CBS 13, CA
Nov 25 2006
Telethon Raises $13.6M For Armenian Fund
(AP) GLENDALE, Calif. . A telethon broadcast yesterday from a
Glendale studio raised more than $13.5-million to build roads,
schools and hospitals in Armenia.
The twelve-hour telethon included Armenian entertainers based all
over the world via TV broadcast and Webcast.
The charity behind the telethon, the Armenia Fund, has raised
$160-million in its 15 years of existence.
The fund is based in Glendale, home to the nation’s largest
Armenian-American population.
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