Recently, in anticipation of the Telethon 2009 of the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund the Canadian city of Montreal hosted a charity dinner, attended by the President of NKR, RA Ambassador-at-Large, president of the Board of Trustees of the Fund Arkady Ghukasyan .
The dinner was also attended by the Chairman of the local authority of the Fund in Montreal Andranik Shirinyan, RA Ambassador to Canada Armen Hakobyan and about 200 representatives of the Armenian community of Canada. During a charity dinner Canadian philanthropists Vreje and Imastuhi Nikoghossians provided about 100 000 dollars. The donation will be directed to the repairmen of the Abovyan district hospital.
During the five-day working visit to Canada Arkady Gukasyan held several meetings with the head of Armenian General Benevolent Union Armen Bechakjian, director of the Union Tekeyan Arto Manukian, representatives of the local Armenian community, and visited the National college of St. Hakob, the Armenian Catholic school Holy Narek and other spiritual, educational and cultural centers of Montreal.
In the city of Laval Arkady Ghukasyan together with the leader of the Canadian Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church Bagrat Galstyan, and other clergymen took part in the opening ceremony of the newly constructed church of St. Khach (Cross).
Arkady Ghukasyan visited the Armenian Embassy in Ottawa. Now he is back in the U.S., in Los Angeles, where he is preparing for meetings with representatives of the Armenian Diaspora.
Prior to his visit to Canada Arkady Ghokasyan met with the New York philanthropists, the honorary member of Trustees Board of the Hayastan Fund Louise Manoogian Simone, with whom he discussed the organizational issues and strategy for the upcoming November 26 Telethon.
