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  • UAF Delivers $19 Million Of Aid To Armenia In First 9 Months Of 2011

    UAF DELIVERS $19 MILLION OF AID TO ARMENIA IN FIRST 9 MONTHS OF 2011

    asbarez
    Monday, November 14th, 2011

    GLENDALE-The United Armenian Fund delivered $19 million of humanitarian
    aid to Armenia from January to September of this year.

    The UAF itself collected $10.5 of medicines and other materials donated
    by several charities, including AmeriCares ($5.1 million), Catholic
    Medical Mission Board ($3.3 million), Direct Relief International ($1
    million), Hope for the City ($533,000), Health Partners International
    of Canada ($243,000), Jezreel International ($176,000), and Feed the
    Children Fund ($121,000).

    Other organizations which contributed valuable goods during this period
    were: Consulate General of Armenia in Los Angeles ($1.4 million), World
    Vision - US ($1 million), Armenian Christian Mission of Australia
    ($531,000), Harut Chantikian of New Jersey ($470,000), Armenian
    EyeCare Project ($410,000), Juliette Serabian of France ($368,000),
    Knights of Vartan ($358,000), Action Sante Armenie France ($308,000),
    Paros "Lighthouse" Charitable Foundation ($203,000), Garni Foundation
    ($197,000), International Relief & Development ($192,000), Armenian
    Gospel Mission ($192,000), Armenian Ministries ($187,000), Society
    for Orphaned Armenian Relief ($185,000), Armenian Relief Society -
    Western Region ($175,000), St. Vartanants Armenian Apostolic Church
    ($163,000), Dr. Stephen Kashian ($161,000), Focus on Children Now
    ($160,000), Dr. Ara Nahabedian of UK ($156,000), Armenian Missionary
    Association of America ($152,000), World Vision - Canada ($151,000),
    Birthlink ($145,000), Dr. Jirair Konialian ($123,000), Hologic
    Inc. ($120,000), and Project Agape ($104,000).

    Also contributing major supplies were: Lucine Harvey ($89,000), Kapriel
    Ghamberji ($89,000), YMCA - Zurich ($82,000), Friends of Armenia
    ($79,000), Achot Schemavonian of France ($74,000), New York/New Jersey
    Armenian Students Association ($72,000), Fund for Armenian Relief
    ($60,000), Dr. Samuel Malayan ($60,000), Institution for Recycling
    Network ($56,000), Barlow Der Mugrdechian/Bill Rice ($49,000),
    Foundation Semra ($47,000), Howard Karagheusian Commemorative
    Corp. ($36,000), American University of Armenia ($28,000), Dr. Hagop
    Hovaguimian ($24,000), Amaras Art Alliance ($22,000), and Armenian
    International Ophthalmic Association ($21,000).

    Since its inception in 1989, the UAF has sent $632 million of
    humanitarian assistance to Armenia on board 158 airlifts and 1,942
    sea containers.

    The UAF is the collective effort of the Armenian Catholic Eparchy,
    Armenian General Benevolent Union, Armenian Missionary Association
    of America, Armenian Relief Society, Diocese of the Armenian Church
    of America, and Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church of America.

    For more information, contact the UAF office at 1101 North Pacific
    Avenue, Suite 204, Glendale, CA 91202 or call (818) 241-8900.

    This program will have a direct impact on ensuring our core principle
    of safety at Chamlian Armenian School. We have always tried our
    best to provide a safe and nurturing environment that focuses on
    educational growth, and we are taking every step to ensure that
    principle remains strong.



    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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