In an ongoing effort to assist in the infrastructure and community development of Aknaghbyur, an outlying village in Armenia’s Tavush Region, the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund has completely renovated the sports grounds of the local School. The project, which includes the construction of football, basketball, and other sport facilities, was sponsored by Vartkes Mahdessian, the Armenian-Cypriot community’s representative in the Parliament of Cyprus. “We’re so pleased that the students of Aknaghbyur have been provided with such a wonderful outlet for exercise and fun,” said Ara Vardanyan, executive director of the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund. “Thanks to Mr. Mahdessian’s sponsorship, the quality of physical education in the village will grow by leaps and bounds.” On his part, Aknaghbyur mayor Karen Dolmazyan, who was the first to score a goal during a friendly football game on the new grounds, expressed his community’s gratitude for the renovated facilities and stressed the importance of making quality leisure activities available to children and teenagers. Aknaghbyur is the site of several development projects financed by the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund. Recently the village was provided with natural-gas service and an irrigation network. Both projects were underwritten by the fund’s U.S. East Coast affiliate. In addition, the construction of a 3.5-kilometer drinking-water pipeline is underway, financed by the ARF Central Committee of Canada. Hayastan All Armenian Fund