Sarf Chairman Visits The Western Diocese

Mr. Raffi Kendirjian, the newly appointed Chairman of Syrian Armenian Relief Fund (SARF) along with Mr. Barkev Hamalian and Mr. Karnig Kaligian visited the Western Diocese on September 21, 2016 and met with the Diocesan Primate Archbishop Hovnan Derderian.

Archbishop Derderian was briefed on the current and future SARF events and projects to heed the humanitarian needs of the Syrian-Armenian community.

The Syrian Armenian Relief Fund (SARF) was founded in 2012 as a collaborative effort of the major Armenian organizations in the United States.  Its purpose is to provide aid and assistance to Armenians in Syria — primarily in Aleppo — who are victims of the raging Syrian civil war.

The following churches, charities, and organizations came together to form the Syrian Armenian Relief Fund in August 2012: Armenian Catholic Eparchy in North America; Armenian Evangelical Union of North America; Western Diocese of the Armenian Church; Western Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church of America; Armenian General Benevolent Union; Armenian Missionary Association of America; Armenian Relief Society of Western USA; Armenian Democratic Liberal Party; Armenian Revolutionary Federation Western USA; and Social Democrat Hunchakian Party Western USA.

To make a contribution, either donate online at www.SyrianArmenianReliefFund.org or send a check made out to SARF: P.O. Box 1948, Glendale, CA 91209-1948.