“Glandale news press” reports that a joint effort between the Glendale and South Bay chapters, Sunday’s breakfast at the Armenian Cultural Foundation’s Glendale Youth Center was the second year the groups joined together to help Glendale’s sister city of Kapan. Last year’s breakfast raised around $1,000, according to Chair of the Armenian Youth Federation’s South Bay Chapter Armen Karapetyan.
“They were able to use the money to buy a much-needed car to transport the children to the hospital and for other necessities,” the 23-year-old said.
This year the 20 volunteers fed 50 community members, including other organization members, parents and church patrons from next door.
The $500 raised Sunday will be a general fundraiser for the same orphanage until the group finds a specific item or program to earmark it for, Karapetyan said.
The breakfast is the first fundraiser the Glendale chapter of the new year. Other events this year will include another joint fundraiser with other Armenian Youth Federation chapters for an annual concert, and to raise money for its triannual publication Haytoug, said Social Committee Chair Arpa Hatcbanian.
After finishing breakfast, Hatcbanian was looking for local shelters to donate the leftover food.
