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December 21, 2007
Armenian Philharmonic Spreads the Holiday Spirit
Via the AGBU Yerevan office:
110 THOUSAND CHILDREN TAKE PART IN JOINT EVENTS OF LOS ANGELES CHRISTMAS FUND AND PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA OF ARMENIA IN EIGHT YEARS [Noyan Tapan, 12/19/07]
It’s been already 8 years now since the Christmas charitable fund for parentless and disabled children of Los Angeles jointly with the Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra has been organizing charitable events. Up to now 110 thousand children have taken part in those events.
According to the information provided to a Noyan Tapan correspondent by the Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra, this year the charitable New Year ceremonies will start on December 27 in the Aram Khachatrian concert hall. Before January 10, New Year ceremonies will be organized in all the orphanages of Armenia and in the Boarding House for the Elderly of Nork. In general, 22,000-25,000 children will take part in those events.
A telethon was also held in Los Angeles on December 16, the sums raised during which will be given for the organization of the above-mentioned events. The partial repair of the orphanage of Kharberd is currently being conducted by the financing of the fund.
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