Children of Armenia Fund's Gala in New York raises $3.6 millionDecember 20, 2017 - 18:18 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Annual Children of Armenia Fund's (COAF) Gala at Cipriani in New York raised $3.6 million to fund COAF's extensive range of programs in Armenia. The annual event is supported by Hollywood stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Ariana Grande, Chloe Kardashian, Conan O'Brien, Tina Fey and may others. The supporters of COAF's efforts gather in New York City each year to participate in the much-anticipated and star-studded event which held held for the 14th time this year on December 16. Emmy- and Tony-award winning actress Andrea Martin hosted the fundraising, while Swiss art auctioneer and collector Simon de Pury curated the auction of unique artworks. Spanning education, health, wellness, science, technology, innovation, culture, art, communication and languages, COAF's programming was created to empower a new generation of healthy, educated Armenians to significantly improve the future of their homeland on both a local and global scale. Last year, DiCaprio made a $65,000 donation to the Fund by acquiring a work by painter Joe Bradley. Top stories 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. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | India wants Armenia’s proposals on use of Chabahar port India is expecting proposals from Armenia regarding the use of Chabahar port in Iran, Indian ambassador says. Mkhitaryan raises arrest of former Karabakh leaders in Azerbaijan Inter Milan star Henrikh Mkhitaryan has shared a news story about the extension of the arrest of former Karabakh leaders. Ucom Celebrates Telecommunication Day May 17 commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union on May 17, 1865. Armenian, Azerbaijani heads of parliament meet in Switzerland President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. |