SOAR’s 2024 Christmas Campaign ensures that every child SOAR supports will have a Christmas to remember.
Thanks to the generosity of our supporters, EVERY facility, family, and child has been sponsored!
Armenia
(ALL CELEBRATIONS HAVE BEEN SPONSORED!)
Lebanon
(ALL CELEBRATIONS HAVE BEEN SPONSORED!)
Displaced Artsakh Families
(ALL CELEBRATIONS HAVE BEEN SPONSORED!)
Fallen Soldier Families
(ALL FAMILIES HAVE BEEN SPONSORED!)
ARMENIA
Ada Keshishyants Center for Children with Disabilities
$1,000
SPONSORED
Children’s Home of Gyumri
$500
SPONSORED
Community Development and Social Support Center
$300
SPONSORED
Dzorak Care Center
$300
SPONSORED
Gavar Orphanage
$500
SPONSORED
Kharberd Orphanage
$500
SPONSORED
Mari Izmirlyan
$300
SPONSORED
Nakashian Children’s Support Center (formerly Mer Hooys)
$500
SPONSORED
Orran
$400
SPONSORED
Our Lady of Armenia Center (Gyumri)
$1,500
SPONSORED
Our Lady of Armenia Center (Kanaker)
$500
SPONSORED
Our Lady of Armenia Educational Center (Tashir)
$700
SPONSORED
Prkutyun
$300
SPONSORED
Shirak Marz Child and Family Support Center
$500
SPONSORED
Sisters of Charity (Bethlehem)
$650
SPONSORED
Sisters of Charity (Spitak)
$500
SPONSORED
All 3 SOAR Transitional Centers (1 in Gyumri, 2 in Yerevan)
$1,000
SPONSORED
SOS Children’s Village (Idjevan)
$500
SPONSORED
SOS Children’s Village (Kotayk)
$500
SPONSORED
Vardashen
$300
SPONSORED
Warm Hearth 3rd Village
$300
SPONSORED
Warm Hearth Arinj
$300
SPONSORED
Warm Hearth Jermik Ankyun Geghanist
$300
SPONSORED
Yerevan Ajapnyak Community Children’s Social Care Center
$400
SPONSORED
Yerevan’s Children Home (formerly Nork Orphanage)
$300
SPONSORED
Yerevan Special School Number 11 (Nubarashen)
$400
SPONSORED
Zadik Yerevan Child Assistance Center
$300
SPONSORED
LEBANON
Armenian Evangelical Boarding School
$1,500
SPONSORED
Birds’ Nest Orphanage
$1,000
SPONSORED
DISPLACED ARTSAKH FAMILIES
SOAR will be holding 3 celebrations by region for our displaced Artsakh families: Gyumri, Vanadzor, and Yerevan. Each celebration can be sponsored for $500.
GYUMRI FAMILIES
SPONSORED
VANADZOR FAMILIES
SPONSORED
YEREVAN FAMILIES
SPONSORED
FAMILIES
Help us assure a Christmas to remember for our unsponsored families for only $100 per family.
SPONSORED
Family information
Norik is a prisoner of war in Azerbaijan. His wife Julieta and two daughters, Nune, age 11, and Mari, age 7, live in the Ararat Region with Julieta’s parents. After Norik’s capture, Julieta suffered a memory loss from the stress. She is slowly regaining her memory. Nune has also been struggling with psychological issues after her father’s capture.
The family has learned that Norik is alive, but have no further information.
SPONSORED
Family information
Arkadi and his wife Marine had been living in the city Martakert in Artsakh. A few days after finding out that his wife was pregnant, he gave his life 0n May 11, 2023, while serving during the blockade. The Red Cross helped Marine and her mother who was suffering from kidney failure, relocate to Armenia in August of 2023 because they were unable to get the medical treatment they needed because of the blockade.
Marine’s three brothers were forcibly removed from their homes in Artsakh September 2023. On January 12, 2024, Marine gave birth to Arkadi, named after his father, whom he will never know. Marine had been in her 4th year of college studying to be a physical therapist but was unable to complete her education because of her displacement from Artsakh. She would like to complete her education. Currently Marine, her son Arkadi, her mother and three brothers are all living in a 3-room apartment in Vanadzor.
SPONSORED
Family information
Gegham received medals for serving in the 2020 Artsakh War after injuring his back and legs. He has had several operations on his back, but they have not helped his legs. The doctors told the family that future procedures are too dangerous. His wife, Sirvard, is unemployed. They have four children: Gohar (age 17); Armen (age 16); Aram (age 13); and Lili (age 11). Their oldest daughter is studying at the Medical College in Yerevan. The family lives in Yelpin. Their home is needs renovations including a new roof
SPONSORED
Family information
Vahe Karamyan was killed in October 2020 while heroically serving on the front line for Artsakh. His wife, Shushan, was giving birth to their third child in Yerevan when she learned of his death. She rushed to Sisian for her husband’s funeral service and was tragically killed in a car accident on her way there. The newborn baby was still in the hospital at this time, and their then four-year-old daughter and then two-year-old son were in the care of grandparents. The grandparents are now raising the three children
SPONSORED
Family information
Hayk gave his life on October 17, 2020, during the Artsakh War, while serving as a Major in the army for more than 25 years. He left behind his wife, Tamara, and his two sons, Gor (DOB 06/21/2006) and Vahagn (DOB 10/13/2008). The family was forcibly removed from their home in Artsakh on September 25, 2023. Now Tamara with her two sons and her mother are living in 3 room rented apartment in Yerevan. They are looking for cheaper housing and employment. Both Tamara and Gor have been undergoing medical exams and treatments for health issues.
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