Khajag Bornazyan writes: “In an ongoing effort to help our fellow Armenians in Syria, Rose and Alex Pilibos Armenian School is taking an active role to raise awareness and much needed funds for those in need. Three Pilibos students, George Kekejian, Manuk Karapetyan, and Khajag Bornazyan created a Power Point presentation about the ongoing conflict that occurs in Syria today. As such, we felt obligated to take immediate action. In the presentation, we discussed what the Armenian community is experiencing in that region and what we can do to help. Our goal was to inform our fellow students about the struggles facing Armenians around the world and educate them about Syria’s ongoing battle”
The presentation was organized with the help by their fellow teacher, Sona Madarian, and with ANCA Western Region Executive, William Bayramian. They discussed the efforts of the Armenian Syrian Relief Fund (SARF) along with the various other support organizations available in sending much needed aid and assistance.
This effort launched a fund-raising campaign on campus centered on the theme of “Peace and Unity”. Three eleventh grade students, Alice Khachmanyan, Harout Klian, and Andre Ksajikian, worked tirelessly to create bookmarks that will be disturbed to the student body in return for a donation. The money raised will be donated to Syrian Armenian Relief Fund (SARF) which aids Armenian families in need. The students also created cut outs of peace doves that created the Wall of Peace and Unity on campus..
As Allen Ginserg said: “The only thing that can save the world is the reclaiming of the awareness of the world. That’s what poetry does.”
