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Ambassador Gabrielyan visits Armenian Scout Camp02 August, 2009. Homenentmen London held its annual Scouts Camp in Gillwell Park, Chingford. Over 100 participants, from the age of 5 to 18 and their leaders took part in the exciting event, engaging in a week of practical skills lessons, sports and various challanging activities.
This year Homenentmen London celebrates its 30th anniversary and Armenian Scouts from Bulgaria, France and Sweden have joined their British Armenian friends in a week of lively celebrations, tough challenges and heated discussions of common goals and difficulties.
Attending the camp on August 2nd, Ambassador Gabrielyan took part in inspecting of the lines and, addressing the Scouts and attending parents after the Flag Ceremony, emphasized not only the importance of such campaigns both as skills and character-enhancing events for young people but as an additional opportunity for an Armenian upbringing. He particularly welcomed the presence of Armenian Scouts from other European countries, referred to Homenentmen sports games that had started a day earlier in Armenia and praised the London branch for sending over their 11-strong team to Armenia. The Ambassador expressed his confidence that Homenentmen London will also be represented at next years camping in Byurakan, Armenia with substantial presence.
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