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Can we help Armenia.
I have an Idea that almost all of us have come across once in our lives
Well, before you guys get tired of reading what I have to say, I would urge you to keep on reading just a few more paragraphs.
Last night I was reading an online Armenian newpaper, ArmeniaNow.com One of the stories was about an elderly couple that live in Armenia, and they are literally freezing. The old man, who was nearly 70, was saying how "every evening, when the sun goes down, they try and wait as long as their bodies will handle the cold, before they light any firewood." Before they light the wood, its about 35 degrees in the house, and after they light the wood it becomes 49 degrees. They recieve money from the Armenian government, but GUESS HOW MUCH? The old man gets 7 dollars a MONTH! and his wife gets $6 dollars a month!!! That's $13 dollors a month to live. And you might be thinking that, "hey, in Armenia $13 is enough," but believe me its not, it would be like someone in the US getting $70-80 dollors a month, to use for electricity, water, ect.. This story is very painful to hear. One thing that totally got me was that the old man and his wife have children living in different countries, and the children always beg them to leave Armenia, but the old man said "this is my homeland, it might not be alot, but it's mine." Some people right now would be thinking that this man is stupid, so what if its your homeland? right? leave, so you can live a normal life! And you know what, I agree, why live in such conditions, when you can live a good life somewhere else. That's not all. A few weeks ago, I was reading the newspaper again, and there was a story about a lady with 3 children. And because they are so poor and have no food, the children, without their mom's knowing, walked to a big city in Armenia, and beg for money. These children were 12, 9, 7 years old, I believe. MAN!!! My youngest brother is 10, and I cant see him leaving the house, walking for hours to get to the city, so he can stand on the street and beg for money or food. I am sure you all have siblings, try and imagine your younger brothers, sisters, or even cousins doing this. And there is nothing that this lady can do, if she tells her children not to go, then they will surely starve, and because they go, they are missing out on their childhood and important education. Most of us have been 2Lucky, I, personally, had a good childhood, I dont remember a day that I was hungry, I dont remember a day I was cold, or had to wait a week to take a shower.
I hope, you dont think that I have been exagerating about any of this, because I have not. This is all true, to the very end.
So, after reading the elderly couples story, I couldn't sleep last night, well, atleast for a little while. I was trying to think of a way to help these people in need. (I know we've all thought how we can help the unfortunate). I came up with an idea, now, please dont criticize my idea too much, I would like some feedback though. Well this is my IDEA...
In Armenianclub.com, there are about 50,000 people that are enrolled. Lets say that we had a place on that webpage that would allow people to donate a dollor, just $1 dollor. Now lets say, that out of 50,000 people, half, (25,000) each give $1 dollor, every month. That means that we would collect $25,000 dollors a month, to send to Armenia. $25,000 dollors a month X 12 months, thats $300,000 dollors, that we could sent to Armenia for help. $300,000 dollors could help so many people. And thats only half of Armenianclub giving $1 dollor each month, there are alot more Armenian sites, and if we could get more people to donate $1 dollor a month, which would only be $12 dollors a year. That's like going to see a movie in one night. We could help so many people in need. Now I know what some of you are thinking, you're thinking, "well, I already send money to my relatives there, so I am helping." That's exactly what my family does, we send atleast $300 dollors a month to our families in Armenia. But what about all the elderly people or the people that dont have a way to leave Armenia, and dont have any one to help them. Does anyone think $12 a year, is too much to ask from people. If this did work, it would not only help many suffering Armenians, but I believe that the Armenian economy would benefit from this. All the money that would be collected could be sent to a humanitarian organization in Armenia, and they would be able to dicide how to distribute the money. Now, I know my idea has alot of holes that need patching, but I think we as Armenians are very resourceful, and we are very homogenous (meaning, we are of one). And something like my idea should be inplemented soon. It would give a better life, or even just a stable life, to lots of people. If anyone has any comments please respond.
Thanks
Well, before you guys get tired of reading what I have to say, I would urge you to keep on reading just a few more paragraphs.
Last night I was reading an online Armenian newpaper, ArmeniaNow.com One of the stories was about an elderly couple that live in Armenia, and they are literally freezing. The old man, who was nearly 70, was saying how "every evening, when the sun goes down, they try and wait as long as their bodies will handle the cold, before they light any firewood." Before they light the wood, its about 35 degrees in the house, and after they light the wood it becomes 49 degrees. They recieve money from the Armenian government, but GUESS HOW MUCH? The old man gets 7 dollars a MONTH! and his wife gets $6 dollars a month!!! That's $13 dollors a month to live. And you might be thinking that, "hey, in Armenia $13 is enough," but believe me its not, it would be like someone in the US getting $70-80 dollors a month, to use for electricity, water, ect.. This story is very painful to hear. One thing that totally got me was that the old man and his wife have children living in different countries, and the children always beg them to leave Armenia, but the old man said "this is my homeland, it might not be alot, but it's mine." Some people right now would be thinking that this man is stupid, so what if its your homeland? right? leave, so you can live a normal life! And you know what, I agree, why live in such conditions, when you can live a good life somewhere else. That's not all. A few weeks ago, I was reading the newspaper again, and there was a story about a lady with 3 children. And because they are so poor and have no food, the children, without their mom's knowing, walked to a big city in Armenia, and beg for money. These children were 12, 9, 7 years old, I believe. MAN!!! My youngest brother is 10, and I cant see him leaving the house, walking for hours to get to the city, so he can stand on the street and beg for money or food. I am sure you all have siblings, try and imagine your younger brothers, sisters, or even cousins doing this. And there is nothing that this lady can do, if she tells her children not to go, then they will surely starve, and because they go, they are missing out on their childhood and important education. Most of us have been 2Lucky, I, personally, had a good childhood, I dont remember a day that I was hungry, I dont remember a day I was cold, or had to wait a week to take a shower.
I hope, you dont think that I have been exagerating about any of this, because I have not. This is all true, to the very end.
So, after reading the elderly couples story, I couldn't sleep last night, well, atleast for a little while. I was trying to think of a way to help these people in need. (I know we've all thought how we can help the unfortunate). I came up with an idea, now, please dont criticize my idea too much, I would like some feedback though. Well this is my IDEA...
In Armenianclub.com, there are about 50,000 people that are enrolled. Lets say that we had a place on that webpage that would allow people to donate a dollor, just $1 dollor. Now lets say, that out of 50,000 people, half, (25,000) each give $1 dollor, every month. That means that we would collect $25,000 dollors a month, to send to Armenia. $25,000 dollors a month X 12 months, thats $300,000 dollors, that we could sent to Armenia for help. $300,000 dollors could help so many people. And thats only half of Armenianclub giving $1 dollor each month, there are alot more Armenian sites, and if we could get more people to donate $1 dollor a month, which would only be $12 dollors a year. That's like going to see a movie in one night. We could help so many people in need. Now I know what some of you are thinking, you're thinking, "well, I already send money to my relatives there, so I am helping." That's exactly what my family does, we send atleast $300 dollors a month to our families in Armenia. But what about all the elderly people or the people that dont have a way to leave Armenia, and dont have any one to help them. Does anyone think $12 a year, is too much to ask from people. If this did work, it would not only help many suffering Armenians, but I believe that the Armenian economy would benefit from this. All the money that would be collected could be sent to a humanitarian organization in Armenia, and they would be able to dicide how to distribute the money. Now, I know my idea has alot of holes that need patching, but I think we as Armenians are very resourceful, and we are very homogenous (meaning, we are of one). And something like my idea should be inplemented soon. It would give a better life, or even just a stable life, to lots of people. If anyone has any comments please respond.
Thanks
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