PRESS RELEASE
Gavar Special School in partnership with Focus on Children Now, Inc.
33 Miqaelyan Street
Gavar, Gegharkunik 1201
Republic of Armenia
Contact: Lavrik Arevshatyan
Tel: [374] 264.24308
E-mail: [email protected]
Web:
Glendale, CA based Focus on the Children Now, Inc. (FCN), an organization
whose mission is to assist needy children in Armenia, has recently
completed its first successful clothing drive. Collected were over 2000
items of clothing intended for the most disadvantaged people in the
Republic of Armenia. Gavar Special School was selected as the first
organization to receive a donation of 15 large boxes of gently used
clothing to be used for the special needs resident students, with
remaining clothing to be distributed within the larger Gavar community.
A large portion of the clothes were collected by Eileen and Audria Amirian
of Glendale, California through activities held at Clark Magnet High
School and La Canada Preparatory School. Students and families brought
over many clothes with them to school where the items were collected by
Mr. Vahik Rostami and taken to Prime Linen which donated laundry
facilities and 1,500 square feet of storage space for holding and
organizing the clothes in preparation for shipment to Armenia.
Brothers, Robert and Avo Amirian and Mr. Varooj Kureghian as well as the
Amirian Sisters sent the first shipment of clothing to Gavar Special
School which arrived on March 12, 2007 in Gavar, Republic of Armenia. The
Staff and Volunteers of Gavar Special School have received the packages
with enthusiasm, which have been unpacked and categorized for
distribution. Over 200 people will receive items, with priority given to
the 92 special needs children of Gavar Special School. Most of the
students come from extremely poor family situations being that the
Gegharkunik Region of Armenia from which Gavar Special School draws its
student body is the poorest in the country.
Focus on the Children Now, Inc will continue its work to help some of the
most disadvantaged communities in the Republic of Armenia by partnering
with various community organizations around the country. Many of these
organizations were met through the recommendations of Peace Corps
Volunteers who live and work in rural Armenia.
In the future, Focus on the Children Now, Inc will continue to send
shipments of gently used clothing. If you wish to donate items to help
the most disadvantaged in rural Armenia, please contact Mr. Varooj
Kureghian at 818-517-7080.