AZG Armenian Daily #221, 28/11/2008

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TELETHON 2008 TO KICK OFF TODAY IN LOS ANGELES

NOVEMBER 27, ARMENPRESS: The annual telethon of the "Hayastan"
All-Armenian Fund will kick off today in Los Angeles at 20:00 pm local
time and will be live broadcasted by Public TV in Armenia.Press
service of the fund told Armenpress that in USA it will be shown by
Southern California’s "KSCI Channel 12", 24 hour Armenian-Russian TV
network in Los Angeles and "Horizon" Armenian TV channel. It is also
possible to follow the pace of telethon in
Internet site.The telethon will be conducted under "My Home Armenia"
slogan. This time the donated money will be directed towards the
implementation of "Rural Development Program".During the telethon
messages of Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, His Holiness Catholicos
of All Armenians Karekin II addressed to the Armenians will be
voiced. President of Nagorno Karabakh Bako Sahakian is in Los Angeles
to participate in Telethon 2008.In parallel with the telethon, a
radiothon will kick off in Lebanon where the program of reconstruction
of Noyemberian regional hospital will be presented.Telethon has
already been conducted in Argentina during which donation amounting to
60,000 Canadian dollars has been made.