On Sunday, December 2, 2007 at 5:30 p.m. took place the "
Benevolent Greeting Cards Harboyan and Mesrobian High Schools" exhibition, with the patronization of the
DMS Onlus Benevolent organization and the participation of the students of the above mentioned two schools.
The opening ceremony of the exhibition was made by the president of the DMS Onlus Organization,
Professors Angelo and Barbara Bosio, who had specially arrived in Beirut on this occasion.
Mrs. Rita Boyadjian, the principal of the Harboyan School, and
Mr. Gregoire Kaloust the principal of Mesrobian High School and a great number of parents, teachers, administrative staff and friends of Harboyan and Mesrobian schools were present there for the opening ceremony of the exhibition.
After the ceremony, an attractive and a well-organized program was presented with the participation of the Dance Group of Harboyan School and the Choir of Mesrobian School. This was followed by the speech of Mrs. Rita Boyadjian, the principal of Harboyan School. In her speech, she insisted that, that day had turned into a festive day and then expressed her joy for the presence of the honorable couple, Professors Angelo and Barbara Bosio's arrival from Italy, who she said "had come not only to encourage the students of the school and to help them morally, but also to aid them financially, particularly because the majority of our students are in great need of it". Continuing her speech, Mrs. Boyadjian expressed her deep gratitude to Professor Angelo Bosio and his noble spouse Barbara, not only for their encouragement, but also for their enormous courage to come to "Lebanon, to this unsafe, unstable and dangerous country" without hesitating and performing the opening of this exhibition. In her speech, Mrs. Boyadjian specially emphasized with great importance the fact that it was the first time that two schools who belonged to the Armenian Catholic Patriarchate, the Mesrobian High School and the Harboyan School have organized an enterprise together, for which she expressed her gratitude to Mr. Gregoire Kaloust, the principal of Mesrobian High School.
After Mrs. Boyadjian's speech, Professor Angelo Bosio spoke, he specially emphasized the fact that the DMS Onlus Organization had gladly chosen Armenian Catholic Patriarchate's Harboyan and Mesrobian Schools, so that they would offer them the necessary assistance and also to patronize the exhibition for the third consecutive year, and hopefully there will also be another exhibition next year. Then, the distribution of the prizes took place.
From the Harboyan School, different aged students received different prizes. There were prizes of encouragement of 100 dollars. From the Kindergarten department Margarita Maldossian, Orelio Kassabian, Haig Batouzian, Raffi Hovagimian, Celine Keshishian, Levon Kasparian, Stephanie Papazian and Gacia Nazarian received prizes ranging from 500 dollars to 100 dollars. From the Intermediate section Manoug Jenanian, Vera Bozoyan, Rita-Maria Kazandjian, Sahag Bozoyan, Perla Kantarjian, Elianore Wanness, Christina Aprahamian and Sarine Berberian received prizes ranging from 750 to 100 American dollars.
From Mesrobian High School, 32 students were donated prizes. From the Kindergarten II class, Aved Kalayji, Serouj Telvizian, Celine Ghazarian, Hrayr Apkar, Isabelle Marashlian, Garine Nersesian, Kevin Ghazar and Lucy Festekjian received gifts from 100 to 750 American dollars. From the Elementary Section Lilyt Megerian, Rita Tekeyan, Hagop Tashdjian, Frederic Vartivar, Hovig Koyounian, Johnny Tohme, Serouj Yeterian, Betty Soulian, Peter Boyajian, Meghrie Tcherchian, Aznive Poladian, Yeghia Safarian and Katia Komehian all received prizes varying from 750 to 100 American dollars.
And from Mesrobian's Secondary section Anahid Tchobanian, Krikor Basmajian, Vera Pusgulian, Sandy Tenkerian, Patil Marsim, St. Rita Papazian, Rita Boghossian, Lara Arab, Hrant Ghazelian and Taline Patchanian, all received prizes ranging from 1000 to 100 American dollars.
In this contest, students of the BP class of Mesrobian Technical School also participated and Mary Wanness got a notable prize.
The students who were donated accepted congratulations. And all those who were present made a tour of the hall watching the amazing benevolent cards that were all going to be sent to Moscow by the DMS Onlus Organization for benevolent purposes.