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ARMENIAN RELIEF SOCIETY of EASTERN USA, INC
80 Bigelow Ave, Suite 200
Watertown, MA 02472
Contact: Vartouhie Chiloyan
Tel: 617-926-3801
Fax: 617-924-7238
E-mail: arseastus@aol.com
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ARS Eastern USA Announces 2006 Benefit Raffle Prize Winners

WATERTOWN, MA – The Armenian Relief Society Eastern USA Board of Directors
announced the winners of their Annual Raffle which was drawn at the Convention
Banquet held at the Sheraton Park Ridge Hotel in King of Prussia, PA on Friday,
July 14, 2006.

1st Prize 2 tickets for the ACAA Armenian Heritage Cruise
Sossy Jeknavorian Chelmsford, MA

2nd Prize Widescreen Digital Plasma TV
Melika Komrokian
Norristown, PA

3rd Prize Laptop Pentium IV
Alec Hermes
Waltham, MA

4th Prize 2 roundtrip tickets to Disneyworld
Vahak Medzadourian Ridgewood,NJ

5th Prize Necklace with Diamonds and Pearls
Mary Barghamian Cliffside
Park, NJ

Over 2,700 tickets were sold throughout the Armenian communities east of the
Mississippi. Proceeds from the benefit raffle support the educational and
humanitarian programs and projects of the ARS.

The ARS extends its deepest appreciation to all those who purchased raffle
tickets and congratulates all the winners.