ARS Allocates Over $440,000 for Homeland, Diaspora Projects

ARS Central Executive Board meets in Watertown, Mass. on Mar. 22

The Central Executive Board of the Armenian Relief Society convened its plenary session at its headquarters in Watertown, Mass, from March 19 to 22, during which it decided to allocate $440,500 to vital projects in the homeland and the Diaspora.

The ARS Central Executive Board announced that financial allocations were approved in support of various institutions and programs. This unanimous decision reflects the Board’s firm conviction that ARS structures throughout the Diaspora, along with the diverse organizational and individual initiatives implemented in Armenia, play an essential role in strengthening the collective life of the Armenian people.

Thus, financial assistance was allocated to the AYF Camp Haiastan in Massatchussets (U.S.); the AYF Camp in California (U.S); the Armenian Blue Cross camp of “BelleFontaine” in France; the Hamazkayin M. & H. Arslanian Jemaran and ARS “Norsigian” Kindergarten (Lebanon); the “Sosseh” Kindergarten in Bulgaria; the ARS elderly homes in Argentina and Brazil; the United Armenian College in Bourj Hammoud (Lebanon); the United Armenian School and Karen Jeppe College in Aleppo (Syria), the “Hot Meals” programs in Syria and Lebanon; ARCL A. Boulghourdjian Socio-medical center in Lebanon for obtaining new Carestream-CR Classic for X-ray equipment; the care program for children with disabilities from Artsakh; and the production of a documentary film dedicated to the distinguished diplomat and public figure Diana Abcar.