CBS 13, CA
Nov 25 2006

Telethon Raises $13.6M For Armenian Fund

(AP) GLENDALE, Calif. . A telethon broadcast yesterday from a
Glendale studio raised more than $13.5-million to build roads,
schools and hospitals in Armenia.

The twelve-hour telethon included Armenian entertainers based all
over the world via TV broadcast and Webcast.

The charity behind the telethon, the Armenia Fund, has raised
$160-million in its 15 years of existence.

The fund is based in Glendale, home to the nation’s largest
Armenian-American population.