My 27th Birthday Goes to Aleppo
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As a child I remember going through my parents' wedding photos wondering why they had pledged thier wedding festivities to raise funds for charity, for AGBU. Next week I am turning 27 and for the second year in a row I am pledging my Birthday for urgent humanitarian need in Syria. Thank you mom and dad, now I understand why.
I grew up in a peaceful community in Aleppo where organizations like the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU) sustained a healthy community lifestyle made possible through a vast body of devoted donors and volunteers. Today Syria is in war and AGBU has once again turned to its initial mission statement of 1906 to provide desperately needed aid to those in need.
Since the outbreak of Syria's Civil War, AGBU's Syria Relief Fund has been providing a lifeline to thousands of families through the support of global donors and the help of over one hundred volunteers in Syria. Most of these volunteers are friends I grew up with, went to school with or served the community with as part of AGBU's Scouts movement and student association. These brave men and women who stayed back in Syria have been putting their lives in danger every day to make sure aid reaches those who need it most.
Dear family and friends, for my 27th birthday I ask you to give me the gift of contributing to the humanitarian work my friends are doing in Syria. Please help me raise $3000 in support of AGBU's Syria Relief Fund.
Please visit http://agbu.org/syriarelief/ or contact me for further details.
NOTE: Friends in Lebanon and other countries where Gofundme is not supported: I am kindly asking you to go straight to AGBUs Urgent Appeal page <https://donate.agbu.org/agbu-urgent-appeal> and add "Anna's 27th Birthday" in the comments section. I promise that in less than 24 hours I will add your contribution to the Gofundme platform. Please mention "anonymous" in the comments section if you want you contribution to be anonymous.
I grew up in a peaceful community in Aleppo where organizations like the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU) sustained a healthy community lifestyle made possible through a vast body of devoted donors and volunteers. Today Syria is in war and AGBU has once again turned to its initial mission statement of 1906 to provide desperately needed aid to those in need.
Since the outbreak of Syria's Civil War, AGBU's Syria Relief Fund has been providing a lifeline to thousands of families through the support of global donors and the help of over one hundred volunteers in Syria. Most of these volunteers are friends I grew up with, went to school with or served the community with as part of AGBU's Scouts movement and student association. These brave men and women who stayed back in Syria have been putting their lives in danger every day to make sure aid reaches those who need it most.
Dear family and friends, for my 27th birthday I ask you to give me the gift of contributing to the humanitarian work my friends are doing in Syria. Please help me raise $3000 in support of AGBU's Syria Relief Fund.
Please visit http://agbu.org/syriarelief/ or contact me for further details.
NOTE: Friends in Lebanon and other countries where Gofundme is not supported: I am kindly asking you to go straight to AGBUs Urgent Appeal page <https://donate.agbu.org/agbu-urgent-appeal> and add "Anna's 27th Birthday" in the comments section. I promise that in less than 24 hours I will add your contribution to the Gofundme platform. Please mention "anonymous" in the comments section if you want you contribution to be anonymous.
Organizer
Anna Caroline
Organizer
Cambridge, MA
