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    PILIBOS STUDENTS RALLY TO HELP SYRIAN ARMENIANS
    BY KHAJAG BORNAZYAN

    asbarez
    Tuesday, October 30th, 2012

    Pilibos students work together to promote assistance to Syrian
    Armenians

    In an ongoing effort to help our fellow Armenians in Syria, Rose
    and Alex Pilibos Armenian School is taking an active role to raise
    awareness and much needed funds for those in need. Three Pilibos
    students, George Kekejian, Manuk Karapetyan, and Khajag Bornazyan
    created a Power Point presentation about the ongoing conflict that
    occurs in Syria today. Syria is experiencing a Civil War in which the
    nation is divided between supporters of President Bashar al-Assad and
    those opposed to his rule. This turmoil has created massive bloodshed
    leaving the country in complete disarray and chaos. We were shaken
    to learn of these events for many of us, along with our parents and
    grandparents migrated from Syria. As such, we felt obligated to take
    immediate action. In the presentation, we discussed what the Armenian
    community is experiencing in that region and what we can do to help.

    Our goal was to inform our fellow students about the struggles facing
    Armenians around the world and educate them about Syria's ongoing
    battle. We felt an urge to raise awareness about this conflict in
    an effort to aid those in need. We strongly believe that in order to
    take action, we must first become enlightened.

    The Dove: A symbol of peace and unity The presentation was organized
    with the help of our fellow teacher, Sona Madarian, and with ANCA
    Western Region Executive, William Bayramian. We discussed the efforts
    of the Armenian Syrian Relief Fund (SARF) along with the various
    other support organizations available in sending much needed aid
    and assistance. As a part of our preparation, we conducted extensive
    research detailing all the facts of the conflict in Syria. Throughout
    the process, we became so immersed in the details that it deeply
    affected each one of us to our core.

    This effort launched a fund-raising campaign on campus centered on
    the theme of "Peace and Unity". Three eleventh grade students, Alice
    Khachmanyan, Harout Klian, and Andre Ksajikian, worked tirelessly to
    create bookmarks that will be disturbed to the student body in return
    for a donation. The money raised will be donated to Syrian Armenian
    Relief Fund (SARF) which aids Armenian families in need. The students
    also created cut outs of peace doves that created the Wall of Peace
    and Unity on campus.

    As educated students of Pilibos and future leaders of our community,
    we felt it necessary to shine a light on the conflict in Syria as
    an initiative to raise awareness. In addition, we wanted to instill
    the sense of urgency to take action, raise funds, and to unite as a
    community to help the Armenians of Syria.

    As Allen Ginserg said: "The only thing that can save the world is
    the reclaiming of the awareness of the world. That's what poetry does."

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