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TELETHON OF HAYASTAN ALL-ARMENIAN FUND RAISES OVER 35 MILLION DOLLARS,
EXCEEDING TWICE LAST YEAR'S INDEX (Complete Version)
http://www.nt.am?shownews=1010085
YEREV AN, NOVEMBER 28, NOYAN TAPAN. The 11th Telethon organized by
"Hayastan" All-Armenian Fund has recorded an unprecedented index: 35
million 9,156 dollars has been raised. As NT was informed by the Fund,
so far the highest index was 15 million 275 thousand dollars last year.
According to a press release of the Fund, hundreds of thousands of
Armenians united around the common goal of restoring villages of
Armenia and Artsakh. Thanks to patriotism and generosity of the Fund's
donors around the world, the vital problems of the villages that
suffered from the war and economic shocks will be solved.
By the press release, the sums raised by the Fund's committees are the
following (in US dollars): Los Angeles - 1,300,000; Lebanon - about
200,000; Montreal - about 130,000; Argentina - 100,000; Great Britain -
200,000; the Netherlands - 40,000; Australia - 50,000; New York -
200,000; France - about 1,500,000; Germany - 85,000; Switzerland -
about 33,000; Toronto - 250,000; Greece and Cyprus - about 40,000.
The total result of the Telethon includes the sums collected during
several fund-raising actions in the previous months, including
phonethons, a bicycle marathon, charity concerts, a radio marathon in
Lebanon, etc.
Russia-based businessman of Armenian descent Samvel Karapetian
announced his donation of 15 million dollars for construction of a
hospital in Stepanakert. This year there was a considerable growth of
small and medium donations. Among the biggest donors of Telethon-2008
are VivaCell-MTS, Mikael Vardanian, Samvel Alexanian, Eduardo
Eurnekian, Gagik Adibekian, Varuzhan Grigorian, Gagik Zakarian, Norik
Petrosian, Barsegh Beglarian, Aram Kocharian, Khachik Manukian, Karapet
Alexanian and others.
The honorary guests of Telethon-2008 were the NKR president Bako
Sahakian, the head of Artsakh diocese Archbishop Pargev Srbazan, the
acting CEO of "Hayastan" All-Armenian Fund Ara Vardanian, donors and
public figures.
EXCEEDING TWICE LAST YEAR'S INDEX (Complete Version)
http://www.nt.am?shownews=1010085
YEREV AN, NOVEMBER 28, NOYAN TAPAN. The 11th Telethon organized by
"Hayastan" All-Armenian Fund has recorded an unprecedented index: 35
million 9,156 dollars has been raised. As NT was informed by the Fund,
so far the highest index was 15 million 275 thousand dollars last year.
According to a press release of the Fund, hundreds of thousands of
Armenians united around the common goal of restoring villages of
Armenia and Artsakh. Thanks to patriotism and generosity of the Fund's
donors around the world, the vital problems of the villages that
suffered from the war and economic shocks will be solved.
By the press release, the sums raised by the Fund's committees are the
following (in US dollars): Los Angeles - 1,300,000; Lebanon - about
200,000; Montreal - about 130,000; Argentina - 100,000; Great Britain -
200,000; the Netherlands - 40,000; Australia - 50,000; New York -
200,000; France - about 1,500,000; Germany - 85,000; Switzerland -
about 33,000; Toronto - 250,000; Greece and Cyprus - about 40,000.
The total result of the Telethon includes the sums collected during
several fund-raising actions in the previous months, including
phonethons, a bicycle marathon, charity concerts, a radio marathon in
Lebanon, etc.
Russia-based businessman of Armenian descent Samvel Karapetian
announced his donation of 15 million dollars for construction of a
hospital in Stepanakert. This year there was a considerable growth of
small and medium donations. Among the biggest donors of Telethon-2008
are VivaCell-MTS, Mikael Vardanian, Samvel Alexanian, Eduardo
Eurnekian, Gagik Adibekian, Varuzhan Grigorian, Gagik Zakarian, Norik
Petrosian, Barsegh Beglarian, Aram Kocharian, Khachik Manukian, Karapet
Alexanian and others.
The honorary guests of Telethon-2008 were the NKR president Bako
Sahakian, the head of Artsakh diocese Archbishop Pargev Srbazan, the
acting CEO of "Hayastan" All-Armenian Fund Ara Vardanian, donors and
public figures.