  AYF to hold walkathon to raise funds for Syrian Armenians January 29, 2013 - 09:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On February 10, the Armenian Youth Federation, Burbank “Varak” Chapter will be hosting a walkathon to raise funds as well as awareness about the Syrian Armenian Crisis. The walk will start from Brand Park at 10 am (1601 W. Mountain St, Glendale, CA 91201) and end at the Burbank Youth Center (75 E. Santa Anita Avenue, Burbank, CA 91502). During the walkathon members of the Armenian Youth Federation will be passing out informative brochures to the public informing them of the Syrian Civil War and the crisis the Armenian’s living in Syria are in. Funds raised from the event will be used to send aid to the Armenians residing in Syria through the Syrian Armenian Relief Fund. “No matter how distant our people are, they are always in our thoughts, and we will do anything to give them a helping hand.” said Rafi Orphali, a member of the Armenian Youth Federation “Varak” Chapter. “This event hopes to unite the Armenian people during a time of urgency.” Founded in 1933, the Armenian Youth Federation is the largest and most influential Armenian American youth organization in the United States, working to advance the social, political, educational and cultural awareness of Armenian-American youth.   Top stories The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Ararat Mirzoyan and Jeyhun Bayramov, have arrived in Washington. The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
