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PRESS RELEASE
June 20, 2014
New Video Explains How ATP Connects Diaspora to Armenia through Trees
WATERTOWN, MA–On the occasion of its 20th anniversary, Armenia Tree Project
(ATP) has released an uplifting video highlighting its tree planting,
environmental education, and poverty reduction programs. The 13-minute film,
“Plant a Tree, Plant Hope” features founder Carolyn Mugar who reflects on
some of the motivations and challenges of the early years. The film can be
viewed on ATP’s YouTube Channel via the following link:
“I’m sure you’ll agree this video is quite an uplifting message and a
much-needed dose of hope and GOOD news,” says Managing Director Tom
Garabedian. “Often people don’t realize the magnitude of the work we’ve
achieved. Over the past 20 years, we have planted nearly 4.5 million trees!
And this is at the grassroots, community level, at more than 900 sites in
every region of Armenia including Artsakh.”
Narrator Roffi Petrossian, a diasporan who was an ATP volunteer last year,
really hits home when he says: “Each tree [planted by ATP] is a
manifestation of human dedication and care. It is bought with an investment
made from abroad, planted in Armenia through the hands of an Armenian, and
it grows and bears fruit for everyone. Each garden and forest connects
Armenians scattered around the world to Armenia.”
The film was produced in Armenia by CivilNet.TV and directed by Seda
Grigoryan. CivilNet’s young, vibrant, and multilingual team worked with ATP
to create something that is educational, uplifting, and a call to action to
support the organization’s environmental programs. The script supervisors
were Maria Titizian and Sara Anjargolian.
This production is just one part of ATP’s 20th anniversary outreach. The
organization hosted a lively event at the Huntington Library and Botanical
Gardens in California in May, and has launched a new logo with a fully
rebranded website to follow this summer. The celebration continues on
Saturday, November 8, when ATP will host an event at the grand atrium of the
John Joseph Moakley Courthouse overlooking Boston Harbor.
Since its inception in 1994, ATP has planted more than 4.4 million trees
during 41 seasons of planting, established three nurseries and two
environmental education centers, and has greened villages, churches, parks,
and open spaces throughout Armenia. In the process, the organization has
provided employment for hundreds of people and provided vital resources to
thousands of villagers throughout the country.
PHOTO CAPTION: ATP’s Tigran Palazyan carrying new tree seedlings for
planting on Earth Day; the organization’s new 20th anniversary video is
available at
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress