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    ARS HOLDS 'DINNER DAY' IN JAVAKHK

    Armenian Weekly
    May 16, 2012

    The Armenian Relief Society (ARS) Georgia recently launched the
    "Dinner Day" Project in Javakhk. Despite its limited financial
    capabilities, ARS Georgia went ahead with the project so that those
    in need, including the retired and homebound, could feel-even if for
    just one day-wanted and cared for, rather than forgotten or ignored.

    A group of participants in the 'Dinner Day' project The project, which
    took shape on April 5, 2012, on the occasion of the Easter holidays,
    involved 47 retirees, indigents, and recluse persons from the town of
    Akhalkalak and the surrounding villages of Olaverd, Samsar, Bavra,
    Diliska, and others. The oldest participant was 94-year-old Granny
    Mariam, who clearly needed to socialize with her peers. The meals
    were served at the "Syuze" Restaurant in Akhalkalak, which welcomed
    the guests and treated them with a rich variety of dishes served in
    a gracious atmosphere.

    To put the participants at ease, as they were overwhelmed by the
    unusually warm welcome and affable treatment by the hosts, the
    chairperson of the ARS Georgia Executive Board, Karine Tatevosian,
    explained that this kind of service to those in need is nothing
    unusual for the diasporan ARS entities, and that they should feel
    at home and enjoy their meal. Tatevosian then described the global
    structure, wide scope of activities, and current programs of the ARS.

    Over the meal, the ARS members conversed with the participants about
    the meaning and message of Easter and Resurrection, ending with
    pleasantries and good humor, affording them a few hours of enjoyment,
    away from daily concerns.

    Sarkis, an inhabitant of the village of Samsar, expressed his best
    wishes, thanking the ARS not only for that evening's hospitality-also
    attended also by his wife and grandchildren-but also for ARS Georgia's
    continuous support of his family.

    After a feast that lasted for almost four hours, the participants
    departed with assurances of meeting again, and thanked the "Society
    for the happy hours made possible by this program, wishing the ARS
    success in all its endeavors," as described by an ARS Georgia Executive
    Board member.

    The ARS Georgia Executive took care of the participants' transportation
    expenses from and to the villages for "Dinner Day."

    Many of the participants also received donations of clothes and shoes.

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