The Central Executive Board of the Armenian Relief Society (ARS) recently announced the generous donation of $50,000 by Mr. and Mrs. Harout and Vicky Marachelian of California to the ARS.
In keeping with the wishes of the benefactors, the sum will be equally allotted to cover two projects: the renovation expenses of the ARS “Soseh” Kindergarten in Stepanakert, Artsakh (Karabagh); and the expenses incurred by the current activities of the ARS International Office, including the exhibit of Armenian textiles at the U.N. in New York as part of the ARS’s Armenian Genocide Centennial commemoration.
“The role played by the centenarian Armenian Relief Society over the past momentous decades of Armenian history is well known by everyone,” said Vicky Marachelian, chair of the ARS Central Executive Board. “Today, as in previous years, the Society continues its humanitarian and compatriotic activities in Armenian reality worldwide. In view of the basic educational endeavors of the ARS ‘Soseh’ Kindergartens, providing young generations with essential knowledge of their ethnic culture, we are aware of the necessity of both moral and financial assistance to sustain their sacred mission.”
“Confronted by this reality, this sum will be used for the basic needs of this, and similar, ARS programs,” she added.
As a sign of gratitude for this substantial donation by the benefactor couple, the ARS Central Executive Board will name and dedicate its Boston Central Office boardroom after “Mr. and Mrs. Harout and Vicky Marachelian.”
Needless to say, the world-wide humanitarian projects and programs of the 105-year-old Armenian Relief Society would not have been possible to implement without the supportive generosity of its benefactors and countless supporters.
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