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Los Angeles, California - Having concluded the statistical analysis of the Thanksgiving Day Telethon held November 26, 2009, Armenia Fund U.S. Western Region is pleased to report that $15.9 million dollars was raised.Originating from KCET Hollywood Studios in California, the live 12 hour program aired coast to coast from Los Angeles to New York as well as internationally. Prime Minister of Nagorno Karabakh Republic, H.E. Araik Harutyunyan, as well as the Primate of the Artsakh Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Archbishop Pargev Martirosyan, made live appearances during the program. The President of the Republic of Armenia, H.E. Serzh Sargsyan, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All-Armenians, HH Karekin II, Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia, HH Aram I, representatives of the Armenian Evangelical and Catholic communities, Armenian Diaspora-based political parties and other organizations comprising the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund, appeared with pre-taped messages. Proceeds from the 12th International Telethon will benefit the reconstruction of Shushi - a cradle of Armenian culture and arts, a symbol of victory for modern-day Armenia.

Yerevan, Armenia – The Hayastan All-Armenian Fund has built and furnished a school in Spitakashen, a border village in Artsakh’s Martuni Region. The construction and furnishing with a price tag of close to 200 460 000 AMD was co-financed by the fund’s Toronto affiliate and the government of Artsakh.

Yerevan, Armenia – The Hayastan All-Armenian Fund is currently building a milk-collection center in Armenia’s Tavush Region, aiming to significantly boost the local dairy industry. The facility, which will be established in the village of Azatamut, is intended to service seven neighboring communities as well, including Khashtarak, Lusahovit, Lusadzor, Ditavan, Aknaghbyur, Aygehovit, and Achajur. The project is sponsored by the Armenia Fund U.S. Western Region, with funding from the Armenian community of San Francisco.

Yerevan, Armenia – In its ongoing effort to foster agricultural development in Armenia and Artsakh, the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund established scholarships for ten outstanding students of the State Agrarian University of Armenia.