Noyan Tapan News Agency, Armenia
Nov 25 2006
"TELETHON-2006" RESULT MAKES 13 MLN 700 THOUSAND U.S. DOLLARS, WHAT
IS ALMOST TWICE MORE THAN INDEX OF PREVIOUS YEAR
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 24, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. The result of
the "Telethon-2006" started in the city of Los Angeles, U.S., on
November 23 made 13 mln 700 thousand U.S. dollars what is almost
twice more than the money gathered in the previous year. To recap,
the result of the telethon of the previous year made 7.7 mln U.S.
dollars.
As the Noyan Tapan correspondent was informed by the Public Relations
Department of the "Hayastan" (Armenia) All-Armenian Fund, the result
of the "Telethon-2006" is record one, as no such an index was fixed
as a result of the telethons held till now: most of all 12 mln
dollars were gathered. Money gathered during the "Telethon-2006,"
will be given to implementation of the "Re-Birth of Artsakh" program.
It was mentioned that American Armenian benefactors Sargis Hakoubian
(550 thousand U.S. dollars), Louis Simon Manukian are among big
donors. Donations for implementation of purposeful programs have also
been during the telethon. American Armenian benefactor Jerry
Turpanjian allocated 1 mln 250 thousand U.S. dollars for building a
school in Stepanakert, Vahe Karapetian gave 1.5 mln dollars for road
construction, the Lincy foundation donated 2 mln U.S. dollars for
implementation of the program on construction of all the educational
institutions in the whole territory of Artsakh, Project CURE
organization gave 2 mln dollars for getting medical equipment for the
Hadrut regional hospital, Chairman of the Union of Armenians in
Russia Ara Abrahamian gave 1 mln dollars for building a scholl in
Stepanakert.
>From Armenian businessmen, Mikhail Bagdasarov allocated 100 thousand
dollars, Samvel Alexanian gave 50 thousand dollars, Ruben Hayrapetian
gave 50 thousand dollars, and VivaCell company gave 70 thousand
dollars.