ARS/Armenia's 15th anniversary is the featured cover story of the ARS, Inc.'s latest edition of Hai Sird. Hai Sird is the official publication of the ARS's international body.

This 159th issue of Hai Sird also features articles on the upcoming 100th anniversary of the ARS, the opening of the 12th ARS Sosseh Kindergarten in Artsakh, the ARS Sponsor-A-Child Program; ARS Central Executive Board Chairwoman Hasmig Derderian's message to the Third Armenia-Diaspora Conference in Armenia; and other articles, observations, literary submissions, and reports from the ARS's entities worldwide.

"We are quite pleased with the breadth and scope of this issue of Hai Sird," said Hai Sird Editor Tatul Sonentz-Papazian. "It really is a keepsake issue for all generations to read and learn about the wonderful and important work of the ARS."

Featured contributors are Chake Der Melkonian-Minassian, Georgi-Ann Oshagan, Knarik O. Meneshian, Tatul Sonentz (his own poetry and his translations of poetry by Artem Harutiunian and Vahe Oshagan), Armand Artinian, Anna Astvatzatrian Turcott, Anahid Ughurlayan, Anna Petrosova, Saro Dedeyan, and Nyree Derderian. The ARS Inc.'s 2005 and 2006 audited financial statements are also published in this issue.

The ARS Inc. distributes Hai Sird to important institutions and libraries around the world. Hai Sird's complete archive is housed at the Hairenik Building, Watertown, MA, home of the ARS, Inc.'s headquarters.

Copies of the latest edition of Hai Sird are available from local ARS entities or may be obtained directly from the ARS, Inc., 80 Bigelow Ave., Watertown, MA 02472; publications@ars1910.org; (617) 926-5892.

The ARS, Inc. is the oldest Armenian women's organization, established in 1910 in New York City. Since its founding, the ARS, Inc. has provided educational and humanitarian assistance to Armenians everywhere. Today, the ARS, Inc. has entities in 24 countries where members of the Society contribute to their communities and the larger world for the betterment of all humankind. For more information about the ARS, Inc.'s many and diverse programs, visit www.ars1910.org.