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JORJORIAN ESTABLISHES 2ND AEF ENDOWMENT FUND
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Tuesday, December 4th, 2012 | Posted by Contributor
George Jorjorian
GLENDALE-The Armenian Educational Foundation announced the
establishment of the Jorjorian Armenia Scholarship Endowment Fund
through the generous donation of $150,000 by George Jorjorian of
Chatsworth, California.
The Endowment Fund will be used to provide full 4-year university
scholarships for 12 students graduating from high schools in the
cities of Alaverdi and Spitak of the Lori region of Armenia, and
Stepanakert in Artsakh. Jorjorian established the Endowment Fund in
the name of his two daughters, Camille and Christine, both of whom
are very supportive of their father's philanthropic projects.
In 1994, Jorjorian established his first Endowment Fund at AEF to
provide university scholarships to 3 students graduating from the
Haratch K. Goulbenkian secondary school in Anjar, Lebanon.
Jorjorian, a lifelong educator, retired from the Los Angeles Unified
School District (LAUSD) and was also an adjunct professor at Pierce
College in Woodland Hills, California. Prior to his retirement from
the LAUSD, Mr. Jorjorian went to Lebanon for a year on sabbatical and
volunteered at the Haratch K. Goulbenkian secondary school in Anjar.
While there, he realized how much assistance the community and the
school needed.
Having heard about the work of AEF, he approached AEF and donated
$85,000 to establish an Endowment Fund to provide university
scholarships to three students graduating from the Goulbenkian school.
AEF has been administering Mr. Jorjorian's endowment for the past 18
years by providing three $2,000 scholarships each year, now totaling
$98,000, to the Goulbenkian school students. The Endowment Fund is
expected to continue in perpetuity. At the same time, to help the
school directly, Jorjorian committed and has been donating $2,000
each year to AEF to be forwarded to the Goulbenkian school.
Following his retirement from the LAUSD, Jorjorian travelled to Armenia
and Artsakh each year, lived in the villages, and became acquainted
with the families and the educational needs of the high school
graduating students in the area. Then, at the end of his stay, he
would provide tuition money to those village students going to college
who could not afford the tuition. He continued this philanthropic
work until last summer when he could no longer physically continue,
at the age of 87.
The Armenian Educational Foundation expresses its gratitude and
appreciation to Jorjorian for his generous donations and commits to
continue his mission and his wish to provide university scholarships
to twelve graduating students from Stepanakert, Alaverdi and Spitak
high schools through his new Endowment Fund.
The Armenian Educational Foundation was established in 1950 to provide
support to Armenian students and Armenian educational institutions.
Over the past twenty years, AEF has renovated over 180 schools in
Armenia, Artsakh and Javakhk and has provided aid to thousands of
students. In the past five years, AEF has been providing full tuition
4-year scholarships to students attending public universities
in Armenia and Artsakh. With the inclusion of Mr. Jorjorian's
scholarships, AEF will have 50 scholarships each year and intends to
significantly grow this worthy endeavor in the coming years.
For more information, please visit AEF's website at www.aefweb.org
or contact the AEF's office at (818) 242-4154.
asbarez
Tuesday, December 4th, 2012 | Posted by Contributor
George Jorjorian
GLENDALE-The Armenian Educational Foundation announced the
establishment of the Jorjorian Armenia Scholarship Endowment Fund
through the generous donation of $150,000 by George Jorjorian of
Chatsworth, California.
The Endowment Fund will be used to provide full 4-year university
scholarships for 12 students graduating from high schools in the
cities of Alaverdi and Spitak of the Lori region of Armenia, and
Stepanakert in Artsakh. Jorjorian established the Endowment Fund in
the name of his two daughters, Camille and Christine, both of whom
are very supportive of their father's philanthropic projects.
In 1994, Jorjorian established his first Endowment Fund at AEF to
provide university scholarships to 3 students graduating from the
Haratch K. Goulbenkian secondary school in Anjar, Lebanon.
Jorjorian, a lifelong educator, retired from the Los Angeles Unified
School District (LAUSD) and was also an adjunct professor at Pierce
College in Woodland Hills, California. Prior to his retirement from
the LAUSD, Mr. Jorjorian went to Lebanon for a year on sabbatical and
volunteered at the Haratch K. Goulbenkian secondary school in Anjar.
While there, he realized how much assistance the community and the
school needed.
Having heard about the work of AEF, he approached AEF and donated
$85,000 to establish an Endowment Fund to provide university
scholarships to three students graduating from the Goulbenkian school.
AEF has been administering Mr. Jorjorian's endowment for the past 18
years by providing three $2,000 scholarships each year, now totaling
$98,000, to the Goulbenkian school students. The Endowment Fund is
expected to continue in perpetuity. At the same time, to help the
school directly, Jorjorian committed and has been donating $2,000
each year to AEF to be forwarded to the Goulbenkian school.
Following his retirement from the LAUSD, Jorjorian travelled to Armenia
and Artsakh each year, lived in the villages, and became acquainted
with the families and the educational needs of the high school
graduating students in the area. Then, at the end of his stay, he
would provide tuition money to those village students going to college
who could not afford the tuition. He continued this philanthropic
work until last summer when he could no longer physically continue,
at the age of 87.
The Armenian Educational Foundation expresses its gratitude and
appreciation to Jorjorian for his generous donations and commits to
continue his mission and his wish to provide university scholarships
to twelve graduating students from Stepanakert, Alaverdi and Spitak
high schools through his new Endowment Fund.
The Armenian Educational Foundation was established in 1950 to provide
support to Armenian students and Armenian educational institutions.
Over the past twenty years, AEF has renovated over 180 schools in
Armenia, Artsakh and Javakhk and has provided aid to thousands of
students. In the past five years, AEF has been providing full tuition
4-year scholarships to students attending public universities
in Armenia and Artsakh. With the inclusion of Mr. Jorjorian's
scholarships, AEF will have 50 scholarships each year and intends to
significantly grow this worthy endeavor in the coming years.
For more information, please visit AEF's website at www.aefweb.org
or contact the AEF's office at (818) 242-4154.