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🌟 New Yorker by birth, Oaklander by choice. Wolverine alum 🎓 Co-founder, Town Love🎁 Proud Armenian 🇦🇲 Married to @vdemirjian 💍Tennis player 🎾

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I LOVE the idea behind @townlovebox ! The concept combines several passions of mine: community and small business support for Oakland locals and Armenian Americans nationwide. You’ll find their two latest gift bags - out in time for the holidays. They feature high-quality tasty treats. All of them made by passionate people who are working hard to produce the best products they can. There’s Armenian coffee, chili chews, and much more! Check out the list of businesses involved this time:

Oakland:

Alfajores cookies by @woodentablebaking
Mexican chili crisp by @showoff.shop
Handcrafted granola bar by @thegranola_guru
Oakland honey by @oaklandhoneycompany
Brazilian sea salt chocolate by @casadechocolates
And $20 off your next dining experience at @agaveuptown and another $20 off at @acrekitchenandbar

Armenia:
Pure garlic-infused olive oil by @boyajianinc
Chocolate almonds by @simonianfarms
Mango bites spicy candy by @chilichews
Armenian dark coffee by @henryshouseofcoffee
Za’atar lemon dressing by @lavdresswell
And a surj coffee greeting card by @leeshykez

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Come with me as we unbox this years Town love Armenia bag promoting products made by Armenian Americans.

If you are interested reach out to @townlovebox

Thank you @fab5era for the box.

@chilichews
@lavdresswell
@simonianfarms
@henryshouseofcoffee
@boyajianinc

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The wait is over! Town love box is back - and this time it’s a cute bag! Just in time for the holiday gift-giving season too. Pre-order today at townlovebox.com SO many goodies from local #oakland based small businesses!

Alfajores cookies by @woodentablebaking
Mexican chili crisp by @showoff.shop
Handcrafted granola bar by @thegranola_guru
Oakland honey by @oaklandhoneycompany
Brazilian sea salt chocolate by @casadechocolates
And $20 off your next dining experience at @agaveuptown and another $20 off at @acrekitchenandbar

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@townlovebox is back!! 🎁

Pre-order today and receive in time for the holidays at townlovebox.com

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A little taste of The Town! 💚

Last week, @townlovebox had the pleasure of creating and assembling 100 Oakland-inspired welcome bags for guests attending the @visitcalifornia Board Meeting at the beautiful @claremontresort!

Each bag was placed in a guest room, giving visitors a special taste of Oakland and some goodies that make The Town unique.

A big THANK YOU to @visitoakland for trusting us to help@welcome@your guests and share some Oakland love! ❤️

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So we’ve been a little quiet lately… but that doesn’t mean we aren’t working! 💪🏼

Much love to @mcguireandhester who trusted @townlovebox to create super cute custom gift bags filled with Oakland products as they recently celebrated their Centennial!💚

You’ll be hearing more from us very soon! #supportlocal #townbiz #womenowned

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When community comes together, possibility becomes practice. ✊🏾👑

Saturday reminded me what becomes possible when we center our children and create the conditions for them to: imagine, create, learn, rejoice, build, and grow together.

For more than 16 years, beginning in 2010, Kingmakers of Oakland has curated ManUp and Kings in the Making as sacred spaces where Black boys and young men are surrounded by community, culture, knowledge, love, and possibility.

From "Your Health Is Your Wealth" and "Hip Hop Heals" to "Redefining What’s Possible", each gathering has asked our Kings to see themselves, and their futures, more expansively.

Saturday, at our 31st BiAnnual ManUp/Kings in the Making, the invitation was:

🎮 Architects of the Arcade.

Not simply to talk about the future. To build it.

Deep gratitude to Dr. @Sharlonda Gregory, Principal of @metwesthighschool, for opening her school and welcoming our village into the space.

Throughout the day, our Kings engaged in interactive workshops, conversations, creative challenges, gaming, and intergenerational experiences designed to build relationships, spark curiosity, share knowledge, and strengthen their capacity to imagine what is possible for themselves, their families, and their communities.

This gathering was especially powerful because Kings in the Making aligned with @oaklandtechweek

Through our Sankofa Kings program, @kingmakersofoakland is creating an entry point for young people into the local, national, and global conversation around responsible AI.

But our starting point is intentional:

Before Artificial Intelligence, we begin with Ancestral Intelligence.

Before asking what technology can do, we ask our Kings:

WHO are you?
WHOSE are you?

We study the algorithms that existed long before computers, the ways our ancestors organized, communicated, created, healed, protected one another, transferred knowledge, built community, practiced sovereignty, and generated prosperity.

Then we ask:

How can today’s technology serve those same human purposes?

Because our Kings cannot only be consumers of the technology shaping their future. They must become creators. Designers. Builders. Owners...

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Seminary Celebrates 65th Anniversary in Northern California

On September 26, nearly 70 guests gathered at the Claremont Resort & Club in Berkeley, California, to celebrate the 65th anniversary of St. Nersess Armenian Seminary.

The brunch brought together clergy, sponsors, board members, graduates, and friends of the Seminary to celebrate its legacy and look toward the future. Guests heard heartfelt reflections from Dn. Arin Parsanian, Fr. Sarkis Petoyan, Fr. Mardiros Chevian, and His Eminence Archbishop Hovnan Derderian on the importance of forming the next generation of clergy and Church leaders.

Founded in 1961 through the vision of Archbishop Tiran Nersoyan, St. Nersess has formed approximately 70 clergy graduates, including four primates, and countless lay leaders serving the Armenian Church throughout North America and beyond.

As Hovnan Srpazan reminded us, “Tomorrow’s church is present here today.”

Thank you to everyone who helped make this special celebration possible —and to all who continue to support the mission and future of St. Nersess.

Read the full story and learn more about supporting St. Nersess in 🔗

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Meet the original Kim.

Ha! All kidding aside, Kim Bardakian is a communication specialist a super connector.

She is talking about leadership and how we can all best navigate our careers.

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