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DC Armenian Community Shows Solidarity to Syrian Armenians
Sarkissian Shares Challenges Facing Syrian Armenians in Greater Washington, D.C. Presentation
WASHINGTON—Inspired by the Christmas season of giving and conscious of the blessings shared by the community, Armenian Americans from throughout the greater Washington, D.C. area gathered at Soorp Khatch Armenian Apostolic Church Arabian Hall on Dec. 12 to hear the
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How can we help? Where can we donate to support Syrian Armenians? Are there collections of blankets, or other needed things for them? What can we do?
Hi Diane,
Thank you for your interest in helping our brothers and sisters in Syria.
I am unaware of blanket and similar collection efforts because it is so difficult to get the goods safely into Syria.
A number of organizations are raising funds for Syrian Armenian Relief, including the ARS, our Churches, AGBU, etc.
To donate through the ARS Eastern US – please visit: arseastusa.org/donate
The Syrian Armenian Relief Fund (based in the California) is a coalition of Armenian organizations which is hosting a telethon for Syrian Armenian Relief on February 21st. To learn more about the telethon and to watch it day-of, visit: http://www.syrianarmenianrelieffund.org/telethon/
If you haven’t done so already, I absolutely recommend you take a moment to read Dr. Nerses Sarkissian’s interview with The Armenian Weekly to get a sense of the everyday predicament our community is facing in Syria: http://armenianweekly.com/2015/12/09/surviving-aleppo/
Please don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any more questions!
It was very impressive to learn about the situation from a person who has been in Aleppo from the first day.