ACT OF CHARITY CARRIED OUT BY STAR
/PanARMENIAN.Net/
27.05.2009 16:45 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Supermarkets chain Star carried out an act of
charity entitled "Let’s help children together". The event is timed
to the Child Protection Day. Money will be collected to help children
suffering from leukemia.
Started on May 20 money raising action will be continued by the
end of the month. Special boxes will be placed in supermarkets to
collect money. On June 1 the collected amount will be passed to the
"Charitable fund for children suffering leukemia", established at
the Child Division of the Blood Center.
"We are grateful to the Star company for organizing such a
campaign. It will enable us to invite high standard professionals
from abroad, acquire equipment and solve some renovation issues," Lala
Vagharshakyan, head of the Child Division of the Blood Center, said.
Importunacy of the initiative is understood not only by the management
of the Star company, but its staff, which has already gathered AMD 210
000 for children. The company projects to double the amount collected
by staff and customers.
The slogan of the fund is "I want to live", and we call upon the
citizens to fulfill that wish of the suffering kids together", said
Star’s director in marketing Narine Avetisyan.
Star’s personnel think, that good cause should be done every day and
the company intends to support needy in future.
The company also reports the requisites of the account in "HSBC Bank
Armenia" (USD 005 015375 101), where everybody can transfer amount
to help children suffering from leukemia.