Monthly Newsletter April 2018
NEWS & EVENTS
We are honored that council woman Paula Devine, Mayor of Glendale city Zareh Sinanyan and city clerk Ardashes Kassakhian were present.
In Armenia,we are grateful to all the participants that they have chosen ALCF as one of the organizations they support.
We had a spring hantes in Ghazarian kindergarten in Ptghunq village. It was the first time with the new principal and the children were very excited. Mrs. Seta was invited, she gave lots of donated toys from ALCF warehouse to kindergarten’s playroom; which was built by Mr. Zuhrab . Mrs. Seta was presented with flowers.
We express our gratitude
We express our gratitude to “AHABA” Armenian Health Association of Bay Area) and Dr. Elena Sagayan who donated funds to purchase medication for our medical office in ALCF center in Armenia. We thank Dr. Onanyan for purchasing the medication and volunteering to check and give these medications as needed to our elders and residents for all their medical needs.
We also thank Mariam Manoukian for delivering these funds to Dr. Susanna Onanyan.
MYRADOON
We baptized 17 people in our church chapel.
One of them was from our “Feed the Elders” program. After religious ceremony, we prepared a table full of sweets, juice, pop-corn, fruit and they danced to the music.We gave beautiful presents to children and their mothers. May this day bring a never-ending peace and joy to our residents and their children.
- ALCF restarted the program (gifts to the new born). We take packages to different maternity hospitals in Armenia.
We went to Ejmiatsin hospital and surprised moms giving newborns clothing and diapers. Another day we went to Astghik MC and Repablican hospital. About 250 newborns received packages. - The director of Caroline Cox Rehabilitation center of Stepanakert Artsakh Vardan Tadevosyan visited our center with Dr. Seda Boghossian from London. Dr Boghossian is a regular supporter of our shelter residents and our elders medical needs. We donated lots of medical and urology supplies to the rehabilitation center where our injured soldiers get rehab treatment.Our gratitude goes to Dr Hakop Dikiranian of Montebello CA, who donated all these Urology supplies that are very much needed in Stepanakert.
- This month we visited Aragatsotn province to distribute humanitarian aid to 100 needy families. Another long-lasting trip we had in Shirak province, Shirak village where 120 needy families received aid. It took 4 hours to get there.
WE NEED YOUR HELP TO DO THIS WORK. PLEASE SHARE YOUR BLESSINGS WITH THE UNFORTUNATE….
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