Armenian Community in Great Britain, via the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund & Charitable Trust of Great Britain

HAYASTAN ALL-ARMENIAN FUND (HAAF)& CHARITABLE TRUST OF GREAT BRITAIN (HAACT)
19th Annual REPORT/APPEAL (January 2011-December 2011) http://www.himnadram.org
During the period 01/01/10-31/12/10 the Armenian Community in Great Britain, via the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund & Charitable Trust of Great Britain branch, has donated the sum of £74,000 for the realisation of regeneration projects in Armenia and Artsakh. This sum includes donations received from various Armenian Organisations and more than 700 families, by way of National Giving, for specific projects and for supporting various charitable events.
Received from various Organisations and Trusts, and allocated towards the following projects:
Sponsored Walk 2010
£10,000 £3,800 £1,200 £250
Steelhead Systems Ltd.
“St. Astvatsamayr Medical Centre Maternity Department” project
The Benlian Trust
HAAF’ s Cultural programmes in Great Britain
The Armenian Centre
“Disadvantaged School Children” projects
The Anahid Association London
Calendar 2011: cost of publication of one page
Received in memory of, and allocated towards “Shengavit kindergarten # 141, Yerevan” project: £2,000 the late Hovakim Peltekian
£1,000 the late Hrayr Demirdjian Received in memory of, and allocated towards “Disadvantaged School Children” projects:
£1050 the late Zadik Taskirian £660 the late Hilda Ormanciyan £600 the late Arsham Aslanian and Vazrik Aslanian £570 the late V aroujan Chirkinian £425 the late Vehanoush Gulvanessian, Krikor and Arpine Tidanian, Manaser Andrews,
Angelo Conte, Berj Yacoubian, Serbouhi Boyadjian
Charity Concert, Young Talented Artists of Armenia
On 6th November 2010, the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund Committee of GB organised another Charity concert event at St. John’s Smith Square, London. The audience was treated to a magnificent display of professionalism from a selection of individual vocalists and instrumentalists in their teens and twenties. The programme included world classical music and traditional Armenian compositions.
The £3,650 proceeds raised from the Concert were allocated towards one of our “Disadvantaged School Children” projects entitled “Schools consumables for bordering villages”.
On 5th December 2010 we commemorated the 22nd Anniversary of the December 1988 Earthquake with our annual sponsored walk. The £7,200 proceeds raised were allocated towards our construction projects.
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Very Rev. Fr. Vahan Hovhanessian PhD, Hon President. Armineh Carapeti, Chairperson. Vernon Hovsepian, Vice Chairman. Vicken Couligian, North West Representative. Hratch Tokatlian. Anahid Kazarians. Carl Ulbricht. Steve Mouradian.
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Projects Financed in 2010-2011
Please visit our website on: www.himnadram.org
For a full financial breakdown of all projects, as well as the statement from the Independent auditors “Grant Thornton Amyot” please visit our website at: http://www.himnadram.org/index.php?id=76 and download “Annual Report 2009”. You can also view our monthly videos, “Hand-in-Hand” series, for updates on all ongoing projects: http://www.himnadram.org/index.php?id=23239&video=23582
a) Reconstruction of Kapan Medical Centre Paediatric Unit, Syunik region.
Project ongoing, cost: $1,000,000. Project financed by the bequest of the late Garabed Nazarian.
The Kapan Medical Centre is a state-owned medical institution consisting of a Paediatric unit and an outpatient care centre. It services the needs of some 62,300 inhabitants in its direct catchment area, of which 35,130 are children in Syunik region with 11,800 in the regional administrative centre, Kapan.
The Ministry of Health of Republic of Armenia has assessed the need for reconstruction of the Paediatric unit. Constructed in 1966, the Paediatric unit is a two-storey building covering a total area of 800 m2. Subsequent refurbishment including provision of all the biomedical equipment required will be financed by this project. The project will also finance the construction of an adjoining boiler house as well as purchase of an ambulance car.
b) Reconstruction of the St. Astvatsamayr Medical Centre Maternity Department.
Project completed, cost: $450,000. Project financed by HAAF & HAACT GB, with specific donations from: Anahid Association London (£15,000); St. Sarkis Church Ladies Committee (£10,000); Tahta family in London (£10,000); in memory of the late Hrayr Demirdjian (£6,000); in memory of the late Sarkis Shadarevian (£1,295).
c) Assistance to reconstruction of Shushi.
On 25th November 2010, Hayastan All-Armenian Fund concluded its 13th annual Telethon announcing a total of $20,800,000 in donations and pledges including from the UK. As per the decision of the Fund’s Central Board of Trustees in May 2009, the collected funds will be directed at the realisation of a variety of social and economic infrastructure projects in the war-torn town of Shushi in Artsakh, focusing this year in particular on drinking water and irrigation water.
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Very Rev. Fr. Vahan Hovhanessian PhD, Hon President. Armineh Carapeti, Chairperson. Vernon Hovsepian, Vice Chairman. Vicken Couligian, North West Representative. Hratch Tokatlian. Anahid Kazarians. Carl Ulbricht. Steve Mouradian.
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d) Shengavit kindergarten # 141 for under-privileged children, Yerevan. Project in design stage, cost: $420,000. Project financed by HAAF & HAACT GB.
The only one of its kind in Armenia, this state-run kindergarten is attended by 170 children of whom 70 come from seriously under-privileged families living in sub-standard conditions, 70 have only one parent and live in bad conditions, and 5 are orphans. Around 70 of the children sleep here, as conditions at home are unacceptable. The total area of the building to be reconstructed is 1,270 m2.
e) Assistance to 176 disadvantaged school children in rural communities.
Project completed, cost: $7,065. Project financed by specific donations in memory of the late: Zadik Taskirian (£1050); Payler Demirdjian (£710); Hilda Ormanciyan (£660); Petros Manuelian (£620); Arsham and Vazrik Aslanian (£600); Varoujan Chirkinian (£570); Berta Pambakian (£500) and others.
As part of the ongoing effort to reach out to the border villages of Armenia and Artsakh where access to goods is problematic, school art consumables were delivered in Aragatsotn region to the Junior Art School in Talin (60 pupils). These included painting paper, canvas, water-paint, oil-paint, gouache, tempera, paintbrushes, paperboard, colour cardboard, sculpture plasticine, crayons, paint mortar and other supplies.
In Lori region, children in Artsni Community Public School (48 pupils) and Dzoramut Community Public School (68 pupils) received school consumables such as rucksacks, stationary supplies, textbooks, exercise books, sketchbooks, colour paper, colouring books, play dough, water-colours, rulers, scissors, bow compasses, calculators, maps and numerous other everyday stationary items.
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Very Rev. Fr. Vahan Hovhanessian PhD, Hon President. Armineh Carapeti, Chairperson. Vernon Hovsepian, Vice Chairman. Vicken Couligian, North West Representative. Hratch Tokatlian. Anahid Kazarians. Carl Ulbricht. Steve Mouradian.
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ANNUAL VOLUNTARY DONATIONS: HOW TO PAY 1) Cheques should be made payable to: “Hayastan All-Armenian Charitable Trust GB”. Please complete the
payment slip below and return with your cheque to the address indicated on the slip.
2) May we request that those compatriots who pay Income Tax, consider making their donations under the Gift Aid Scheme by completing the Charitable Giving Declaration form. In order to obtain the form please contact: 020 8993 2266.
3) WILLS: Please remember “Hayastan All-Armenian Charitable Trust GB”, Registered Charity No. 1039331, in your wills. For advice and information please contact: 020 8993 2266.
An official receipt will be issued for each donation. Please notify us (using the address below) of any amendments to your address.
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Very Rev. Fr. Vahan Hovhanessian PhD, Hon President. Armineh Carapeti, Chairperson. Vernon Hovsepian, Vice Chairman. Vicken Couligian, North West Representative. Hratch Tokatlian. Anahid Kazarians. Carl Ulbricht. Steve Mouradian.
HAYASTAN ALL-ARMENIAN FUND GB CALENDAR 2011
Calendars are now available. To secure your copy(s) please complete and return this slip together with your cheque payable to Hayastan All-Armenian Fund GB.
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Mailing address: Hayastan All-Armenian Fund & Charitable Trust GB c/o Armenian Vicarage, Iverna Gardens, Kensington, London W8 6TP
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