Armenians Of Colorado

26 years after the inception of our organization, Armenians of Colorado is proud to announce the purchase of a centrally located property with enormous potential to serve the cultural, educational, and social needs of our community. This is a wonderful property off of Wadsworth Blvd. that holds significant potential for a great center, while also being a good investment property for the community. AOC is proud of this significant next step for our organization and hope that you are as excited about our new investment as we are. As a reminder to all community members, AOC is NOT associated with any church organization, and is an independent organization made-up of volunteers that are interested in furthering Armenian cohesiveness and bringing forth programs that enhance the Armenian cultural identity for all Armenians in Colorado, young and old.
Over the last few years, there have been many meetings and discussions across the whole Colorado community and general AOC members regarding the future of the AOC organization, and the best direction that AOC should take. Our community has grown and our overall and we expect this trend to continue. After disseminating all of the information and feedback, the current AOC board has decided to embark on this challenging journey to best represent the general community’s needs, and move forward in creating a cohesive community/cultural center to best represent the Armenian community’s history and many contributions to American society.
At this time, AOC is looking for any volunteer that could help with specific tasks in this project. The property needs quite a bit of updating and maintenance and we hope to tap into the rich resources and talents that local Armenians and friends of the community can provide. Some of the skills AOC is looking for include the following:

Cleaning crew and general volunteers
Architects
Engineers
Carpenters
Electricians
Plumbers
Deck builders
Landscapers
Roofers
General “handymen”

Mostly, we are looking for volunteers to help us in this endeavor. If you feel you can contribute your time, your skills, your labor, or feel you can offer your expertise for a fee or as pro-bono work towards any of the above fields in helping us enhance and improve our new center, please contact Denise Gentilini at (720) 981-4104 or email at linitunes@aol.com or Vahe Christianian at (303) 589-2765, email at vahe@lifepics.com .
We are also (of course) looking for financial contributions from friends and members across Colorado to help us subsidize the upcoming payments and construction expenses we will be incurring. Our current mortgage/insurance payment is ~$1500/month, but we anticipate construction costs to grow significantly until we can make this center something we can all be very proud of. Attached is a contribution form that we hope you will evaluate and consider giving generously to your new center ASAP. Unfortunately, our first contributor who had committed $6K upon the purchase of the property has since rescinded their offer, so we hope that you will help us with your donation as we embark on many fund raising activities that will help establish the AOC Center as a landmark for Armenian cultural references across the nation.
Lastly, we would like your input on potential names for the new center. Below are a few suggestions that we hope you can give us feedback on, or submit your own. We will decide soon on the official name of the center and share feedback with the community. Possible names so far include:

Cultural Center of Armenians of Colorado
Community Center of Armenians of Colorado
Armenian Cultural Center Of Colorado
Colorado Armenian Center
__________________________ (Submit your own suggestion)

The newly acquired property is located at 3650 Wadsworth Blvd. in Wheatridge, Colorado.
Our goal is to start making enhancements and changes to the property soon and we will keep you posted on our progress.

July 2009

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