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Armenian Children Relief Fund Sponsors Medical Treatment
of a 7-Year Old Girl from Artsakh
PRESS RELEASE
October 15, 2002
WASHINGTON— A seven year-old child from Artsakh,
severally crippled by cerebral paralysis, will soon be receiving desperately-needed
treatment, thanks to the Michigan-based Armenian Children Relief Fund
(ACRF). Martha Arzumanian will be flown to Moscow, where the latest
metabolic therapy has been used to treat cerebral paralysis at the "Primavera
Medica" center.
Martha's father, Kamo Arzumanian, a veteran who sustained
severe wounds in the Artsakh War, was unable to fund the proposed treatment.
Following an appeal to the Armenian Diaspora from the NKR Foreign Ministry,
the NKR Office in Washington called the ACRF. The Fund immediately offered
its help.
"The ACRF responded quickly and eagerly. We deeply
appreciate its ongoing patriotic support," said NKR Representative
in the United States Vardan Barseghian. "It is a very special feeling
for the children of Nagorno Karabakh to know that Armenians in other
parts of the world are mindful of their needs and will help, when asked."
"As in the past, we are ready to do what we can
to assist our people in heroic Artsakh. The name of the Fund reflects
our mission," said ACRF president, John (Varujan) Kchikian.
The ACRF recently renovated and refurbished two schools
in Taghaser and Vardashat villages as well as the local water systems.
It has also provided funds for medical treatment for Artsakh Liberation
War veteran Martik Yessayan and helped complete repairs to the Museum
of Perished Soldiers in Stepanakert. The Fund's major donors travel
to Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh every year to supervise the projects
and deliver additional assistance.
The Office of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic in the
United States is based in Washington, DC and works with the U.S. Government,
academia and the public representing official policies and interests
of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic.
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