  ANCA Endowment Fund Telethon raises $2.2 mln May 21, 2012 - 12:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - At the conclusion of the six-hour ANCA Endowment Fund Telethon on Sunday, May 20, $2.2 million was raised from donations large and small from a wide cross-section of the community, demonstrating and bolstering the grassroots power and capability of Armenian-Americans, Asbarez reported. During the six-hour broadcast, the telethon aired segments documenting the activities of the ANCA Endowment Fund in working for Genocide education and recognition, aid to Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh and encouraging participation by the Armenian-American community. Volunteers from all walks of life flooded the Horizon Armenian Television studios for the entire day to help ensure the success of the telethon, which was being planned for several months.   Top stories The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Ararat Mirzoyan and Jeyhun Bayramov, have arrived in Washington. The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
