Around the Valley
Telethon will raise funds to complete highway
Fresno Bee, CA
Nov 22 2004
Armenia Fund Inc. will broadcast its annual Thanksgiving fund-raising
event, Telethon 2004 Make it Happen, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday
on Fresno’s KJEO Channel 32 and Comcast Channel 14.
The 12-hour event will raise funds to complete the remaining 56 miles
of the North-South “Backbone” Highway in Karabakh.
Upon completion, the 105-mile highway will link 150 towns and villages,
providing crucial economic, trade and development opportunities.
The telethon also is aimed to provide continued assistance in health
care, education and infrastructure development in the Republic
of Armenia.
Details: (800) 888-8897 or on the Internet at
www.armeniafund.org.