Armenian Educational Foundation’s Celebrates 65th Anniversary

The Armenian Educational Foundation (AEF) is celebrating its 65th anniversary on January 31st 2016 at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Established in 1950 in Los Angeles by six visionary California Armenians, the AEF mission has been and continues to be the promotion and financial support of the Armenian student and Armenian educational institutions. In the 1950s and 60s, AEF began supporting Armenian schools in the Middle East, and continues to do so to date. In the 1970s and 80s, AEF helped and supported the establishment of Armenian day schools in the United States. And with the Independence of Armenia, since 1990s, AEF has been supporting the Armenian student and educational institutions in Armenia, Artsakh and Javakhk. AEF has renovated 185 schools, provided computers, school supplies and financial assistance to thousands of students, including hundreds of full 4-year tuition scholarships for public university students.

In 2015, with the help of AEF members, supporters and endowment funds, AEF provided scholarships and grants in the United States, financial support to schools and colleges in the Middle East, and in Armenia, built a new 14-classroom school building in Arevadasht village, renovated five other village schools, provided classroom furniture, school supplies, full tuition scholarships for 128 university students, and computers and teacher instructions for 35 village schools.

Annual Banquet, Armenian Educational Foundation, Hotel Statler ”“ Los Angeles, California, April 3, 1954

Anniversary Gala
To celebrate AEF’s accomplishments over the last 65 years, the AEF will be having a Gala Banquet on January 31, 2016. The Gala will be held at the Beverly Hills Hotel, in Beverly Hills, CA. The Gala will be not only a celebration of the AEF’s accomplishments, but will also be an evening to honor two individuals who have supported AEF over the years. The honorees will be Mr. Ralph Tufenkian, who will receive the “AEF Legacy Award,”