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ARS SENDS $23,679 TO JAPAN QUAKE VICTIMS
Armenian Weekly
Wed, Jun 22 2011
Immediately following the natural disasters in Japan in March, the
Armenian Relief Society (ARS) initiated a fundraiser for the relief
of the victims of the earthquake and its aftermath. All ARS entities
took part in the fundraiser, with the ARS entity in Javakhk being the
first to respond to the call of the ARS, Inc. Central Executive Board.
Ambassador Koichi Kawakami with the ARS delegation.
The donations, totaling $23,679.40, were delivered to the Japanese
Embassy in Lebanon through the Armenian Relief Cross of Lebanon
(ARCL). For many years, the ARCL Araxie Boulghourdjian Socio-Medical
Center in Bourj Hammoud has enjoyed cordial relations with the Embassy
of Japan. On June 21, a delegation from the ARCL, representing the
pan-Armenian ARS family and accompanied by Tamar Der Bedrossian
representing the ARS, Inc. Central Executive Board, visited the
Japanese Embassy in Beirut. After offering its condolences for the
victims of the earthquake and the ensuing calamities, the chairperson
of the ARCL, Taline Kelbashian, presented Ambassador Koichi Kawakami
with a check in the name of the Armenian Relief Society.
On this occasion, the Armenian-Japanese friendship and cooperation
were discussed between the ambassador and the ARS delegation. Speaking
on behalf of the Japanese people, the ambassador conveyed his deep
gratitude to the Armenian people, and particularly to the ARS, for
this assistance, stating that cooperation between the two peoples
shall continue unabated.
After the 1988 earthquake in Armenia, Japan was among the first
countries to extend a helping hand to the stricken Armenian population
of Spitak.
Armenian Weekly
Wed, Jun 22 2011
Immediately following the natural disasters in Japan in March, the
Armenian Relief Society (ARS) initiated a fundraiser for the relief
of the victims of the earthquake and its aftermath. All ARS entities
took part in the fundraiser, with the ARS entity in Javakhk being the
first to respond to the call of the ARS, Inc. Central Executive Board.
Ambassador Koichi Kawakami with the ARS delegation.
The donations, totaling $23,679.40, were delivered to the Japanese
Embassy in Lebanon through the Armenian Relief Cross of Lebanon
(ARCL). For many years, the ARCL Araxie Boulghourdjian Socio-Medical
Center in Bourj Hammoud has enjoyed cordial relations with the Embassy
of Japan. On June 21, a delegation from the ARCL, representing the
pan-Armenian ARS family and accompanied by Tamar Der Bedrossian
representing the ARS, Inc. Central Executive Board, visited the
Japanese Embassy in Beirut. After offering its condolences for the
victims of the earthquake and the ensuing calamities, the chairperson
of the ARCL, Taline Kelbashian, presented Ambassador Koichi Kawakami
with a check in the name of the Armenian Relief Society.
On this occasion, the Armenian-Japanese friendship and cooperation
were discussed between the ambassador and the ARS delegation. Speaking
on behalf of the Japanese people, the ambassador conveyed his deep
gratitude to the Armenian people, and particularly to the ARS, for
this assistance, stating that cooperation between the two peoples
shall continue unabated.
After the 1988 earthquake in Armenia, Japan was among the first
countries to extend a helping hand to the stricken Armenian population
of Spitak.