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Hayastan-All Armenia Fund "Telethon" Kicks Off Thursday, November 27th, at 8:00 PM

On Thursday, November 27th, the Hayastan-All Armenia Fund's Annual Telethon kicks off tomorrow at 8 PM live from Los Angeles. The 12 hour broadcast, which include addresses by Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan and Catholicos of All Armenians, Garegin II, will be broadcast around the world by satellite and will also be available on the internet. The slogan for the 2008 Telethon is, "My Home, Armenia" and the logo features house chimney from which smoke arises in the colors of the Armenian flag. The Fund has already collected $30 million in Telethon pledges mostly comprised of major donations from various benefactors. Samvel Karapetyan has donated $15 million towards the construction of a hospital in Stepanakert. Other major pledge donors include Sergey Hambardzumyan - $3.4 million, Gagik Tzarukyan - $2 million, Genady Stepanyan - $1 million, Viva Cell - $1 million and Fedik Khachatryan - $1 million. In addition, the Fund's Phonethon, which took place in France from November 13-16 raised 1.2 million Euros in pledges. During last year's Telethon some 250,000 Armenian families worldwide participated and a total of $15 million was raised for development projects in Armenia and Artsakh.

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