Banquet to benefit sister city's hospital
November 17, 2005
Glendale News-Press
By Fred Ortega, News-Press and Leader
The Glendale-Ghapan Sister City Assn. has already raised $150,000 to revitalize the impoverished Armenian city's hospital, even though the group's main fund-raising banquet is still about two weeks away.
Most of the funds came from two private donors, Don Owen of Ventura and Guy Devorris of Los Angeles, who each contributed $50,000 during a kick-off for the association's Ghapan Hospital Revitalization Project on Nov. 9, association President Artin Manoukian said.[...].
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Ghapan, a city of 48,000 about 137 miles southeast of the Armenian capital, Yerevan, became Glendale's sister city by a resolution of the City Council in December 2002. It joined Glendale's other sister cities, Tlaquepaque and Rosarito in Mexico and Higashiosaka, Japan.
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During an October 2003 trip led by then-Mayor Frank Quintero, current Mayor Rafi Manoukian, City Manager Jim Starbird and numerous city, school and community representatives, the Glendale-Ghapan Sister City Assn. identified three areas of concern to target its efforts on: schools, healthcare and community infrastructure.
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Students from the Glendale Unified School District and Glendale Community College have raised funds for renovation of Ghapan's schools, including the upgrading of the library in the engineering department of the city's university.
In addition, the Glendale Fire Department donated a paramedic truck in April, which has already gone into service in Ghapan.
The next step is sending a medical delegation from Glendale Adventist Hospital in spring 2006 to further assess the situation at Ghapan's hospital and identify critical areas that need improvement, Artin Manoukian said.
"Ghapan is the capital of the Syunik region of Armenia, so its hospital not only serves the city but various surrounding villages," he said.
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Glendale News-Press
By Fred Ortega, News-Press and Leader
The Glendale-Ghapan Sister City Assn. has already raised $150,000 to revitalize the impoverished Armenian city's hospital, even though the group's main fund-raising banquet is still about two weeks away.
Most of the funds came from two private donors, Don Owen of Ventura and Guy Devorris of Los Angeles, who each contributed $50,000 during a kick-off for the association's Ghapan Hospital Revitalization Project on Nov. 9, association President Artin Manoukian said.[...].
[...]
Ghapan, a city of 48,000 about 137 miles southeast of the Armenian capital, Yerevan, became Glendale's sister city by a resolution of the City Council in December 2002. It joined Glendale's other sister cities, Tlaquepaque and Rosarito in Mexico and Higashiosaka, Japan.
[...]
During an October 2003 trip led by then-Mayor Frank Quintero, current Mayor Rafi Manoukian, City Manager Jim Starbird and numerous city, school and community representatives, the Glendale-Ghapan Sister City Assn. identified three areas of concern to target its efforts on: schools, healthcare and community infrastructure.
[...]
Students from the Glendale Unified School District and Glendale Community College have raised funds for renovation of Ghapan's schools, including the upgrading of the library in the engineering department of the city's university.
In addition, the Glendale Fire Department donated a paramedic truck in April, which has already gone into service in Ghapan.
The next step is sending a medical delegation from Glendale Adventist Hospital in spring 2006 to further assess the situation at Ghapan's hospital and identify critical areas that need improvement, Artin Manoukian said.
"Ghapan is the capital of the Syunik region of Armenia, so its hospital not only serves the city but various surrounding villages," he said.
[...]
Note: Above are excerpts from the article. The full article appears here. Clarifications and comments by me are contained in {}. Deletions are marked by [...]. The bold emphasis is mine.
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