Telethon 2003 organized by the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund to be held on November 27 in Los Angeles

On November 27 the telethon organized by the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund will begin in Los Angeles at early in the morning. The goal of this year's telethon is to reach the completion of the North-South highway construction of the Republic of Nagorno Karabagh.

On November 27, which is Thanksgiving Day, the telethon organized by the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund will begin in Los Angeles at early in the morning. The goal of this year's telethon is to reach the completion of the North-South highway construction of the Republic of Nagorno Karabagh. More than 100 volunteers will answer the calls of donators for 12 hours continuously. During the telethon, films about Armenia and Karabagh will be shown. During live broadcast, public figures in the community and respected artists and intellectuals will make salutary speeches to the viewers.

The president of the NKR Arkadi Gukasian and the CEO of the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund Naira Melkoumyan will participate in the telethon.

100,000 meters is left for the completion of the highway. The price of one meter is $150 U.S. dollars.

The telethon will be broadcasted in Armenia, the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and Europe for 12 hours, starting from November 27 at 8 p.m. Yerevan time, and ending on November 28 at 8 a.m. Yerevan time. You may watch the telethon on Armenia's public television in your country via satellite.

Call 1-800-888-8897 on November 27 between the hours of 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. L.A. time.

For more information, please visit our web site at http://www.himnadram.org/