Gavar Special School

Gavar Special School is very luck to have friends that understand the basic needs of the children must be met in order for them to learn. Focus on Children Now, Inc (FCN) has undertaken a very large project by collecting clothes from around the greater Los Angeles area to help people in Armenia. Gavar Special School is privileged to be the first school to receive a donation. In the spirit of service, sisters, Eileen and Audria Amirian were influential in helping collect a great volume of clothing.

The clothing sent by FCN was used in part by Gavar Special School. About half of the 15 boxes of clothes were given to various families in the greater Gavar and Sevan areas. These families all have one thing in common and that is the fact they have special needs children and have had very bad luck. Most of the families have an annual income of less than $500 a year.

FCN will continue their project and help other schools and communities. The following article provides more information:

Glendale, CA based Focus on the Children Now, Inc. (FCN), an organization whose mission is to assist needy children in Armenia, has recently completed its first successful clothing drive. Collected were over 2000 items of clothing intended for the most disadvantaged people in the Republic of Armenia. Gavar Special School was selected as the first organization to receive a donation of 15 large boxes of gently used clothing to be used for the special needs resident students, with remaining clothing to be distributed within the larger Gavar community.

A large portion of the clothes were collected by Eileen and Audria Amirian of Glendale, California through activities held at Clark Magnet High School and La Canada Preparatory School. Students and families brought over many clothes with them to school where the items were collected by Mr. Vahik Rostami and taken to Prime Linen which donated laundry facilities and 1,500 square feet of storage space for holding and organizing the clothes in preparation for shipment to Armenia.

Brothers, Robert and Avo Amirian and Mr. Varooj Kureghian as well as the Amirian Sisters sent the first shipment of clothing to Gavar Special School which arrived on March 12, 2007 in Gavar, Republic of Armenia. The Staff and Volunteers of Gavar Special School have received the packages with enthusiasm, which have been unpacked and categorized for distribution. Over 200 people will receive items, with priority given to the 92 special needs children of Gavar Special School. Most of the students come from extremely poor family situations being that the Gegharkunik Region of Armenia from which Gavar Special School draws its student body is the poorest in the country.

Focus on the Children Now, Inc will continue its work to help some of the most disadvantaged communities in the Republic of Armenia by partnering with various community organizations around the country. Many of these organizations were met through the recommendations of Peace Corps Volunteers who live and work in rural Armenia.

In the future, Focus on the Children Now, Inc will continue to send shipments of gently used clothing. If you wish to donate items to help the most disadvantaged in rural Armenia, please contact Mr. Varooj Kureghian at 818-517-7080.