Online fundraising to support the families of fallen soldiers in Artsakh
Armenian Renaissance diaspora organization is conducting fundraising to support the families of the fallen soldiers who died in the recent unprecedented Azeri aggression in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh). “We bow before all of the brave young men who sacrificed their lives for Armenia and for our well-being. It is impossible to fully express our gratitude for the young lives that were sacrificed. But we in the diaspora feel deeply obliged to at least try to help the families of the fallen soldiers in their material struggles by sending them financial support. We invite all diaspora Armenians to join this initiative. Armenian Renaissance will transfer and disburse the funds to the beneficiaries directly and without intermediaries. For this purpose a representative of Armenian Renaissance, Garik Khachatryan, himself a former freedom fighter and member of the Shushi Special Battalion, will travel to Armenia to coordinate the efforts locally,” the organization said. You can follow the fundraising, the list of donors and the sum total of funds raised at the following page http://www.armenianrenaissance.org/cs_cause/2016/04/06/12390/ At the same time the organization says the fundraising event and the name of the organization have recently become the subject of misunderstanding and misinformation in the media and social networks. The reason is that the organization is confused with a political party bearing the same name. “Our organization existed for three years when Artur Baghdasaryan decided to rename his party Armenian Renaissance Party. Naturally, it caused confusion among people despite our warnings and demand to change the party’s name, the organization said. The organization also promised to post on the website of Armenian Renaissance a detailed report after the funds have been provided to the families.
