Armenia Fund Telethon raises over US$22.6 Million

By Asbarez | Monday, 02 December 2013

Hosts cheer at the global total at Armenia Fund's Telethon 2013

YEREVAN—The Hayastan All-Armenian Fund worldwide Telethon 2013 raised $22,661,372 in pledges and donations to go towards numerous projects in Armenia and Artsakh, primarily for the construction of the Vardenis-Martakert highway, which was approved by the Fund’s annual Board of Trustees meeting.

Below is the initial list of pledges:

Russian Federation — $12,350,000
US Western Region — $2,000,000
France, Germany, Switzerland, Netherlands, Greece, and Belgium — $1,984,000
Armenia — $1,642,372
Switzerland (private donation) — $1,250,000
Artsakh — $1,000,000
US Eastern Region — $1,000,000
Argentina — $700,000
Toronto (Canada) — $225,000
Brazil — $170,000
Montreal (Canada) — $120,000
Great Britain — $100,000
Lebanon — $94,000
Iran — $60,000
Austria — $10,000

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