On June 1, the ANCA Telethon 2014 raised more than $2,021,763 million raised at the close of the Telethon in support of the educational and grassroots development efforts of the ANCA Endowment.

The ANCA Telethon 2014 rallied unprecedented grassroots support during its 6 hour nationwide broadcast with tens of thousands of Armenian Americans from across the U.S.

This year’s telethon was accompanied by a rush of Social media support with Armenians from around the world turning to Facebook, Instagram and Twitter to spread the civic development message of the ANCA Endowment, and the “#goANCA” selfie campaign spotlighted community groups, families and individuals.

Nowhere was there more enthusiasm for ANCA initiatives than on the various Armenian School campuses throughout California, where educators used ANCA Telethon as a teaching moment to instill the importance for youth civic involvement and community pride from kindergarten to the high school level.

Members of several organizations, volunteers, churches, community leaders, members of ANCA Chapters, artists, Congressmen and Assemblymembers participated in the fundraiser and helped make it a success.

The ANCA Endowment Fund supports a broad range of educational, youth, and civic programs that give voice to the views and values of the Armenian American community, strengthening our presence in the American civic arena, and empowering pro-Armenian stakeholders with the information and resources they need to take on the powerful forces aligned against the Armenian nation.

The first three ANCA Endowment Fund telethons, held in 2006, 2009 and 2012, raised over $6.5 million for Armenian American educational, youth, and civic programs.

For more information, visit www.ancatelethon.org.

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