A total of 1.2 million Euros was raised by the “Hayastan” All Armenia Fund’s 2008 Phonethon that took place in Europe from November 13-16. The amount raised surpasses the 2007 Phonethon result by some 50,000 Euros. Mr. Armen Ohanyan, the Fund’s Public Relations and Communications Officer, credits the increase to the active participation of some 600 volunteers. With the help of 156 telephones and a bank of computers our volunteers were able to reach out to some 13,000 donors.” The largest contributors were France - 1.1 million Euros, Germany - 65,000 Euros and Switzerland- 25,000 Euros. The Fund’s branch in France supervised this year’s Phonethon, an event that has been taking place since 2003 and which is the run-up to the Fund’s Annual Telethon.