ACYOA General Assembly & Sports Weekend
For decades, ACYOA General Assembly & Sports Weekend has served as a marquee gathering of Armenian-American young adults across the United States. Each year, the weekend is hosted in a different location by an ACYOA Seniors chapter. The weekend traditionally commences with General Assembly, the ACYOA's annual meeting attended by delegates representing local chapters, along with clergy and youth directors from across the Eastern Diocese. Following General Assembly, weekend attendees partake in evening events rooted in fellowship, compete in various sports tournaments, celebrate the Divine Liturgy on Sunday, and more.
2025 Detroit ACYOA General Assembly & Sports Weekend
​Friday, May 23 to Monday, May 26​​
The Detroit ACYOA Seniors from St. John’s Armenian Church are so excited to welcome you all to Detroit this Memorial Day Weekend, for the first time since 2015! We have an exciting weekend planned filled with sports, entertainment, and fellowship to make memories with friends, both old and new! We are eager to have you all back in the 313!
Registration
Click HERE to register for GASW! Registration closes on May 16. Specific details regarding the offerings of each package are listed in the descriptions on the registration website. Delta Airlines is also offering an up to 10% discount on airfare for GASW2025 participants! Use Meeting Code NY3US in the Advanced Search field when browsing for flights Delta.com.
Hotel
Click HERE to book your hotel room! The discounted group rate offer ends on May 16. We are staying at the Westin Southfield Detroit, 1500 Town Center Southfield, MI 48075. The hotel is beautiful and close to all of the events! Parking will be FREE at the hotel for all attendees. Make sure not to miss our welcome table at the hotel on Friday!!
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Weekend Schedule
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Friday
We start off the weekend with the General Assembly at St. John Armenian Church. After attendees arrive and the General assembly ends, we’ll have our welcome evening event at Fifth Avenue Royal Oak, 215 W Fifth St Royal Oak, MI with DJ Esso! There will be a strolling dinner, cash bar, and entertainment with Detroit's own DJ Esso. Attendees 21+ are welcome to stay past 10:30pm at no additional cost when the venue opens to the general public until 2am.
Saturday
We will kick off sports at Groves High School, 20500 13 Mile Road, Beverly Hills, MI. The sports offered are: Men's basketball, Women's basketball, Co-ed volleyball, Pickleball, Tavloo, Super Smash Bros, Mario Kart, and Alumni sports. After a full day of sports, we’ll get together for our evening event at the Biergarten at Little Caesars Arena at 2645 Woodward Avenue Detroit, MI 48201 with Nigosian Band and DJ MKay! There will be a buffet dinner, cash bar, and entertainment by the Nigosian Band and Detroit's own DJ MKay!
Sunday
Sunday starts off with Divine Liturgy and Brunch hosted by the St. John Women's Guild at St. John Armenian Church. Following Divine Liturgy, the Sports championships takes place at St. John Armenian Church Veterans' Building! Before the Banquet later on, there will be an exciting ACYOA Alumni Cocktail! This is an exclusive Alumni Cocktail Hour which will take place in the Grand Ballroom at St. John Armenian Church prior to the Award Ceremony and Gala. There will be an open bar and yummy mezze. This is a great way for alumni to reconnect and reminisce about their GASW memories! The last celebration of the night will be the Awards ceremony and banquet in the St. John Armenian Church Grand Ballroom! A buffet dinner will be served. There will be a cash bar and entertainment by Shant Massoyan and band and Detroit's own DJ MKay & DJ Esso!
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AD BOOK
The success of the weekend depends greatly on contributions from our community. Placing an ad is an excellent way to support the ACYOA, and an opportunity to extend a personal greeting, honor a loved one, share a memory, or promote your business.
To submit your ad, please click HERE, complete the form and provide high-resolution graphics (PDF or JPEG) with your message by email. For any questions, contact our committee at 2025acyoagasw@gmail.com.
50/50 RAFFLE
50/50 Raffle to Benefit ACYOA 2025 General Assembly & Sports Weekend
Ticket Price - $5.00 each or 6 for $25.00
First Prize - 30% of Proceeds
Second Prize - 15% of Proceeds
Third Prize - 5% of Proceeds
Raffle to be held on May 4, 2025 at Noon
St. John Armenian Church | 22001 Northwestern Hwy | Southfield, MI 48075
Need not be present to win
Your raffle tickets will be mailed to the address provided
Click HERE for tickets
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Social Media
Be sure to follow us on Instagram and Facebook to stay up-to-date on information as the weekend gets closer!
Transit Options
If you are wondering about transit, we have great options! Uber/Lyft from DTW to the hotel is about 28 minutes and roughly $40-50. The nearest Amtrak station is the Royal Oak station at 202 South Sherman Drive or the Detroit station at 11 W Baltimore Avenue.
More information coming soon:
In May, we will release the details of our Yapp, which will house all information and announcements pertaining to the weekend for attendees such as shuttle schedules, sports schedules, and important contact information.
For any questions/concerns with registration, please email us at 2025acyoagasw@gmail.com. Click HERE for all links GASW.
