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

For Immediate Release ~ Oct, 2009
Contact: FCN ~ Kanakara Navasartian: Kanakara@fcnorg.com

Los Angeles, October 2009 – On Saturday, October 17, Focus on Children Now (FCN) will hold a Clothing Drive as part of its Humanitarian Aid Program. 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. 

“Through FCN’s Humanitarian Aid Program, we have the opportunity to have an immediate impact on the lives of thousands of children and their families. By simply donating clothes to children and families in need, we are able to make a real and tangible difference,” said Kariné Aboolian, President of Focus on Children Now. 

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.

The boxes of clothing and supplies will be shipped to Armenia via United Armenia Fund. Past shipments have reached children and families via dozens of organizations and channels, including Armenia Red Cross, American Peace Corps Volunteers, Mer Doon, ORRAN, Armenia Education Fund, Gavar Special School, Aygabatz Organization, Bridge of Hope, Fuller Center for Housing, Astghavard Disabled Children’s Parents NGO, Word of Life Church, Children's Assistance Fund, Zartik Orphanage, Houys Orphanage, Gyumri, Mission Armenia Soup Kitchen, Green Tavush NGO, Vanazor Orphanage, Huys Yev Havet Ojakh, and Kharbert Specialized Orphanage.

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, Oct. 17, 2009
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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