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    MACVF RECEIVES $ 10,000 DONATION FROM GERAGOS & GERAGOS TO BRING LIFE-SAVING VACCINES TO ARMENIA'S CHILDREN

    armradio.am
    10.01.2008 13:36

    Getting into the Christmas spirit and garnering further support to
    alleviate Armenia's vulnerability to vaccine shortages, the Millennium
    Armenian Children's Vaccine Fund (MACVF) received a $10,000 donation
    from the Law offices of Geragos & Geragos to purchase life-saving
    vaccines for Armenia's children. The donation is derived from a
    law suit settlement, which was filed against insurance companies
    on behalf Armenian Americans who purchased insurance policies when
    they immigrated to the United States during the Armenian genocide but
    were originally denied the right to collect on their policies. Part
    of the settlement was also earmarked for Armenian charities.

    Mark Geragos, an Armenian- American prominent trial attorney was one
    of four lawyers in a federal class action lawsuit against New York
    Life Insurance for policies for victims of the Armenian Genocide of
    1915 in which 1.5 million Armenians were slaughtered by Ottoman Turks.

    The gift from Mark Geragos's firm demonstrates the growing support
    for the MACVF children's immunization campaign, which has brought
    together an impressive network of donors in the Armenian Diaspora,
    health experts and advisors dedicated to strengthening the National
    Immunization Program of Armenia. "Mark Geragos understands the
    challenges faced by Armenia's children and we greatly appreciate
    his contribution toward securing life-saving vaccines" stated
    Raffy Ardhaldjian, chairman of the Ani & Narod Memorial Foundation,
    the organization spearheading the Armenian children's immunization
    activities.

    Mr. Geragos is an active member of the large Armenian community
    of Los Angeles and serves on the advisory committee of Birthright
    Armenia. He's also a chairman of Armenian Bone Marrow Donor Registry,
    and a member of the Armenia Fund International board of trustees.

    Besides providing funds towards Armenia's national immunization
    program since the turn of the century, the MACVF - as part of
    a large consortium of public health donors- has in 2007 October
    actively participated in Measles and Rubella mass immunization
    campaign providing financial, logistical, and technical support. The
    mass immunization campaign against measles and rubella targeted all
    individuals aged 6 - 27 years, a total of approximately 1.2 million
    people.
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