Armenia welcomes its youngest benefactor, seven months old Anjelina Pegruhi Demir

Posted on 5 September, 2012 by Jonathan White

“Giving to the less fortunate and to worthy causes is a task learned early on in life” says Sara Citak-Demir. “My husband and I want to make sure our daughter Anjelina grows up with good ethics, values and the heart of a ‘benefactor’.”

RMF Benefactor, 7-months old Anjelina "Pegruhi" Demir

While here in Armenia, I have been visiting and spending lots of time with RMF’s project beneficiaries and the communities at large in the villages we work in. A few weeks ago as I was visiting the village of “Medzen Ayrum” in the Alaverdi region of Armenia, I met with the family who takes care of the chapel built in my late cousin, Hovig Saghdejian’s memory. Continue reading →

Real Medicine Foundation 2010/2011 Annual Report Published

Posted on 6 February, 2012 by Jonathan White

Click on link to visit our website where Annual Report can be viewed and downloaded as a PDF document

http://www.realmedicinefoundation.org/initiative/update/annual-report-20102011

Thank You For An Amazing Year!

Posted on 4 January, 2012 by Jonathan White

Photo: Dr. Martina C. Fuchs, RMF Founder/CEO, making new friends at the Lwala, Kenya Community Hospital, October 1, 2011

We are so grateful to all our friends, supporters and teams around the world and wish everyone a fantastic 2012!

Having wrapped up another successful we want to pause and say a huge THANK YOU to all of you who supported our work in 2011. You have helped us achieve so much, and we give our deep thanks to everyone for your generosity and support!

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Dionicess IX: Beer & Booze for Charity

Posted on 8 December, 2011 by Sarah Stern

October 21^st 2011, I had the privilege of going undercover as a waitress at the highly publicized and anticipated Dionicess IX, a culinary extravaganza which has been appearing on the LA scene for the past 3 years, with all proceeds benefitting charity.

Gev Kazanchyan,a member of the Real Medicine Advisory Board and creator of these events was introduced to Real Medicine 3 years ago through our Armenian Project Director, Nairy Ghazourian. This introduction would lead to a series of pairings over the next 3 years benefitting our project in Shinuhayr, Armenia. From Dionicess II (which paired Coffee & Chocolate) to Dionicess VI (which paired Beer, Sausage & Fries) all have had rave reviews and have brought much needed awareness and support to our Armenian Projects.

This year’s event teamed up Gev with Dave Waltrous (Beachwood BBQ & Brewing) , Randy Clemens and Matt Biancaniello featuring “Beer & Booze” with an assortment of vegetarian dishes to compliment each.

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Armenian Marathoners Brave Weather to Benefit Real Medicine Foundation

Posted on 31 March, 2011 by Jonathan White

Published on the Armenian Reporter

Los Angeles, CA – On Sunday March 20^th, more than 30 Athletes for Real Medicine braved torrential rains and unseasonably cold temperatures to participate in the L.A. Marathon and raise $22,000 for Real Medicine Foundation, a non-profit organization providing humanitarian aid in disaster and poverty-stricken areas. Four of the marathon runners came from the Armenian community to raise funds specifically for Real Medicine Foundation’s programs in Armenia. Another seven Armenian runners joined “Team Armenia”, participating in Saturday’s Big 5K.

For the rest of this article follow the link to the rest of the article on the Armenian Reporter Website:

http://www.reporter.am/go/article/2011-03-30-marathoners-brave-weather-to-benefit-armenia-japan

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Runners Helping People – RMF Team Armenia Gears up for the Marathon

Posted on 14 March, 2011 by Jonathan White

By Charles Case

The Real Medicine Foundation’s (RMF) motto of “Friends Helping Friends” is given a new twist by Ossig Tertarian as she prepares to compete in the L.A. Marathon. For her, it’s a case of sons helping mothers in order to help friends in need.

Ossig

A dance instructor of Armenian heritage, Ossig is just days away from the biggest run of her life, the 26.2 miles of the Los Angeles Marathon as part of RMF’s Athletes for Real Medicine–Team Armenia. Supporting RMF’s outreach in Armenia is “something dear to my heart,” says Ossig. “If we could save more people, get medical aid to people in Armenia, help even one person, what a difference that would make.” And to make that difference an even more powerful one, Ossig decided that her fourteen-year old son, Vahan, should run the Marathon too, and be side-by-side with her when she reaches the finish line. So just this morning she went onto the RMF website and signed Vahan up to run for Team Armenia. “We can make a difference together,” she says.

Joining Vahan and Ossig in the Marathon, and in the Big 5K held the day before, will be a score of other runners fielded by RMF, all demonstrating their dedication to the Foundation’s work in Armenia and around the globe.

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Armenia: A Little Boy From Svarants

Posted on 27 January, 2011 by Jonathan White

By Arax Eleyjian

On December 20^th at 3:00 am RMF-Armenia director, Nairy Ghazourian, received an emergency call from the RMF & ARS teams on the ground regarding an urgent matter involving a little boy who needed immediate care.

Two year old Daniel Mkrtchyan spilled boiled milk on himself resulting in severe burns across his body. He is the youngest of four children of a socially disadvantaged family. Their only source of income is government financial aid in the amount of 40,000 Drams ($110 US dollars) per month. The family appealed to RMF to help them pay for Daniel’s medical bills which were estimated to cost approximately $488.00. Continue reading →

Last 3 days to give!

Posted on 29 December, 2010 by Jonathan White

If you were considering donating to a worthy cause in 2010 and taking advantage of the tax benefits of charitable donations, now is your last chance to contribute!

As we look towards new efforts and projects in 2011 it is only through your generous funding that we will be able to continue our long term development projects in some of the poorest areas on this planet.

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