ARS establishes fund to assist Armenian schools in Syria

PanARMENIAN.Net - In order to provide financial assistance to Armenian schools in Syria, the ARS Central Executive Board announced the formation of the "Fund for Assistance to Syrian-Armenian Schools", according to The Armenian Reporter.

"There is no doubt," declared ARS Central Executive Board Member, Ms. Zepure E. Reisian, "that the unfortunate incidents unraveling in Syria have disrupted the community's normal course of life.” “The ARS Central Executive Board believes that securing the undisturbed continuity of school life is the best guarantee of maintaining the normalcy of daily existence for Armenian youngsters."

As further explanation of the nature of the Fund, Mrs. Vicky Marashlian, Chairperson of the ARS Central Executive Board, noted that a while back the Society recognized that, as a consequence of the events in Syria, the Armenian Community may suffer social and financial instability.

After deliberation, the Central Executive Board concluded that the best approach for the ARS would be to concentrate on helping the Syrian-Armenian schools by allotting funds for "tuitions to needy students", thus alleviating both the financial burden on needy Syrian-Armenian families, and, at the same time, promoting the continuity of the educational mission of the schools.