HAYASTAN Fund to launch European Phoneton on November 15

YEREVAN, November 14. / ARKA /. Hayastan (Armenia) pan-Armenian Fund said it will launch European phonethon on November 15 to raise funds for financing projects in Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh.

It said over 700 Armenian and foreign volunteers from France, Germany, Switzerland and Belgium will be calling to Armenian families for three days from Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Nice and Toulouse to urge them to make donations.

The Netherlands, Greece, Sweden, Brazil and Argentina will also join the campaign. The funds raised during the phoneton will be dedicated to building community centers in Nagorno-Karabakh rural communities, implementation of agricultural programs in the Tavush region of Armenia, as well as address the pressing problems of the Syrian Armenians.

The event will feature famous French Armenian footballer Youri Djorkaeff and director of sports programs on France Télévision Daniel Bilalyan who will call on Armenians to make donations.

Funds raised in 2011 phoneton were used to improve water supply systems in ten communities in Tavush region of Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh, to refurbish the audio-visual center of Yerevan Music School after Tchaikovsky, to equip the Gyumri orphanage, built water supply system for the village of Karin-Tak in Nagorno-Karabakh.

Phonethons in Europe have been conducted since 2000. During this period 411.285 telephone calls were made with about 21000 people donating 9,938,000 euros.

The Hayastan All-Armenian Fund was founded in 1992. It is a unique institution whose 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. The Hayastan All-Armenian Fund implements its projects through a global network of 25 affiliates, which 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. The mentioned last 10 affiliates have been opened in 2009-2012. -0-