PanARMENIAN.Net
Telethon-2008 garners over $35 million
28.11.2008 14:47 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Over $35 was garnered during the Telethon held in
Los Angeles on November 27, the press office of Hayastan All-Armenian
Fund told PanARMENIAN.Net.
$1 300 000 was collected in Los Angeles, some $200 000 in Lebanon,
$130 000 in Montreal, $100 000 in Argentina, $200 000 in UK, $40 000
in the Netherlands, $50 000 in Australia, $200 000 in New York, $1 500
000 in France, $85 000 in Germany, $33 000 in Switzerland, $250 000 in
Toronto, $40 000 in Greece and Cyprus.
Last year the figure exceeded $15 million.
The funds will be spent on development programs in Armenian and NKR
rural areas.
1 200 000 euro (some $1.5 mln.) was collected during European
Phonethon 2008, conducted by Hayastan All-Armenian Fund from November
13 to 16.
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