FRANKLIN, Mass.—The AYF Camp Haiastan Board of Directors has appointed a four-person Search Committee to manage the selection process for a new Executive Director (ED). David Hamparian, who has been the executive director of the […]
Armenian Weekly: For the past seven years, you have served as Executive Director of AYF Camp Haiastan. As you are now preparing to change careers and you reflect on these seven years, what do you […]
FRANKLIN, Mass.—The Board of Directors of AYF Camp Haiastan has announced that Seran Tcholakian and Ani Changelian will return as directors of the 2020 camping season. Last year the two led an enthusiastic staff and […]
Harry Berj Telian passed away peacefully on September 7, 2019. He was 93 years old. Harry was born in Syracuse, New York to parents Hagop and Venus Telian. He was raised in a small and […]
On September 4, 2019, Marian (Sanders) Bandazian passed away in her home in St. Petersburg, Florida. Marian was born on July 23, 1940 in Teaneck, New Jersey. She was the wife of Dr. Walter Bandazian; […]
FRANKLIN, Mass.—Camp Haiastan celebrated another milestone in its celebrated history on Sunday. Three buildings underwent significant transformations during the off season in preparation for the 2019 camping season. After completing the new shower bathroom building […]
Camp Haiastan has been the meeting grounds for countless marriages, lifelong friendships and memories. Looking back, never in a million years did I think camp would pave my path to becoming an entrepreneur. Upon my […]
By Gasia Oknayan AYF Detroit “Kopernik Tandourjian” Chapter As the 69th anniversary of Camp Haiastan inches upon us, it is imperative for today’s staff and camp community to look back upon the roots of the […]
FRANKLIN, Mass.—Alarm clocks were ringing early Saturday morning for more than a dozen dedicated volunteers tasked with sprucing up the first Armenian camp in America. “When I see the camp all clean, I never think […]
Camp Haiastan’s brand new Director’s Quarters and Summer Office are ready for summer 2019. The “DQ,” as the Director’s Quarters is affectionately called, was originally built in 1966. The front portion of the building was […]
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