 Children of Armenia Fund's Gala in New York raises $3.6 million December 20, 2017 - 18:18 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Annual Children of Armenia Fund's (COAF) Gala at Cipriani in New York raised $3.6 million to fund COAF's extensive range of programs in Armenia. The annual event is supported by Hollywood stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Ariana Grande, Chloe Kardashian, Conan O'Brien, Tina Fey and may others. The supporters of COAF's efforts gather in New York City each year to participate in the much-anticipated and star-studded event which held held for the 14th time this year on December 16. Emmy- and Tony-award winning actress Andrea Martin hosted the fundraising, while Swiss art auctioneer and collector Simon de Pury curated the auction of unique artworks. Spanning education, health, wellness, science, technology, innovation, culture, art, communication and languages, COAF's programming was created to empower a new generation of healthy, educated Armenians to significantly improve the future of their homeland on both a local and global scale. Last year, DiCaprio made a $65,000 donation to the Fund by acquiring a work by painter Joe Bradley.   Top stories 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. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says.   Partner news |  Latest news Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan  A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia.Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan.Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment.CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” |
