FOCUS ON CHILDREN NOW’S CLOTHING DRIVE TO REACH THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN

For Immediate Release ~ Jan 2010
Contact: FCN ~ Kanakara Navasartian: Kanakara@fcnorg.com

Los Angeles, January 2010 – On Saturday, January 16, Focus on Children Now (FCN) will hold its first Clothing Drive of 2010. In one day, an estimated of 100 boxes of clothing containing about 6,000 pieces of articles will be packed. The boxes will be distributed to schools, orphanages, soup kitchens, refugee camps, hospitals, and many more deserving individuals and families in Armenia.

With the kind donations of supporters and help of its generous volunteers, FCN has helped over 50,000 children and their families by distributing donated clothing, shoes, school supplies, toys and medical supplies, allowing the beneficiating children to feel more confident about entering society and shrugging off the stigma of poverty.

Community members can help by donating new and gently used clothing, new shoes, toys and school supplies and/or volunteering their time to sort and pack the articles. Visit www.fcnorg.com for more information.

When:             Saturday, January 16, 2010
Time:              9:00 am to 3:00 pm
Where:            AGBU Manoogian Dermirjian School
                        6844 Oakdale Ave., Canoga Park, CA 91306

* AGBU Manoogian Dermirjian School has been imperative in making the Humanitarian Aid Program a success; articles collected are stored and packed at the school’s facility. 

About Focus on Children Now (www.focusonchildrennow.org)
Focus on Children Now, Inc. is a not-for- profit organization with the motto to “Break the Poverty Cycle, One Child at a Time.” FCN’s 100% volunteer team, working with a loyal donor base and a trusted network of partners, has been helping impoverished children in need of basic life necessities since 2005 through its various programs.

About Humanitarian Aid Program

Every month, FCN dispatches to and distributes thousands of pieces of new and quality used clothing to disadvantaged children and their families. The organization also sends care packages containing shoes, toys, school supplies and bedding to numerous nursing homes, special schools, soup kitchens and orphanages. FCN’s target is to collect, sort, pack and distribute over 100,000 pieces of articles in 2009 as part of their Humanitarian Aid Program.

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