Photo model and actress Kim Kardashian and her sister Courtney called on Americans to participate in the annual Telethon of Hayastan All-Armenian Fund to be held under the motto “Water is Life”.

“We are donating to the Armenian Fund. It is something that we definitely do and encourage to do,” the sisters said in a Hollyscoop address posted on YouTube.

Earlier, renowned French actor Gerard Depardieu also called to assist Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh through donations.

The funds raised in France as of today this year are ten percent more than in 2009, when France collected 1.3 million euros.

In Southern California, the Telethon can be seen on KSCI Channel 18, KVMD, ARTN/Shant and USArmenia networks for full 12 hours. In the Glendale/Burbank/Pasadena/La Canada areas in addition to ARTN/Shant (388) and USArmenia (386), the Telethon broadcast will be also shown on AABC (384), HighVision (381) and Horizon (385) Armenian TV channels. The live 12 hour webcast can be viewed at www.ArmeniaFund.org

In Armenia, the Telethon can be viewed for full 12 hours on H1, Armenia, Shant and Yerkir Media networks beginning 8:00pm.