Hayastan Fund’s annual Pan-European Phoneton raises over 1.3 million euros in donations and pledges
23.11.2015,
19:01
Hayastan All-Armenian Fund’s annual Pan-European Phoneton, held by the Fund’s French affiliate, raised over 1.3 million euros in donations and pledges.
YEREVAN, November 23. /ARKA/. Hayastan All-Armenian Fund’s annual Pan-European Phoneton, held by the Fund’s French affiliate, raised over 1.3 million euros in donations and pledges.
The large-scale fundraising campaign, held on November 18-22, mobilized the Armenian communities of France (1,205,569 euros), Germany (76,050 euros) and Switzerland (24,554 euros).
Proceeds from the Phoneton will be used for the construction of community centers in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), expansion of agricultural projects in Armenia’s Tavush province and assistance to the Armenian communities of Syria and Iraq.
The Greek community traditionally joined the Phoneton with their fundraising held in Greece on November 22, raising around 29,000 euros, which will be used for the construction of a kindergarten in Karin Tak, a village in Nagorno-Karabakh.
The Hayastan All-Armenian Fund was founded in 1992. Its mission is to unite Armenians in Armenia and overseas to overcome the country’s difficulties and to help establish sustainable development in Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh.
Its affiliates operate in the United States (Los Angeles and New York), Canada (Toronto and Montreal), France, Great Britain, Germany, Austria, Holland, Sweden, Switzerland, Australia, Brazil, Lebanon, Argentina (Buenos Aires and Cordoba), Greece, Cyprus, Syria, Uruguay, Romania, Russia, Iran, Italy and Kuwait. -0-
The large-scale fundraising campaign, held on November 18-22, mobilized the Armenian communities of France (1,205,569 euros), Germany (76,050 euros) and Switzerland (24,554 euros).
Proceeds from the Phoneton will be used for the construction of community centers in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), expansion of agricultural projects in Armenia’s Tavush province and assistance to the Armenian communities of Syria and Iraq.
The Greek community traditionally joined the Phoneton with their fundraising held in Greece on November 22, raising around 29,000 euros, which will be used for the construction of a kindergarten in Karin Tak, a village in Nagorno-Karabakh.
The Hayastan All-Armenian Fund was founded in 1992. Its mission is to unite Armenians in Armenia and overseas to overcome the country’s difficulties and to help establish sustainable development in Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh.
Its affiliates operate in the United States (Los Angeles and New York), Canada (Toronto and Montreal), France, Great Britain, Germany, Austria, Holland, Sweden, Switzerland, Australia, Brazil, Lebanon, Argentina (Buenos Aires and Cordoba), Greece, Cyprus, Syria, Uruguay, Romania, Russia, Iran, Italy and Kuwait. -0-
