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  • Armenia Fund Raises Close to $70,000 during a Reception in OC

    News Release
    Armenia Fund Raises Close to $70,000 during a Reception in Orange County

    OC Armenian community adopts a drinking water distribution project in
    Vayots Dzor province

    FOR IMMEDATE RELEASE
    June 28, 2004
    CONTACT: Sarkis Kotanjian
    Phone: 818 243-6222
    Fax: 818 243-7222
    E-mail: [email protected]

    Glendale, CA - More than fifty Orange County Armenians gathered at
    Bistango Restaurant in Irvine, CA on Friday, June 18, 2004 for a
    reception organized to thank Armenia Fund's longtime supporters. The
    Chair of the local organizing committee Seda Hambarsumian introduced and
    welcomed Naira Melkoumian, Executive Director of "Hayastan" All-Armenian
    Fund to her first official visit to Orange County and thanked the
    audience for their strong commitment and support of the Fund.
    Addressing the audience, Melkoumian said that the enthusiasm shown by
    Orange County Armenians demonstrates that Armenia Fund remains an
    organization that has earned the trust of the Diaspora. "Armenia is not
    only our homeland but also our common heritage that we have received
    from our forefathers. It belongs to all of us - the people who live in
    Armenia and the people who live in the Diaspora. It is our common duty
    to make it strong and prosperous and Hayastan Fund is the organization
    that unites our resources to fulfill that duty," she said. She stressed
    that despite the tremendous work that the Fund has done in Armenia and
    Artsakh during the last decade, there are yet many problems that need to
    be addressed, which is dependent on the continued support of the
    Armenian Communities throughout the world.
    During the reception, members of the Armenia Fund's Public Relations
    Committee announced the launching of the new "Adopt-A-Project" campaign,
    which offers the opportunity for "supporters to select projects that are
    close to their hearts and do what they think is most important for
    Armenia". A slide presentation gave details of a select group of nine
    projects that ranged from schools, drinking water treatment and
    distribution networks to health care centers.
    The Orange County Armenian community adopted the construction of a water
    treatment and distribution network in Khachik village of Vayots Dzor
    province in Armenia, pledging to fully sponsor the $67,520 project. "I
    thank the Armenian community of Orange County for their vision and their
    patriotism. Together we are making a difference in the lives of our
    compatriots in Armenia and Artsakh one project at a time," - said the
    Chairperson of Armenia Fund, Inc. Maria Mehranian.
    Armenia Fund, Inc. is a 501 (c) (3) tax-exempt non-profit corporation
    and is the U.S. West Coast affiliate of Hayastan All-Armenia Fund - the
    largest Yerevan-based benevolent organization in Armenia. With is
    affiliates in sixteen countries around the world, Hayastan All-Armenian
    Fund has raised more than $100 million resulting in the construction of
    210 residential buildings, 138 miles of roads, 81 miles of waterways, 36
    schools, 14 health care centers and three electric transmission
    networks.
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    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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