Focus on Children Now Honored by USC Students

USC AGSA Donation Helps Provide Daily Nourishment to Over 200 Children

For Immediate Release
Contact: Kanakara Navasartian ~ info@fcnorg.com ~ 818-554-8832

Los Angeles, March 2009 – Focus on Children Now (FCN) was the organization of honoree at the 7th Annual USC Armenian Graduate Students’ Association (USC AGSA) Gala. The proceeds from the January 30, 2009 Gala were donated to FCN’s Children's Nutrition Program.

“One of USC AGSA’s missions is to bring the youth together and give back to the community. It was our pleasure to honor Focus on Children Now at our 2009 annual gala and be part of such a worthy cause - one that is committed to making the world a better place and break the poverty cycle,” said the USC AGSA board.

With this donation, FCN will provide daily nourishment to over 200 children in Armenia for an entire school year. Thus, over 200 students will no longer attend school hungry and can now study on a fuller stomach. The daily milk and snack they will be provided will also help with their mental and physical development and well being.

“We are grateful to have had the opportunity to be a part of USC AGSA’s annual giving tradition. Their commitment to the Armenian cause is commendable. It is always nice to see the leaders of our younger generation involved with philanthropy, aware of their heritage and generously giving their time and effort to better the lives of others,” said Kariné Aboolian, co-founder and president of FCN.

About Focus on Children Now
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 USC Armenian Graduate Students’ Association
The USC AGSA is a non-profit, graduate student organization based in Los Angeles, California. The USC AGSA’s mission is to create a lasting social, academic, and professional network for graduate students; to organize social events such that graduate students and young professionals of all southern California colleges and universities can meet and bond; to organize cultural activities in the public eye so as to increase exposure and validity to causes and interests important to the Armenian community; to serve the wider Armenian community by organizing fundraisers, campaigns, and initiatives to benefit the Republic of Armenia as well as our communities in the Diaspora.

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