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  • FCN: Gavar Special School in partnership with Focus on Children Now

    PRESS RELEASE
    Gavar Special School in partnership with Focus on Children Now, Inc.
    33 Miqaelyan Street
    Gavar, Gegharkunik 1201
    Republic of Armenia
    Contact: Lavrik Arevshatyan
    Tel: [374] 264.24308
    E-mail: [email protected]
    Web: http://www.GavarSpecialSchool.org


    Glendale, CA based Focus on the Children Now, Inc. (FCN), an organization
    whose mission is to assist needy children in Armenia, has recently
    completed its first successful clothing drive. Collected were over 2000
    items of clothing intended for the most disadvantaged people in the
    Republic of Armenia. Gavar Special School was selected as the first
    organization to receive a donation of 15 large boxes of gently used
    clothing to be used for the special needs resident students, with
    remaining clothing to be distributed within the larger Gavar community.

    A large portion of the clothes were collected by Eileen and Audria Amirian
    of Glendale, California through activities held at Clark Magnet High
    School and La Canada Preparatory School. Students and families brought
    over many clothes with them to school where the items were collected by
    Mr. Vahik Rostami and taken to Prime Linen which donated laundry
    facilities and 1,500 square feet of storage space for holding and
    organizing the clothes in preparation for shipment to Armenia.

    Brothers, Robert and Avo Amirian and Mr. Varooj Kureghian as well as the
    Amirian Sisters sent the first shipment of clothing to Gavar Special
    School which arrived on March 12, 2007 in Gavar, Republic of Armenia. The
    Staff and Volunteers of Gavar Special School have received the packages
    with enthusiasm, which have been unpacked and categorized for
    distribution. Over 200 people will receive items, with priority given to
    the 92 special needs children of Gavar Special School. Most of the
    students come from extremely poor family situations being that the
    Gegharkunik Region of Armenia from which Gavar Special School draws its
    student body is the poorest in the country.

    Focus on the Children Now, Inc will continue its work to help some of the
    most disadvantaged communities in the Republic of Armenia by partnering
    with various community organizations around the country. Many of these
    organizations were met through the recommendations of Peace Corps
    Volunteers who live and work in rural Armenia.

    In the future, Focus on the Children Now, Inc will continue to send
    shipments of gently used clothing. If you wish to donate items to help
    the most disadvantaged in rural Armenia, please contact Mr. Varooj
    Kureghian at 818-517-7080.
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