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PRESS RELEASE

Tuesday, June 27, 2006

AGBU YP BOSTON WALK-A-THON RAISES $3,000 FOR KARABAKH REPOPULATION PROJECT

On June 4, 2006, AGBU Young Professionals of Boston sponsored its
inaugural Walk-a-Thon raising over $3,000 for the furnishing of a new
secondary school in the village of Norashen, which is located in the
Hadrut region of Karabakh. With twenty walkers participating, the
five-mile trek began at the Massachusetts State House on Beacon Hill
and ended at Harvard Square in Cambridge.

The construction of the Norashen school is one of many worthwhile
projects under the umbrella of the ABGU Karabakh Repopulation
Project. A pan-AGBU venture first initiated by the organization’s
France District, the rebuilt village of Norashen is today home to 100
residents, including 32 school-aged children and 14 pre-schoolers, 23
houses, a kindergarten and a medical center. Sponsored by the Southern
California District and Sydney Chapter, the secondary school is
currently under construction and will be shared by Norashen and
Pareshen, the second Karabakh village built with funds raised by AGBU
London.

AGBU Young Professionals of Boston are committed to preserving and
promoting the Armenian identity and heritage through educational,
cultural and humanitarian programs. For more information on YP Boston,
please email ypboston@gmail.com.

For more information on AGBU Young Professional Groups, please visit
the Programs section of