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Fund for Armenian Relief
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KEVORK HOVNANIAN DONATES $1.5 MILLION TO THE FUND FOR ARMENIAN RELIEF
Prominent philanthropist and businessman Kevork Hovnanian has donated $1.5
Million to the Fund for Armenian Relief (FAR), an organization he founded in
response to the devastating earthquake in December 1988. He has been
Chairman of the Board of Directors for the past 17 years.
In recognition of his dedication and devotion to the Armenian Homeland, and
his continuing generosity and vision in support of the FAR mission in
Armenia and Karabagh, the FAR Board of Directors unanimously elevated Mr.
Hovnanian to Honorary Chairman and Founder. The Directors elected a new
Chairman Randy Sapah-Gulian.
Kevork Hovnanian is a generous benefactor to many noteworthy causes. His
most recent donation to the Jersey Shore University Medical Center will
create the K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital. Among his many charitable
gifts, he built the St. Stepanos Church in Elberon, NJ and gave a midtown
Manhattan townhouse to the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Armenia to
the United Nations in 1992.
He is the recipient of numerous national and international accolades. His
Holiness Vasken I of blessed memory awarded Mr. Hovnanian with the Holy
See’s highest honor, the St. Gregory the Illuminator medal. In 2001,
Armenia’s President awarded the St. Mesrob Mashtots Medal to Mr. Hovnanian
in recognition of his outstanding services to Armenia and the Armenian
people.
Archbishop Khajag Barsamian, Primate of the Eastern Diocese of the Armenian
Church and President of the FAR Board, said “Our church and nation is
blessed with such a leader who represents the very best of human nature.
Kevork Hovnanian is a dedicated and compassionate Armenian. His latest
contribution is a material sign of his continued commitment to the
charitable mission of FAR and his strong support of the organization’s
financial well-being.”
— 03/09/06
E-mail photo available upon request.
PHOTO CAPTION: FAR’s Honorary Chairman and Founder Kevork Hovnanian with
Chairman Randy Sapah-Gulian.
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