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PRESS RELEASE
Monday, January 18, 2010
AGBU Donates $50,000 to Haiti Earthquake Victims and Appeals to Members
& Friends to Support Relief Efforts
In the wake of the 7.0 magnitude earthquake which struck Haiti on
January 12, 2010, AGBU joins with citizens, organizations and nations
around the world in calling for everyone to come together and help the
Caribbean nation recover from the devastating natural disaster. The
world’s largest Armenian nonprofit organization has already donated
$50,000 directly to Haiti earthquake victims.
Recently, the International Red Cross has estimated that upwards of
50,000 have died and hundreds of thousands are now homeless in what is
the most dire humanitarian crisis in the Americas. Charitable
organizations the world over are rushing to provide emergency care,
shelter, food and counseling to those affected by the earthquake.
While it may be impossible to grasp the human tragedy facing the people
of Haiti as they rebuild their lives, Armenians remember the devastation
inflicted on Armenia during the 1988 Gyumri earthquake. Just as the
world rushed to help Armenia in its time of need, Armenians join the
world community to ensure that Haiti does not face this tragedy alone.
In order to coordinate the efforts within the Armenian community and
since Fund for Armenian Relief (FAR) has already initiated a campaign,
we are encouraging you to make your donation directly to FAR. Please
mail your tax-deductible donation through Fund for Armenian Relief (630
Second Avenue, New York, NY 10016) preferably no later than Friday,
January 22. You can also donate money online using the secure FAR
Donation Page on the FAR website (). Please designate the
money to "HAITI" in the comment line.
Established in 1906, AGBU is the world’s largest non-profit Armenian
organization. Headquartered in New York City, AGBU ()
preserves and promotes the Armenian identity and heritage through
educational, cultural and humanitarian programs, annually touching the
lives of some 400,000 Armenians on six continents.