12TH EUROPEAN PHONEATHON KICKED OFF IN PARIS
armradio.am
18.11.2011 13:40
Hayastan All-Armenian Fund~Rs 12th European Phoneathon, the second
largest annual fundraising event after the Telethon, kick off in
France on November 17 and will run through November 20.
Some 700 volunteers from France, Germany, and Switzerland work the
phones throughout the four-day event, with calls being placed 12 hours
a day. Stationed in Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Nice, and Toulouse, the
volunteers will call close to 60,000 Armenian families, businesses,
and organizations across Europe to request financial support for the
ongoing development of Armenia and Artsakh. Also participating in
the Phoneathon will be the Armenian communities of the Netherlands
and Greece.
Funds raised during Phoneathon 2011 will be dedicated to vital
water-infrastructure projects in close to ten rural communities
throughout Artsakh and the Tavush Region of Armenia.
Proceeds from last year~Rs Phoneathon, totaling around 1.4 million
euros, were used for the construction or renovation of water
infrastructures in the Hartashen, Togh, Aknaghbyur, and Ukhtadzor
villages of Artsakh~Rs Hadrut Region as well as the construction of
a school in Ashotsk, a rural community in Armenia~Rs Shirak Region
(please visit himnadram.org for detailed information about these
projects).
armradio.am
18.11.2011 13:40
Hayastan All-Armenian Fund~Rs 12th European Phoneathon, the second
largest annual fundraising event after the Telethon, kick off in
France on November 17 and will run through November 20.
Some 700 volunteers from France, Germany, and Switzerland work the
phones throughout the four-day event, with calls being placed 12 hours
a day. Stationed in Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Nice, and Toulouse, the
volunteers will call close to 60,000 Armenian families, businesses,
and organizations across Europe to request financial support for the
ongoing development of Armenia and Artsakh. Also participating in
the Phoneathon will be the Armenian communities of the Netherlands
and Greece.
Funds raised during Phoneathon 2011 will be dedicated to vital
water-infrastructure projects in close to ten rural communities
throughout Artsakh and the Tavush Region of Armenia.
Proceeds from last year~Rs Phoneathon, totaling around 1.4 million
euros, were used for the construction or renovation of water
infrastructures in the Hartashen, Togh, Aknaghbyur, and Ukhtadzor
villages of Artsakh~Rs Hadrut Region as well as the construction of
a school in Ashotsk, a rural community in Armenia~Rs Shirak Region
(please visit himnadram.org for detailed information about these
projects).