URGENT APPEAL

Please help a fellow Armenian - Irene Hamptian Katrandjian - who is suffering from an aggressive form of blood cancer. At this point, her only chance for a cure is to receive a stem cell transplant. In order to perform this procedure, the doctors need a donor who is a genetic match, but currently there are no registered donors that qualify. Anyone can be a match. Joining the "Be the Match" registry is simple and requires only a cotton swab sample of cheek cells from the inside of your mouth. If you are a match, your participation could mean the gift of life to someone. In order to join: You must be 18-60 years old. If you are a match, you will be asked to donate peripheral blood. The recipient of the match, NOT the donor, incurs all costs Because of her Armenian ethnicity, Irene has a better chance of finding a match from our community. For more information on how to be a donor contact online at: www.marrow.org

ANNUAL STREET FESTIVAL

Save the date! Come join the Holy Martyrs community as we close down Oceania Street for our annual Street Festival on Sunday September 12, 2010. Lots of great Armenian food, entertainment, games for the children and lots of street vendors. We are looking for volunteers and vendors. For more information contact the church office at (718) 225-0235