Armenians raise money for homeless families, pop stars keep silent

Armenians raise money for homeless families, pop stars keep silent
April 5, 2011 - 11:12 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - With the pop stars turning a deaf ear to numerous calls to gift the apartments they were granted during annual Tashir music awards ceremony to homeless families, Armenian Facebook users have decided to launch a group to raise funds for the homeless. Participants can transfer AMD 500-1000 per month.

A bank account will also be opened soon.

The initiative was joined by Diaspora representatives from different countries. Currently, he group numbers 135 participants.

Earlier, a group named Call on Tashir 2011 Stars was launched on Facebook . The group members urge Armenian pop stars, who were presented with the apartments in Moscow and Yerevan during the April 3 Tashir Armenian music awards ceremony, to give them away to homeless families. The number of group supporters is growing day by day.

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