On the eve of the New Year, Mr. and Mrs. Hagop Chiliguirian donated US $ 200,000 in appreciation for the witness and outreach of the Catholicosate of Cilicia to the community.

In consultation with His Holiness Aram I, the couple allocated US $ 100,000 as seed money for the Shenorhali Choir Trust Fund, and another US $ 100,000 to equip the Radio and Television section of the Office of Information of the Catholicosate of Cilicia.