...]
37 years ago a few visionary individuals decided having relocated from Iran, Glendale was the perfect location to form a new chapter of Homenetmen and formed the foundation of what became the Homenetmen Glendale Ararat Chapter, the largest Community Based Organization in the Homentmen family with over 2,200 active members. Through the years, tens of [...]
On October 7, during the City of Glendale Fire Department Awards Luncheon, Ararat Coaches Heratch Gharbian and Valod Shabani were honored and recognized for their heroic efforts when they provided life saving assistance to an elderly man at the Glendale Sports Complex. In attendance were our Executive Director Armond Gorgorian, Vice Chair of the Chapter [...]
On November 14, Ararat Basketball division is set to host its annual Basketball Night Fundraiser. This event has become a significant part of the annual events the basketball division hosts throughout the year. The event is a way for the players, coaches and supporters of the over 1,100 basketball program participants to celebrate the year’s [...]
October 17th and 18th, Homenetmen Glendale Ararat Chapter hosted the 10th Annual Glendale Friendship Games. Several basketball teams including City Employees, Glendale Police Department, Rotary Club of Glendale, Glendale Fire Department, Glendale Adventist Medical Center physicians and Ararat Chapter participated in two days of friendly competitive basketball. This year a soccer game between Ararat Soccer [...]
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GLENDALE, California – Homenetmen Glendale Ararat Chapter is hosting and organizing the 9th Annual Friendship Games for the Glendale community. Over 250 athletes ages 10 and up have signed-up to participate in tournaments that include basketball, soccer, and table tennis making these games one of the largest multiethnic youth and adult athletic events ever hosted [...]
On Thursday, Jan. 30th, Mr. Arto Kazarians received the Silver Beaver Award from the Verdugo Hills Council of the Boy Scouts of America at its annual council dinner. The Silver Beaver Award is the highest adult volunteer award at the Boy Scouts of America, and is given to individuals who have dedicated their time and [...]
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On Saturday, July 27, 2013, our C and D division Soccer teams became the first teams from Ararat to win Pasadena’s City-sponsored Villa-Parke soccer league. C division team coached by Kriste Mehdian and D division team coached by Vahik Keshishian, won their final games after competing against tough competitors during the last 6 months. Most [...]