IT IS EXPECTED THAT ABOUT 1 MLN EUROS TO BE COLLECTED DURING “PHONETHON-2004”

YEREVAN, November 18 (Noyan Tapan). A phonethon organized on the eve
of the telethon of the Pan-Armenian “Hayastan” (“Armenia”) Fund will
start in Paris and four cities of France this year on November 18 at
6:00 p.m.. According to the Executive Committee of the Fund, over 600
volunteers, who will call 30,000 Armenian families, will participate
in the arrangement which will last till November 21, 6:00 p.m..

Regardless of the fact that the phonethon will take place in France,
the volunteers will not be limited with calls in the cities of
France, they will also call Germany, Spain, Holland, Portugal and
other countries. According to the organizers, in comparison with the
previous years, it will be possible to collect larger sum during the
“Phonethon-2004” – about 1 mln euros. It was also mentioned that the
“France Telecom” company will provide telephone communication.