Prime minister appeals for prominent US-Aremnians’ support to All Armenian Fund  

Prime Minsiter Nikol Pashinyan has issued an appeal to prominent compatriots in the United States, asking them to offer their generous contributions to Hayastan All Armenian Fund to assist in the country’s development.

At the 2019 fundraising event, the premier particularly addressed his call to US-Armenian reality star and beauty mogul Kim Kardashian, Reddit owner Alexis Ohanian and System of A Down lead vocalist Serj Tankian for making their donations to the fund as part of the annual telethons – as well as electronically by credit cards (by visiting the fund’s website at himnadram.org) – to make the process ongoing. The premier noted that most of the funds – since the launch of the annual fundraising events in 1997 - have come from Diaspora compatriots, mainly successful businessmen and public figures.

“And now if 5 million Armenians do the same action what I did, we will have more than 1 billion USD annually, rather than 13 million USD. We also should engage the people in this process. I challenge three Armenians – the first one is Serj Tankian. Dear Serj, you have a challenge to enter himnadram.org and do so that every month 21 USD will be transferred to the Fund from your card. The second one is Kim Kardashian. Dear Kim, I don’t know whether you hear me now or not, but I hope you will get informed. Please, visit himnadram.org and do so that every month 22 USD will be transferred from your card to the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund. And the third one is Alexis Ohanian. Dear Alexis, I don’t know whether you now follow the live broadcast or not, but I am convinced that you will get this message. I send a challenge to you to visit himnadram.org and make so that every month 23 USD will be transferred to the Hayastan All Armenian Fund from your card. But it’s very important that you do this process publicly and send in your turn a challenge to three other Armenians you know. And in general, all those who will take this step, invite three more Armenians to do the same. And if we manage to spread this within 5 million Armenians, we will have a pan-Armenian budget which will definitely serve for the strengthening of Armenia, Artsakh and also the Diaspora. It’s very important for us to make this process engaging. The Armenian wealthy people will again continue the donations, I am sure,” ARMENPRESS quotes him as saying.

At its annual 22nd telethon aired live by the Public Television of Armenia, the All Armenian Fund raised $9,856,100 - $1,300,000 more compared tol the 2018 fundraising.