AID SENT BY UNITED ARMENIAN FUND AMOUNTS TO $1,8 MILLION
By Gohar Gevorgian
AZG Armenian Daily #179
06/10/2005
Aid
A press release from California informed that the humanitarian aid send
by the United Armenian Fund reached Armenia on September 30. The aid
amounts to $1,8 million. It includes medicines and medical equipment
amounting to $712.000 given by the Catholic Medical Mission Board. The
Mkhitarist Congregation donated $684.000, Nork-Marash Medical Center
$86.000, Union of Shushi Conservatoire $43 thousand, Cultural Union of
American Armenians $43 million, “Semra” foundation $33.000 and Fund
for Armenian Relief $32.000 of humanitarian aid. Howard Karagozian
Memory Foundation, American Armenian Evangelical Union, AGBU,
Western Diocese of Armenian Church in North America and “Americers”
organization also participated in donations.
Since 1989, the United Armenian Fund has sent humanitarian aid
amounting to $415 million through 315 flights and 237 marine
transpirations.