BILL NUMBER: HR 62	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Achadjian
   (Coauthors: Assembly Members Nazarian and Wilk)

                        AUGUST 11, 2016

   Relative to the Navasartian Games.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
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   WHEREAS, The Armenian General Athletic Union and Scouts, referred
to as Homenetmen, is a nonprofit organization with 30,000 members in
five continents. Homenetmen was founded in 1918, and currently has 18
chapters with over 7,000 members in the Western Region of the United
States; and
   WHEREAS, It is Homenetmen's mission to prepare exemplary and law
abiding citizens by providing physical and health education, endowing
the mind and soul with the finest spirit of sportsmanship, and
developing and understanding responsibility and honor; and
   WHEREAS, Since the first chapter in the United States was
established in Los Angeles in 1968, Homenetmen has provided Armenian
American youth with moral, physical, and social education and has
exposed the youth to the Armenian culture and heritage. The
Homenetmen experience is one of lasting association, altruism, and
benevolence, and Homenetmen's motto, "Elevate yourself and others
with you," is a constant reminder of the fundamental objective of
this organization; and
   WHEREAS, Homenetmen in the Western United States has over 3,200
athletic members who compete in local league competitions as well as
major regional athletic programs. These programs are organized and
implemented with the help of many selfless parent volunteers who help
put programs together for basketball, volleyball, soccer, track and
field, tennis, swimming, gymnastics, chess, karate, and table tennis;
and
   WHEREAS, The Homenetmen athletic program eschews the spirit of
competition, sportsmanship, and teamwork, while it instills a strong
sense of individual identity; and
   WHEREAS, The Homenetmen scouting program provides the Armenian
American youth with moral, physical, and social education, exposes
scouts to the wealth and treasure of the Armenian culture and
heritage, and strives to prepare outstanding law abiding Armenian
American citizens; and
   WHEREAS, Among the most prestigious medals that any Homenetmen
scout is able to earn is the St. Mesrob emblem. Introduced in
conjunction with the Western Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church
and the Boy Scouts of America, this emblem honors the fifth century
inventor of the Armenian alphabet, Mesrop Mashtots; and
   WHEREAS, The annual Navasartian Games, Homenetmen's largest
athletic event, comprise numerous sports, including basketball,
volleyball, soccer, ping-pong, track and field, swimming, chess, and
softball; now, therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, That the
Assembly recognizes the significance of youth sports and the
Navasartian Games' impact on Armenian American youth living in
California and throughout the United States; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of
this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.