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Cabin Fever: Notes From Camp, Part II
This is part two of a two part series featuring notes from Camp Haiastan campers in the summer of 2018 (Part 1). Feels Like Home “My very first day of camp was when I was […]
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Cabin Fever: Notes From Camp, Part I
This is part one of a two part series featuring notes from Camp Haiastan campers in the summer of 2018. Mealtime “Mealtime at Camp Haiastan is always so much fun! After everyone is done […]
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Camp Haiastan Partners with ATP to Plant New Trees on Picnic Grounds
FRANKLIN, Mass.—The staff and counselors of AYF Camp Haiastan welcomed representatives of the Armenia Tree Project (ATP) on June 20 to plant new trees on the camp grounds and learn more about ATP’s mission. “As […]
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Here’s to the Night: Zartonk Teen Session 2009
By Michelle Hagopian FRANKLIN, Mass.—“Keep the camp traditions alive, but make it better than it was.” Since staff week, that has been the reverberating theme at Camp Haiastan this year. With the conclusion of camp’s […]
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Camp Haiastan: Making it Better Than What It Was
FRANKLIN, Mass.—This summer will mark the 59th anniversary of our beloved Camp Haiastan. Camp Haiastan has become a symbol of unity for our Armenian youth every summer the gates are opened. Camp Haiastan is filled […]
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Meet the 2009 Camp Haiastan Board of Directors
FRANKLIN, Mass.—With the 2008 camp season still a pleasant memory in our hearts and in our heads, we at AYF Camp Haiastan will soon embark on a new year and a new season for 2009. […]
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‘Baron Pete’ Answers Last Call at Camp Haiastan
FRANKLIN, Mass.—After 33 years and many diversified roles, Pete Jelalian is calling it quits at Camp Haiastan, a place he affectionately calls “his second home.” It’s been a long, rewarding, and extremely devoted career, beginning […]
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Letter: Camp Haiastan
Dear Editor, My name is Arousiak Kazarian. I am 14 years old and live in Long Island in New York. This past summer my sister Mariana and I were campers at Camp Haiastan and I […]