L.A. Society for Orphaned Armenian Relief

12/09/2025

*** CHRISTMAS CAMPAIGN 2025 ***
https://www.soar-us.org/christmas-parties/

Our Holiday Campaign offers the opportunity to sponsor Christmas celebrations at every facility we support
and for Artsakh and Fallen Soldier families.

Help us ensure that EVERY child has
a Christmas to remember...

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11/25/2025

ON BLACK FRIDAY AND CYBER MONDAY
*SHOP for SOAR*
We will all be holiday shopping online...
Make it count!
❖ eBay Giving works ❖
https://charity.ebay.com/
❖ iGive.com ❖
https://www.igive.com/
❖ Amazon ❖

Amazon has ended their Amazon Smile program, but they suggest that charitable donations can be made by sending gift cards to the organizations that can be used for purchasing items for those in need.
Gift cards can be sent to
[email protected].
Search for "Society for Orphaned Armenian Relief."

*Shop at Gyumri So-Art*
Get your orders in by December 1st
to receive in time for Christmas.
https://gyumrisoart.com/shop/

Giving Tuesday is December 2nd!
Announcing our Giving Tuesday Campaign for our SOLENA Day Center
https://soar-us.reachapp.co/campaigns/giving-tuesday-2025

CHRISTMAS CHARITY RAFFLE for SOAR– Win a Louis Vuitton Neverfull MM!
This Christmas, treat yourself and support a wonderful cause—helping children who are less fortunate than ours.
We are giving you the chance to win a brand-new Louis Vuitton Neverfull MM bag, worth €1,550 ($1,800 USD)!

Only 250 tickets are available — €25 each ($28.87 USD).
Ticket sales are open now!
Winner announced LIVE on Instagram on December 24th.
Get your tickets now!
https://www.europetickets.be/events/christmas-charity-raffle-for-soar-win-a-louis-vuitton-neverfull-mm

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11/16/2025

Join the Armenian Students’ Association (ASA) at UCLA and Society for Orphaned Armenian Relief (SOAR) LA/Glendale/LC Chapter for a special screening of A Suitcase to Home, a powerful documentary feature that won the Deauville Green Award🏆
Produced by the Society for Orphaned Armenian Relief
(SOAR) and Andrew Simonian, the film takes audiences through the struggles and persecutions of the Armenian people, focusing on the most recent tragedies of the 44-day Artsakh War, the blockade of the Lachin Corridor, and the forced displacement of more than 120,000 Armenians from Artsakh in September 2023.
Followed by a Q&A with director Andrew Simonian and the SOAR Team. Simonian, an accomplished writer, director, and producer, has created content for major networks (ABC, NBC, FOX, MTV) and authored Bi-Curious George(Simon & Schuster).
📅Wednesday, November 19 | 8:00 PM
📍625 Charles E Young Dr S, Los Angeles, CA
Neuroscience Research Building
🎟️Free admission | Food provided.

11/14/2025

Join the Armenian Students' Association (ASA) at UCLA and Society for Orphaned Armenian Relief (SOAR) LA/Glendale/LC Chapter for a special screening of A Suitcase to Home, a powerful documentary feature that won the Deauville Green Award 🏆
Produced by the Society for Orphaned Armenian Relief (SOAR) and Andrew Simonian, the film takes audiences through the struggles and persecutions of the Armenian people, focusing on the most recent tragedies of the 44-day Artsakh War, the blockade of the Lachin Corridor, and the forced displacement of more than 120,000 Armenians from Artsakh in September 2023.
🎬Followed by a Q&A with director Andrew Simonian and the SOAR Team. Simonian, an accomplished writer, director, and producer, has created content for major networks (ABC, NBC, FOX, MTV) and authored Bi-Curious George(Simon & Schuster).

📅 Wednesday, November 19 | 8:00 PM

📍625 Charles E Young Dr S, Los Angeles, CA
Neuroscience Research Building
🎟️Free admission | Food provided

11/09/2025

*** SHOP NOW FOR CHRISTMAS - FREE SHIPPING ON ORDERS OF $200 OR MORE ***

SOAR Gyumri Transitional Center Sewing and Craft Social Entrepreneurship

GET YOUR CHRISTMAS ORDERS IN BEFORE DECEMBER 1ST TO ENSURE DELIVERY IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS!

Choose from holiday table runners and sets, laptop bags, pen and pencil holders, tote bags, Marash* bags, makeup bags, pillowcases and other unique handmade gifts infused with tradition and love.

All handcrafted, unique designs!
This is your contribution to Armenia’s future.

By supporting our workshop, you not only get quality handcrafts from Armenia but also help our young women acquire professional skills.

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08/29/2025

E Suitcase to Home: A powerful new documentary from Andrew Simonian for SOAR. True history of the Armenian people, culminating in the recent blockade and deportation from Artsakh.
Winner of the Acceptance Award at the Deauville Green Awards in Paris, this film is more than a documentary, it’s a call for awareness, empathy, and action.
📍AGBU(2495 E.Mountain st. Pasadena CA
September 24.2025 8:00PM
Buy Tickets here: https://www.ticketmicket.com/en/buy/a-suitcase-to-home

08/18/2025

The premier of “A Suitcase to Home”, a documentary feature that won the Deauville Green Award.

With all that September holds for the Armenian people, this is the perfect time to join us for this premier.

The film takes us through the struggles and persecutions of the Armenian people, focusing on the most recent events of the 44-day Artsakh War, the blockade of the Lachin Corridor, and the forced displacement of more than 120,000 Armenians from Artsakh in September of 2023.

The film showcases the strength and resilience of the Armenian people throughout these adversities and brings hope that they will one day return to their beloved Artsakh and continue to thrive and prosper.

Produced by the Society for Orphaned Armenian Relief (SOAR) and Andrew Simonian.

08/05/2025

Get your tickets early for "A Suitcase to Home" documentary film about events in Artsakh.

07/12/2025

*** FREE SHIPPING ON ORDERS OF $200 OR MORE UNTIL AUGUST 31ST! ***
SOAR Transitional Center Gyumri So-Art...Shopping with us is a contribution to Armenia's future!
Shop for birthday, graduation, and wedding gifts.
*** Use this opportunity for early holiday shopping! ***

Choose from our new rope purses, heart table runners, apron and kitchen mitt sets, kitchen towels, laptop bags, tote bags, makeup bags, and so much more.

IF YOU PLACE AN ORDER
BEFORE AUGUST 31ST
TOTALING $200 OR MORE,
THE FREE SHIPPING OPTION WILL BE AVAILABLE.
BE SURE TO SELECT THAT SHIPPING OPTION WHEN CHECKING OUT.

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06/20/2025

*** HELP US BRING AWARENESS! ***
Tomorrow, June 21, 2025, UFC will mark a historic milestone by hosting UFC on ABC: Hill vs. Rountree Jr. in Baku, Azerbaijan. We recognize this as a proud moment for the sport, and for a city with such rich heritage and global significance.

Yet, as this celebration unfolds, we feel a moral duty to raise a deeply human concern linked to that same city.

As of this writing, 23 Armenian prisoners remain unjustly detained in Baku, with 16 currently facing trials described by international legal experts as arbitrary, politically motivated, and lacking basic due process.

These are not combatants or criminals; they are civilians trapped by conflict and circumstance. Remarkably, many of them are passionate fans of the UFC—and of combat sports in general. In their isolation, the strength, dignity, and discipline embodied in this sport offer them something profoundly meaningful.

SOAR has reached out to many of the prominent figures of this event, including: Bruce Buffer, Linda McMahon, Dana White, Paul Felder, Michael Bisping,
Brandon Fitzgerald, Joe Rogan, and Daniel Cormier.

Our hope is to bring awareness of this situation, and send a plea to remember our Armenian brothers in captivity.

PLEASE SHARE WITH EVERYONE YOU KNOW...TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!


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04/24/2025

*** Commemorating the 1915 Armenian Genocide ***

By the end of the First World War, more than 150,000 Armenian children were left parentless by the Ottoman Empire. The orphaned children who survived overcame significant challenges, but ultimately remained faithful to their religion and nationality.

SOAR continues to support the families of our fallen and severely injured soldiers and prisoners of war and displaced Artsakh families.

During this time of remembrance, consider making a donation to our Families of Fallen Soldiers Relief Fund (FFSRF) to ensure that no children of fallen Armenian soldiers are ever institutionalized, or to our Artsakh Family Integration Fund (AFIF) to help the families forcibly displaced from their homes in the fall of 2023.
Donate to the FFSRF at: https://soar-us.reachapp.co/donations/new?referral=DonationOption:2119
Donate to the AFIF at: https://soar-us.reachapp.co/donations/new?referral=DonationOption:3301

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