Amended in Assembly August 30, 2016

Amended in Assembly August 22, 2016

California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

House Resolution No. 62

Introduced by Assembly Member Achadjian

(Coauthors: Assembly Members Chu, Levine, Medina, Nazarian, begin delete and Wilk end delete begin insert Wilk, Alejo, Travis Allen, Arambula, Atkins, Baker, Bigelow, Bloom, Bonilla, Bonta, Brough, Brown, Calderon, Campos, Chang, Chávez, Chiu, Cooper, Dababneh, Dahle, Dodd, Eggman, Frazier, Beth Gaines, Gallagher, Cristina Garcia, Gatto, Gipson, Gonzalez, Gordon, Grove, Hadley, Harper, Roger Hernández, Holden, Irwin, Jones, Kim, Lackey, Linder, Lopez, Low, Maienschein, Mathis, McCarty, Melendez, Mullin, Obernolte, O'Donnell, Olsen, Patterson, Quirk, Rendon, Ridley-Thomas, Rodriguez, Salas, Steinorth, Mark Stone, Thurmond, Wagner, Waldron, Weber, and Williams end insert )

August 11, 2016

House Resolution No. 62—Relative to the Navasartian Games.

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 epitomizes 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.