ARMENIANS OF ARTSAKH DONATED 65 M DRAMS
Azat Artsakh, Republic of Nagorno Karabakh
Nov 30 2006
The funds raised during the telethon on November 23 in Los Angeles
will be spent on the reconstruction of the settlements and the
economic development of the region of Hadrut. Donations in Artsakh
began in early November, and hundreds of companies, organizations,
communities, educational institutions and individuals contributed to
the Rebirth of Artsakh project. According to the republic headquarters
of the telethon in NKR, the preliminary results exceed the results of
the previous telethons. So far 60 thousand people have made donations
compared with 57 thousand last year. Against 60 million drams in 2005,
by November 23 65 million drams (174 US dollars) had been raised in
NKR. It is notable that even the elderly people gave part of their
retirement benefits to the region of Hadrut. Donations continue.