ARMENIA FUND RENOVATES SPORTS GROUNDS OF AKNAGHBYUR SCHOOL
armradio.am
08.07.2009 15:49
In an ongoing effort to assist in the infrastructure and community
development of Aknaghbyur, an outlying village in Armenia’s Tavush
Region, the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund has completely renovated the
sports grounds of the local School. The project, which includes the
construction of football, basketball, and other sport facilities,
was sponsored by Vartkes Mahdessian, the Armenian-Cypriot community’s
representative in the Parliament of Cyprus.
"We’re so pleased that the students of Aknaghbyur have been provided
with such a wonderful outlet for exercise and fun," said Ara Vardanyan,
executive director of the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund. "Thanks to Mr.
Mahdessian’s sponsorship, the quality of physical education in the
village will grow by leaps and bounds."
On his part, Aknaghbyur mayor Karen Dolmazyan, who was the first
to score a goal during a friendly football game on the new grounds,
expressed his community’s gratitude for the renovated facilities and
stressed the importance of making quality leisure activities available
to children and teenagers.
Aknaghbyur is the site of several development projects financed by
the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund. Recently the village was provided
with natural-gas service and an irrigation network. Both projects
were underwritten by the fund’s U.S. East Coast20affiliate.
In addition, the construction of a 3.5-kilometer drinking-water
pipeline is underway, financed by the ARF Central Committee of Canada.