AEF Celebrates 65 Years of Improving Education for Young Armenians

GLENDALE””The Armenian Educational Foundation (AEF) reported that it will be celebrating its 65^th year at its upcoming Gala. Since 1950, the AEF has been providing financial assistance to Armenian students and Armenian educational institutions.  AEF’s 65^th Anniversary will be celebrated on January 31, 2016 at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills.

Most recently, since the year 2000, the AEF has allocated over $6 million for scholarships, grants to Armenian educational institutions and related Armenian educational initiatives.  These funds have been used towards numerous initiatives including the UCLA Chair for Armenian History and renovation of over 200 schools in the remote villages of Armenia, Artsakh and Javakhk.  The AEF has also provided aid to Armenian schools and students in the Armenian Diaspora.  Programs that the AEF continues to fund include the “School Supplies Program,”