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Find out what's new at HRI and read what our volunteers have to say about their adventures in Armenia! 

HRI's First Video Blog!!

4/17/2012

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Delivering Shoes through the Hidden Road

4/16/2012

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In anticipation of the new gifts, students, teachers, and parents waited in the school gymnasium for a special Easter delivery! One by one, the students received new sturdy shoes while the teachers received new bags and briefcases.

Across the world, HRI volunteers and sponsors eagerly waited to hear about the outcome of their fundraising project. Little did they know however how the gifts actually got to the village.
"The snow was so heavy and the road was so terrible that our van broke down entirely," Armen Movsisyan leader of AMAA in Vardenis said. "There was no way we could make it to the village."
Even though Movsisyan had prepared a musical program with a team of young students, his team could not make it to the village due to the troubling road conditions. The young students had to wait in the cold weather for an hour until a new van to take them back to Vardenis. 

Despite many difficulties, Movsisyan was able to find a new car that would take him and one other volunteer to the village to deliver the new shoes! 
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In the school gymnasium, the children waited for their turn to receive their new gifts.
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In a phone interview, the principal thanked the supporters and donors and said that they could not be more thankful for everything HRI sponsors have been doing for their village. 




"The children were very happy and they all received very beautiful shoes," the principal said. "The teachers also received briefcases. We are very thankful for everything!"


Movsisyan said the children were so excited to receive their shoes and some of them put them on right away. He said that most students were also wearing the winter coats donated by HRI sponsors. 

"Thank you for everything you are doing for us!" said a student in the village. "We are very very grateful!"
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