Successful 2008 Year End for Armenia School Foundation

Armenia School Foundation, Inc.
3628 San Fernando Road, #2
Glendale, CA 91204

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PRESS RELEASE

The Armenia School Foundation USA Ends 2008 Successfully By Refurnishing
Seven Schools in Armenia and Karabagh.

Glendale, California – The Armenia School Foundation (ASF USA), a
non-profit organization dedicated to refurnishing small and remote schools
in Armenia, is proud to announce the completion of seven more school
projects in 2008.

`This year marked an important and successful year for ASF’ stated Armen
Abrahamian, Chairman of the Board. `Through our combined efforts and
successful fundraising events, such as the 5th Anniversary gala held in
May, ASF managed to raise over $100,000 to furnish seven additional
schools in 2008′.

The overall assistance that the foundation has provided to schools in
remote areas of Armenia and Karabagh this year was $68,810. ASF delivered
609 student chairs and desk sets (along with 64 teacher sets and 67
blackboards) for 1,218 students in various regions of the country.

Hooshagerd School in Armavir region (Donations in memory of Yervand
Kureghian)
Spitak’s Art School in Lori region (Donations in memory of Dr. Hovik
Kureghian)
Kolatak School in Karabagh (Donations by ASF supporters)
Muratsan School in Karabagh (Donations in lieu of flowers in memory
of Seroj Mikaelian and donations by friends of ASF)
Muratsan School #18 in Yerevan (Donation by Alice Navasargian)
Akunk village in Aragatsotn region were completed during this past
year (Donations in memory of Henry Panossian)
The Shogher School for special needs students in Spitak in
Loriregion (Donations in memory of Yevgineh Avakians Der- Grigorian)

ASF is pleased to announce that $39,000 has been raised and pledged for
four additional schools, which will receive their much needed furniture
during the first half of 2009.

`We would like to express our gratitude to our donors for their continued
support, encouragement, and their strong belief in improving the
educational environment of our future generation. We foresee a challenging
year ahead of us but are committed to continue our efforts in raising
funds for more schools. ASF encourages our supporters to

use our website to learn about our ongoing and future projects and make
online donations’ stated Mr. Abrahamian.

The Armenia School Foundation (ASF USA) is a non-profit and non-sectarian,
501c3 organization, founded in May 2003. ASF strives to provide new
furniture for underprivileged schools in remote regions of Armenia and
Karabagh. ASF has provided over 9,000 sets of furniture to over 18,000
students, thus refurnishing close to 200 schools with the funds collected
in the US and worldwide.

For more information about the Armenia School Foundation – the ASF USA –
please visit

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From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

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Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS