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EAAA honored EriAm sisters/ Alex honored for Academic Excellence
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EAAA awarded EriAm sisters with a
special Athletic Gold medals for their exemplary work in the music industry
and setting a high standard for Eritrean youth in their performances,
discipline, and academic excellence. They were handed their
medals and EAAA T-shirts from Minister Saleh Meki.
It is the Eritrean Community believe that these
sisters will play a great role in introducing Eritrea in
the American community and the invitation of ENHOC
is to show them the support of their community.
The EriAm sisters were very much happy by their first visit to Washington DC and
the support of the Eritrean Community to them. The EriAm
sisters performance on Saturday night was
applauded by young who get up and moved to the stage.
In a related event Alex Amaniel, EAAA secretary, was honored by ENHOC
for his 4.0 GPA. Alex will head to college this month with his full
scholarship. It is an honor to EAAA when its
runners/ members are excelling not only in running but in Academic
Achievements too. Many high achieving Eritreans from Elementary
school up to Masters level were honored during the Sunday night award
ceremony.
EAAA Festival run was conducted on Saturday and
1st places were taken by
excelling runners Petros Wleday
and Shewit Weldense who
received their
medals from Minister Saleh Meki. The other winners Tesfom,
Bereket, Sesen
and Yohanna got their medals from Ambassador Ghirmay Gebremariam. EAAA would
like to thank all participants in our races for Festival Eritrea 2009 and
congratulates the winners:
*1600m (1 mile):*
First place: Petros Welday
from Maryland
Second place: Tesfom Mehari
from Charlotte, North
Carolina
Third place: Bereket Kiflu
from Jacksonville,
Florida
*Women's 800 m:*
First place: Shewit Weldensse
from Cary, North
Carolina
Second place: Sesen Zerhamenet
from Virginia
Third place: Yohana Emanuel from Virginia
Overall, the Festival was an
engaging experience for all those who attended.
It included discussions like How to improve Eritrean-US
relations, Physicians for peace mission to Eritrea,
Investment Opportunities
in Eritrea,
Eritrean dating and more. A notable event was when the EriAm
sisters, Liyanda, Selina,
and Haben, were awarded medals by EAAA for the
hard work and dedication to their music from the hands of minister Saleh
Meki. Wearing EAAA
t-shirts, they took a moment to thank the
Eritrean-American community for their support.
As unique as the EriAm sisters' story is, it seems to be one example of
the
larger theme we saw at festival this year. There were many awards passed
out
on Sunday night, and whether it was for academic, athletic, or musical
excellence, we saw the excitement of not just the parents, but of a whole
community. The older generation fought through a war for independence so
that the children they worked hard to raise could be free to follow their
dreams, making us a stronger nation in the process. Sunday night was a
recognition of bright children, but it was also the recognition of
the
perseverance that will continue to push our country to new heights.
Eritrean American Athletics
Association
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