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PRESS RELEASE

U.S. GOVERNMENT PRESENTS $50,000 TO THE ARMENIAN SANATORIUM IN ALEY

Friday, December 05, 2008

Beirut, Lebanon

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID)/Lebanon Mission Director, Denise A. Herbol, presented $50,000 to the Armenian Sanatorium.   USAID’s assistance will allow the center to procure furniture for the elderly section.

Established in 1937 in the village of Azounieh in the Aley district, the Armenian Sanatorium is a non-profit center that provides high quality and low cost geriatrics and pulmonary disease treatment for 135 elderly persons per year.  Patients come from economically disadvantaged families mainly from the Armenian Lebanese community and from villages surrounding Azounieh.  The center currently employs 60 persons.

USAID has worked in Lebanon since 1951 and implemented development projects to benefit Lebanese citizens. With funds from the American people, USAID creates jobs, invests in youth and protects the environment.  USAID’s work reflects the strong friendship between the Lebanese and American people.