[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 123 (Wednesday, September 25, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1644]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              CONGRATULATING THE CALIFORNIA ARMENIAN HOME

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                         HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 24, 2002

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the 
California Armenian Home on the occasion of celebrating 50 years of 
dedication and service to the needs of the elderly people in the 
Armenian community on September 21, 2002. The California Armenian Home 
was established to provide housing for the aging population who could 
no longer live on their own.
  In 1952, the California Home for the Armenian Aged opened with 
accommodations for 35 persons in downtown Fresno, California. Since its 
inception, the Home has evolved into a community of 168 residents and 
is considered to have one of the highest standards of senior care. The 
highly skilled nursing staff provides excellent care for assisted 
living.
  The California Armenian Home was dedicated in honor of the K. 
Arakelian Foundation and the Armenian-American Citizens' League. Prior 
to the Home's grand opening, sponsorship of only eleven rooms in the 
Home had been assured, leaving twenty-four rooms without sponsorship. 
Mrs. K. Arakelian, a widow of one of the Home's founders, was concerned 
and decided to coordinate a ``Grand Opening Shower.'' More than 600 
persons attended the shower and brought gifts such as blankets, sheets, 
pillows, and cash donations to help complete furnishing the Home.
  Mr. Speaker, it is my pleasure to congratulate the California 
Armenian Home of Fresno on the occasion of their 50th year anniversary. 
I urge my colleagues to join me in wishing the California Armenian Home 
many more years of continued success.

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