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SYRIAN ARMENIANS TO RECEIVE 4% OF TELETHON 2012 BY HAYASTAN ALL-ARMENIAN FUND
tert.am
09.11.12
The Hayastan All-Armenian Fund will hold Telethon 2012 on November
22, with 4% of the raised funds to be directed to resolving Syrian
Armenians' problems, Ara Vardanyan, Executive Director, told Tert.am.
The Fund has a special account for Syrian Armenians' needs, he added.
Mr Vardanyan noted that the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund organized a
fundraising dinner last December.
This year, the Fund has organized a fundraising dinner in Moscow and
made a relevant announcement.
With respect to the U.S. $12m donations - if it is "much" or "little"
- Vardanyan said: "Once more I would like to urge everyone not to use
'much' or 'little' because this is the result of donations by one or
two persons. Last year, Eurnekian promised U.S. $12m, but this year
he has not."
In this context, Vardanyan said that the funds donated by Mr
Eurnekian have been used on the purchase of laptops for students in
Nagorno-Karabakh and on water-supply programs.
At the fundraising dinner in Moscow, the Argentine-based businessman
Eduardo Eurnekian donated U.S. $11m of the total U.S. $18,635,000
raised.
This year, Samvel Karapetyan, brother of Karen Karapetyan, ex-chief
of the RA presidential staff, donated U.S. $1m. This year, he has
promised U.S. $1.5m.
About 50 big businessmen took part in the 2012 fundraising dinner at
the Golden Palace restaurant complex, owned by Konstantin Manukyan,
who covered all the expenses.
tert.am
09.11.12
The Hayastan All-Armenian Fund will hold Telethon 2012 on November
22, with 4% of the raised funds to be directed to resolving Syrian
Armenians' problems, Ara Vardanyan, Executive Director, told Tert.am.
The Fund has a special account for Syrian Armenians' needs, he added.
Mr Vardanyan noted that the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund organized a
fundraising dinner last December.
This year, the Fund has organized a fundraising dinner in Moscow and
made a relevant announcement.
With respect to the U.S. $12m donations - if it is "much" or "little"
- Vardanyan said: "Once more I would like to urge everyone not to use
'much' or 'little' because this is the result of donations by one or
two persons. Last year, Eurnekian promised U.S. $12m, but this year
he has not."
In this context, Vardanyan said that the funds donated by Mr
Eurnekian have been used on the purchase of laptops for students in
Nagorno-Karabakh and on water-supply programs.
At the fundraising dinner in Moscow, the Argentine-based businessman
Eduardo Eurnekian donated U.S. $11m of the total U.S. $18,635,000
raised.
This year, Samvel Karapetyan, brother of Karen Karapetyan, ex-chief
of the RA presidential staff, donated U.S. $1m. This year, he has
promised U.S. $1.5m.
About 50 big businessmen took part in the 2012 fundraising dinner at
the Golden Palace restaurant complex, owned by Konstantin Manukyan,
who covered all the expenses.