DISTRIBUTIONS 2024

JANUARY
FEBRUARY
MARCH
APRIL
MAY
JUNE
JULY

JULY

SOAR Perth board members visit the Transitional Center, Gyumri.

Wheelchairs for Sisters of Charity, Bethlehem.
Wheelchairs for Sisters of Charity Bethlehem.
Annual summer retreat for the residents of Nakashian Children’s Support Center.
Maternal and Newborn Health Fund sessions with 15 participants from April-June.

SOAR Transitional Center Gyumri residents’ annual trip to Trchkan Falls before they leave for their volunteer work at Our Lady of Armenia Summer Camp.

2nd session of Javakh Summer Camp

2nd session of Javakh Summer Camp funded by the Harold and Josephine Gulamerian Armenian Orphan Fund.

JUNE

Javakh Summer Camp 2024

Javakh Summer Camp funded by the Harold and Josephine Gulamerian Armenian Orphan Fund.

June 1st, National Children’s Day celebration!

MAY

Graduation for OLA Kanaker residents

Graduation for Our Lady of Armenia Annie Bezikian Center, Kanaker residents.

Graduation celebration for the students at Vardashen funded by the Harold and Josephine Gulamerian Armenian Orphan Fund.
Graduation celebration for the students at Vardashen funded by the Society for Orphaned Armenian Relief (SOAR)
Six children from the AFIF and FFSRF sponsorship families attended camp in
Lori region. The camp program was organized by “Lusastghikner ” and was funded by the Harold and Josephine Gulamerian Armenian Orphan Fund.
A meeting with families in the AFIF and FFSRF programs was held at
the Gyumri Transitional Center.
Armine Yeghiazaryan, a specialist in the social work and employment department of the Gyumri Territorial Center of the United Social Service presented the available programs, courses, vacancies, and the application procedure offered by the State to the participants.
At the end of the meeting, the participants received electrical equipment as a gift for Mother’s Day:
  • From Gyumri Transitional center 12 families
  • From Yerevan FFSRF office 21 families
  • From Vanadzor ADA Center 4 families

The meetings and gifts were funded by the Harold and Josephine Gulamerian Armenian Orphan Fund.

Informational meeting for Fallen Soldier Families and Displaced Artsakh Families

APRIL

Training for SOAR staff in Armenia

SOAR’s Yerevan and Gyumri staff visited “Nakashian’s Children’s Support Center” to participate in a training course led by the center director Nune Geghamyan.

The topic we’ve discussed was “Communication skills in working with the vulnerable target group”. Both sides shared their experiences working with difficult cases and the ways they found solutions to the problems.

After the meeting all staff members had a tour in the center and were able to see the huge impact SOAR has had on the Center and its residents.

Stomach tubes and tracheostomy for Children’s Home of Gyumri funded by the Harold and Josephine Gulamerian Armenian Orphan Fund.

Stomach tubes and tracheostomy for Children's Home of Gyumri
Refrigerator and laptop for Our Lady of Armenia Annie Bezikian Center

A new refrigerator and laptop for Our Lady of Armenia Annie Bezikian Center funded by the Harold and Josephine Gulamerian Armenian Orphan Fund.

The displaced children from the Artsakh Boarding School are still living together at Kapan Orphanage. They received seasonal shoes and clothing and Easter food and treats thanks to SOAR Jacksonville.

Update on displaced Artsakh Boarding School Children
Shoes for the children of OLA Tashir

New shoes for the children of Our Lady of Armenia Educational Center, Tashir, funded by the Harold and Josephine Gulamerian Armenian Orphan Fund.

1Q bread stipend for Prkutyun funded by the  Harold and Josephine Gulamerian Armenian Orphan Fund.

1Q bread stipend for Prkutyun

MARCH

Easter Celebrations

SOAR Transitional Centers

Yerevan Special School Number 11 (Nubarashen)

Yerevan Special School Number 11 (Nubarashen)

SOAR Mobile Eye Care Van assists residents at Nakashian Children's Support Center and Our Lady of Armenia Center

SOAR Mobile Eye Care Van assists residents at Nakashian Children’s Support Center and Our Lady of Armenia Center.

New furnishings and appliances for the Warm hearth facilities to accommodate the new displaced Artsakh residents, funded by the Harold and Josephine Gulamerian Armenian Orphan Fund.

New furnishings and appliances for the Warm hearth facilities to accommodate the new displaced Artsakh residents

FEBRUARY

New 3 in one printer for Prkutyun

3-in-1 Printer for Prkutyun funded by  The Harold and Josephine Gulamerian Armenian Orphan Fund.

After

New shelving for the store at Our Lady of Armenia Center, Gyumri funded by the Harold and Josephine Gulamerian Armenian Orphan Fund.

New shelving for store at Our Lady of Armenia Center, Gyumri

Before

  • Completion of the Garden Project at Sisters of Charity, Bethlehem-before
  • Completion of the Garden Project at Sisters of Charity, Bethlehem

Completion of the Garden Project at Sisters of Charity, Bethlehem. The project was funded by SOAR Wisconsin, The Harold and Josephine Gulamerian Armenian Orphan Fund, and The Albert Tamberchi Foundation.

New leather sofa for the SOAR Transitional Center for Young Men

New leather sofa for the SOAR Transitional Center for Young Men

JANUARY

Bread stipend for Prkutyun for the month of January

Bread stipend for Prkutyun for the month of January