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Reflecting on my last Junior Seminar as an AYF member

Another AYF regional event, another reflection. In my last article, I wrote about the Junior Winter Olympics (JWO). This time, I’ll be reflecting on the premier AYF Junior event in our region, the staple that is known as Junior Seminar.

Aside from AYF Olympics, Junior Seminar is the single largest gathering for all of the regions’ Junior members. It also serves as the springboard of excitement for kids ahead of the new AYF Camp Haiastan season. It was always one of my favorite events, from the bus ride and stop at a mall on the way to arriving at the camp only to be greeted at the check-in table by dozens of my friends, all panicking to find out if we are in the same cabin.

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Nareg Mkrtschjan

Nareg Mkrtschjan is the current Chair of the AYF-YOARF Central Executive and a member of the Providence “Varantian” Chapter. He has held many leadership roles throughout his AYF career, participating as an AYF intern in 2017 and director in 2018, Javakhk counselor in 2016 and 2017, serving on central councils and his local executive. Nareg met his wife, AYF Camp Haiastan Executive Director Kenar Charchaflian through the AYF and even popped the question to her at AYF Convention at Camp Haiastan. They happily live in Rhode Island with their son Mshag, a future unger.

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  1. Karekin Njdeh’s vision lives … generations later, the AYF Juniors secure their Armenian identity and the dynamic diasporan life in which they will contribute

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