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For Immediate Release
November 23, 2012
HAYASTAN ALL-ARMENIAN FUND ENSURED $21,422,477 IN DONATIONS AND PLEDGES
NEW YORK, New York — Hayastan All-Armenian Fund is pleased to announce that it successfully concluded its 15th International Telethon by raising 21,422,477 USD in donations and pledges.
The Telethon culminated Hayastan Fund’s global fundraising campaigns that included phoneathons, gala dinners, charity concerts. The funds collected through the 2012 fundraising drive will help to construct community centers in rural regions of Artsakh and provide solutions to the critical issues of clean drinking water and irrigation water in Artsakh.
Below, are the Telethon 2011 fundraising totals by the Fund’s affiliates.
| Country |
Donations /US dollars/ |
| Armenia, including Artsakh |
2,500,000 |
| Russia |
12,100,000 |
| France |
2,196,239 |
| Germany |
122,438 |
| Holland |
58,600 |
| Switzerland |
31,800 |
| Belgium |
10,200 |
| Greece |
38,200 |
| Italy |
50,000 |
| U.S. Eastern region |
600,000 |
| U.S. Western region |
1,500.000* (figure is being reviewed) |
| Argentina |
700,000 |
| Brazil |
100,000 |
| Canada/Toronto |
500,000 |
| Canada/Montreal |
125,000 |
| Great Britain |
170,000 |
| India |
600,000 |
| Iran |
15,000 |
| Kuwait |
5000 |
| Total |
21,422,477 |
Lebanon radiothon is due on December 8. Hayastan Fund continues to accept donations.
Telethon 2012 is supported by major sponsor Ardshininvestbank, as well as other sponsors like ACBA-Credit Agricole Bank, Artsakhbank, Ameria Group, and Armbusinessbank.
ARMENIA FUND USA: founded in 1992, was one of the first of “Hayastan” All-Armenian Fund’s 20 international affiliates and serves constituents in all states east of the Mississippi. As a non-profit, non-governmental, nonsectarian organization, the Fund represents all Armenian constituents, supporting strategic infrastructure projects in Armenia and Karabakh. The Fund has adopted a policy to go “Beyond Bricks and Mortar” to provide sustainability for projects it sponsors.
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