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    AZG Armenian Daily #087, 14/05/2005


    Anniversary

    ARMENIAN RED CROSS CELEBRATES ITS 85TH ANNIVERSARY

    The Armenian Red Cross was established on May 19, 1920 in the times of the
    first Armenian Republic. This year the organization celebrates it's 85th
    anniversary. On this occasion the organization has announced a decade of
    competitions held in Yerevan and the regions. The competition will be held
    on May 8-18 and the members of the Red Cross, as well as many volunteers
    will represent their activities to the publicity.

    The series of the arrangements will include open air performances, photo
    exhibitions, a procession and lectures about the activities of the
    organization. Competitions of first aid will be held in the Northern and the
    Southern regions, exhibitions of paintings, films and a procession. Arzouman
    Harutyunian, head of the Press Service of the Armenian Red Cross, said that
    they will hold festive arrangements during that decade and award diplomas to
    the participants.

    He said that these arrangements will allow to represent their activities to
    the publicity once again.

    The Armenian Red Cross is a member of the Red Cross and Red Crescent
    Federation among other 180 countries. The organization is unfolding
    activities in 7 main directions: organization and development of
    communities, providing social-medical services, restoring the health of
    patients with spinal diseases, management of disasters, rescue works, first
    aid, development of youth movement, spreading of the ideas of the
    organization.

    Mr. Harutyunian said that the Norwegian, German and Finnish Red Cross and
    Red Crescent Unions.

    The decade is carried out under the slogan "We Help with Your Help." Mr.
    Harutyunian said that it means that their organization also needs to be
    assisted. "Before we received investments from abroad, but now the
    investments from foreign countries decreased," he said.

    By Gohar Gevorgian
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