Date: October 25, 2004

PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT : Migirdic Migirdicyan
“Hayastan” All-Armenian Fund Toronto
Telephone : (416) 332 0787
Fax : (416) 332 0736
migomigo@sympatico.ca

ALL-ARMENIAN FUND TORONTO BUILT THE SCHOOL FOR THE SHOSH VILLAGE IN
KARABAGH

TORONTO, Canada, October 25, 2004 – For the people of Shosh, in
Karabagh, October 10, 2004 was a very festive day. After some 120 years
of waiting the village finally got their school building. The project
was financed by the Toronto Chapter of “Hayasdan” All Armenian Fund. The
school which was named after Sarkis Aprahamian, a scholar from the same
village, has ten classrooms, a computer room, the principle’s office,
teachers’ room, medical room, library and an auditorium, all in all a
three story modern building for 150 students.

The opening ceremonies were presided by the President of NKR Mr. Argati
Ghougassian and Archbishop Barkev Mardirossian, Primate of Artsakh. The
Executive Director of the Fund Mrs. Naira Melkoumian, Minister of Urban
Development Mr. Boris Alavertian, other ministers, local officials and a
delegation from Toronto headed by Migirdic Migirdicyan, Chairman of the
Toronto Chapter of the Fund were present.

In his remarks President Ghougassian praised the building and emphasized
the fact that Toronto, despite its relatively small Armenian population,
has been one of the most active communities which has been realizing
humanitarian projects year after year. Mr. Migirdicyan, after
congratulating the people of Shosh, announced the new projects for the
2005 which will be bringing water to three villages, and soon after, the
construction of another school with the same engineering design as
Shosh. After the blessing of the school by Archbishop Mardirossian, the
ribbon cutting ceremony took place and the doors of the school opened to
all the villagers, students, teachers and the visitors.

As the school was fully furnished, including the state of the art
computers, the classes started the very next day.

For additional information or a sample copy please contact:

“Hayastan” All-Armenian Fund Toronto
5005 Steeles avenue East, Suite 200
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Telephone : (416) 332 07 87, Fax : (416) 332 0736, migomigo@sympatico.ca

Hayastan Foundation Canada Inc. is a charitable organization, realizing
humanitarian projects in Armenia and Karabagh. Over the last twelve
years it has undertaken and successfully completed winter heating, water
distribution, medical and school construction projects.