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CASINO NIGHT SUPPORTS LIFE-SAVING MISSION OF ABMDR
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Thursday, October 10th, 2013
Event hosted by Michael and Amy Boyadjian LOS ANGELESā?"More than
200 supporters attended the third annual Casino Night of the Armenian
Bone Marrow Donor Registry (ABMDR), held on the evening of September
27. The highly anticipated event was hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Michael
and Amy Boyadjian at their home in Glendale, California.
After being greeted by the hosts and ABMDR representatives, guests
enjoyed delectable appetizers and an open bar across the sprawling,
beautifully decorated terrace, where a profusion of flowers and candles
set the evening's tone. Following a sumptuous dinner, Michael and
Amy Boyadjian formally welcomed the attendees and thanked them for
their enthusiastic support of the ABDMR cause. "We firmly believe in
the humanitarian mission of this wonderful organization, which helps
save the lives of so many across the globe," said Amy Boyadjian, a
member of the ABMDR Board of Directors and the 2013 ABMDR Woman of the
Year. Subsequently she invited Dr. Frieda Jordan, president of ABMDR,
to deliver remarks. "I'd like to thank Michael and Amy Boyadjian for
their gracious hospitality and generous support," Dr. Jordan said,
and went on to convey her gratitude to the guests for making the
Casino Night one of ABMDR's most successful fundraising events year
after year. Dr. Jordan also spoke about some of the organization's
recent achievements. "Our lab in Yerevan has just completed a new
harvest of bone marrow stem cells from a donor and sent them to a
transplantation center in Germany, where one of our patients will
undergo a life-saving transplant," she said.
"At this very moment," Dr. Jordan continued, "we have among us a
donor who has been identified as a match for a patient in Portugal,
and she is ready to donate her stem cells to make possible that
patient's transplant."
A scene from the evening Subsequently, as Dr. Jordan wished good luck
to players, they were invited to take their seats at the casino-style
tables, which featured a variety of games including poker, roulette,
and black jack. The high level of excitement was complemented by
the gourmet offerings of a cigar and cognac bar. Guests also had the
opportunity to purchase lottery tickets in support of ABMDR.
Elsewhere on the terrace, a dance floor set up for the occasion
filled up with revelers who danced into the night to lively music
provided by a DJ. At the conclusion of the event, lottery winners
were announced and presented with great prizes. Established in 1999,
ABMDR, a nonprofit organization, helps Armenians worldwide survive
life-threatening blood-related illnesses by recruiting and matching
donors to those requiring bone marrow stem cell transplants. To date,
the registry has recruited over 24,000 donors in 18 countries across
four continents, identified 2,135 patients, and facilitated 17 bone
marrow transplants.
http://asbarez.com/114914/casino-night-supports-life-saving-mission-of-abmdr/
Thursday, October 10th, 2013
Event hosted by Michael and Amy Boyadjian LOS ANGELESā?"More than
200 supporters attended the third annual Casino Night of the Armenian
Bone Marrow Donor Registry (ABMDR), held on the evening of September
27. The highly anticipated event was hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Michael
and Amy Boyadjian at their home in Glendale, California.
After being greeted by the hosts and ABMDR representatives, guests
enjoyed delectable appetizers and an open bar across the sprawling,
beautifully decorated terrace, where a profusion of flowers and candles
set the evening's tone. Following a sumptuous dinner, Michael and
Amy Boyadjian formally welcomed the attendees and thanked them for
their enthusiastic support of the ABDMR cause. "We firmly believe in
the humanitarian mission of this wonderful organization, which helps
save the lives of so many across the globe," said Amy Boyadjian, a
member of the ABMDR Board of Directors and the 2013 ABMDR Woman of the
Year. Subsequently she invited Dr. Frieda Jordan, president of ABMDR,
to deliver remarks. "I'd like to thank Michael and Amy Boyadjian for
their gracious hospitality and generous support," Dr. Jordan said,
and went on to convey her gratitude to the guests for making the
Casino Night one of ABMDR's most successful fundraising events year
after year. Dr. Jordan also spoke about some of the organization's
recent achievements. "Our lab in Yerevan has just completed a new
harvest of bone marrow stem cells from a donor and sent them to a
transplantation center in Germany, where one of our patients will
undergo a life-saving transplant," she said.
"At this very moment," Dr. Jordan continued, "we have among us a
donor who has been identified as a match for a patient in Portugal,
and she is ready to donate her stem cells to make possible that
patient's transplant."
A scene from the evening Subsequently, as Dr. Jordan wished good luck
to players, they were invited to take their seats at the casino-style
tables, which featured a variety of games including poker, roulette,
and black jack. The high level of excitement was complemented by
the gourmet offerings of a cigar and cognac bar. Guests also had the
opportunity to purchase lottery tickets in support of ABMDR.
Elsewhere on the terrace, a dance floor set up for the occasion
filled up with revelers who danced into the night to lively music
provided by a DJ. At the conclusion of the event, lottery winners
were announced and presented with great prizes. Established in 1999,
ABMDR, a nonprofit organization, helps Armenians worldwide survive
life-threatening blood-related illnesses by recruiting and matching
donors to those requiring bone marrow stem cell transplants. To date,
the registry has recruited over 24,000 donors in 18 countries across
four continents, identified 2,135 patients, and facilitated 17 bone
marrow transplants.