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  • Successful 2008 Year End for Armenia School Foundation

    Armenia School Foundation, Inc.
    3628 San Fernando Road, #2
    Glendale, CA 91204

    URL:www.armeniaschoolfoundation.org

    PRESS RELEASE

    The Armenia School Foundation USA Ends 2008 Successfully By Refurnishing
    Seven Schools in Armenia and Karabagh.

    Glendale, California - The Armenia School Foundation (ASF USA), a
    non-profit organization dedicated to refurnishing small and remote schools
    in Armenia, is proud to announce the completion of seven more school
    projects in 2008.

    `This year marked an important and successful year for ASF' stated Armen
    Abrahamian, Chairman of the Board. `Through our combined efforts and
    successful fundraising events, such as the 5th Anniversary gala held in
    May, ASF managed to raise over $100,000 to furnish seven additional
    schools in 2008'.

    The overall assistance that the foundation has provided to schools in
    remote areas of Armenia and Karabagh this year was $68,810. ASF delivered
    609 student chairs and desk sets (along with 64 teacher sets and 67
    blackboards) for 1,218 students in various regions of the country.

    Hooshagerd School in Armavir region (Donations in memory of Yervand
    Kureghian)
    Spitak's Art School in Lori region (Donations in memory of Dr. Hovik
    Kureghian)
    Kolatak School in Karabagh (Donations by ASF supporters)
    Muratsan School in Karabagh (Donations in lieu of flowers in memory
    of Seroj Mikaelian and donations by friends of ASF)
    Muratsan School #18 in Yerevan (Donation by Alice Navasargian)
    Akunk village in Aragatsotn region were completed during this past
    year (Donations in memory of Henry Panossian)
    The Shogher School for special needs students in Spitak in
    Loriregion (Donations in memory of Yevgineh Avakians Der- Grigorian)

    ASF is pleased to announce that $39,000 has been raised and pledged for
    four additional schools, which will receive their much needed furniture
    during the first half of 2009.

    `We would like to express our gratitude to our donors for their continued
    support, encouragement, and their strong belief in improving the
    educational environment of our future generation. We foresee a challenging
    year ahead of us but are committed to continue our efforts in raising
    funds for more schools. ASF encourages our supporters to

    use our website to learn about our ongoing and future projects and make
    online donations' stated Mr. Abrahamian.

    The Armenia School Foundation (ASF USA) is a non-profit and non-sectarian,
    501c3 organization, founded in May 2003. ASF strives to provide new
    furniture for underprivileged schools in remote regions of Armenia and
    Karabagh. ASF has provided over 9,000 sets of furniture to over 18,000
    students, thus refurnishing close to 200 schools with the funds collected
    in the US and worldwide.

    For more information about the Armenia School Foundation - the ASF USA -
    please visit www.armeniaschoolfoundation.org

    Contact [email protected]
    Website http://www.armeniaschoolfoundation.org

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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