Community Service
Hagopian is proud of our commitment to the community.
Inspiring Young Minds
For almost twenty years Hagopian has worked to foster education by working with community partners to sponsor programs designed to promote higher education using both mentoring and scholarship incentives. Eighteen years ago Edgar Hagopian conceived of an idea to hold a "Rug Design Competition" for students in a related curriculum. Collaborating with Detroit's Center for Creative Studies (now the College for Creative Studies), he sponsored a competition for interested students. Using local judges from the design community, first, second and third place designs were selected and the students were awarded with cash incentives. The first place design was then made into a rug and displayed during the annual Student Exhibition. The response to the competition was overwhelmingly positive for all involved.
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Putting her signature on the program started by her father, Suzanne Hagopian has expanded the competition to include scholarship moneys as well as an annual donation to the school. The awards are personally presented by Suzanne to the winning students on the opening night of the annual CCS Student Exhibition.
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Contributing to the Community
Dedicated to community involvement, the Hagopian Family of Companies are a major benefactor to the DIA where Edgar Hagopian was named an honorary Board Member for his unwaivering support. His companies have worked with the DIA Founders Society to raise moneys to support the local arts. For the last 11 seasons, our Birmingham showroom has hosted the Detroit Chamber Winds and Strings' "
Nightnotes" series, bringing fine musicians and performers to an affordable venue.
- Hagopian companies donate in excess of $70k in goods and services to local charities annually.
- Hagopian companies collect annually for Cerebral Palsy and match all employee contributions. In 2001 Hagopian was the third highest corporate contributor to the Detroit Chapter UCP.
- Hagopian Family of Companies are recognized as Major Benefactors of the Detroit Institute of Arts.
- After the 9/11 tragedy, Hagopian's Cleaning Services Division raised $9200 for the victims.
- Ken Snow is a founding member of the Oak Park Business and Education Alliance, and has twice served as its president.
- Edgar Hagopian & Ken Snow have both been recognized by the Oak Park Business and Education Alliance for their contributions to the educational community.
- Edgar serves as a member of the Providence Health Foundation as well as in the metropolitan Detroit Chapter of Seeds of Peace.
- Ken Snow is a past president of both the United Carpet Cleaners, Inc. and the Oak Park Chamber of Commerce.