Fundraising Record: Armenians pledge more than $35 million in annual Thanksgiving appeal
Despite the raging global economic and financial crises, Armenians around the world have made a collective effort to gather a record high pledged donation of more than $35 million in a charity telethon for the rebuilding of Armenia and Karabakh.
The 11th annual Armenia Fund (www.armeniafund.org) telethon on Thanksgiving Day was held in Los Angeles, Calif. USA, but the biggest donation came from Russia, where businessman Samvel Karapetyan pledged $15 million for building a hospital in Karabakh. Reply |