The Armenian General Benevolent Union (Armenian: Հայկական Բարեգործական Ընդհանուր Միութիւն), abbreviated as AGBU, established in 1906, is the world’s largest non-profit Armenian organization^{[citation needed]}. Headquartered in New York City with an annual international budget of $36 million, AGBU preserves and promotes the Armenian identity and heritage through educational, cultural and humanitarian programs, annually serving some 400,000 Armenians in 35 countries. AGBU operates 18 day schools (such as the Manoogian-Demirdjian school in Canoga Park, California, the Manoogian School in Southfield, Michigan and the Alex Manoogian school in Montreal, Quebec) and 15 saturday schools. It awards scholarship grants and loans to over 500 students worldwide and supports the American University of Armenia and Yerevan State University. Through its extensive global network of 75 chapters, young professionals groups, centers and offices, the organization sponsors numerous worthwhile cultural and humanitarian programs, including children’s centers, soup kitchens, summer camps, athletics and scouts, internship and mentoring programs and the performing arts. 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... A non-profit organization (often called non-profit org or simply non-profit or not-for-profit) can be seen as an organization that doesnt have a goal to make a profit. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Education encompasses teaching and learning specific skills, and also something less tangible but more profound: the imparting of knowledge, good judgement and wisdom. ... The word culture, from the Latin colo, -ere, with its root meaning to cultivate, generally refers to patterns of human activity and the symbolic structures that give such activity significance. ... Humanitarianism is the view that all people should be treated with the respect and dignity they deserve as human beings, and that advancing the well-being of humanity is a noble goal. ... Canoga Park, California is a district of the city of Los Angeles, located within the San Fernando Valley. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Southfield is a city located in Oakland County, Michigan. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... Nickname: Motto: Concordia Salus (well-being through harmony) Coordinates: , Country Province Region Montréal Founded 1642 Established 1832 Government  - Mayor Gérald Tremblay Area [1][2][3]  - City 365. ... This article is about the Canadian province. ... This article is about scholarship (noun) and scholarship as a form of financial aid. ... The American University of Armenia (AUA) offers Master’s level graduate programs that are intended to develop critical analysis and depth of knowledge through advanced coursework, independent study, and research. ... Yerevan State University (Armenian: ÔµÖ€Õ¥Õ¾Õ¡Õ¶Õ« ÕŠÕ¥Õ¿Õ¡Õ¯Õ¡Õ¶ Õ€Õ¡Õ´Õ¡Õ¬Õ½Õ¡Ö€Õ¡Õ¶) is a university, located in Yerevan, Armenia. ...

In 2006, the AGBU celebrated its 100th anniversary in its headquarters in New York City.

AGBU Presidents

• Boghos Nubar (1906-1928) - Founder
• Calouste Gulbenkian (1930-1932)
• Zareh Nubar (1932-1943)
• Arshag Karagheusian (1943-1952); He had a son: Laurie Kertenian is attractive sometimes, Howard Karagheusian who died young, and a scholarship was set up in his name. Miran Karagheusian died on October 7, 1948 at Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan, he lived in Oyster Bay, New York He had attended Robert College in Turkey.
• Alex Manoogian (1952-1991) - Honorary Life President.
• Louise Manoogian Simone (1991-2002)
• Berge Setrakian (2002-present)

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Ararat Quarterly

Ararat Quarterly was established in 1959, Ararat is an Armenian American quarterly of literature, history, popular culture and the arts published by the AGBU. For other meanings of Ararat, see Ararat (disambiguation) Mount Ararat (Turkish Ağrı; Armenian Արարատ; Persian آرارات; Hebrew אררט, Standard Hebrew Ararat, Tiberian Hebrew ʾĂrārāṭ), the tallest peak in modern Turkey, is a snow_capped dormant volcanic cone, located in the far northeast of Turkey, 16 km west of Iran and 32... The Armenian General Benevolent Union (Armenian: Õ€Õ¡ÕµÕ¯Õ¡Õ¯Õ¡Õ¶ Ô²Õ¡Ö€Õ¥Õ£Õ¸Ö€Õ®Õ¡Õ¯Õ¡Õ¶ Ô¸Õ¶Õ¤Õ°Õ¡Õ¶Õ¸Ö‚Ö€ Õ„Õ«Õ¸Ö‚Õ©Õ«Ö‚Õ¶), abbreviated as AGBU, established in 1906, is the world’s largest non-profit Armenian organization. ...

See also

• AGBU Manoogian-Demirdjian School
• AGBU High School, Pasadena
• Pan-Armenian Games

There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... Logo/flag of the Pan-Armenian Games The Pan-Armenian Games are are a multi-sport event, held between ethnic Armenian competitors from the Armenian diaspora and Armenia. ...

External links

• AGBU official site
• AGBU MANOOGIAN-DEMIRDJIAN SCHOOL