American Friends of Georgia's Most Successful Gala!

AFG Hosts Most Successful Gala Ever in Tbilisi

Our Gala raised $111,300 after expenses, which included an additional pledge of $41,000 by Ivane Nakaidze, founder and managing partner of Petrocas Energy Group and Patron of our Gala in Tbilisi. Our goal was to raise funds for two specific projects--the Dzegvi Community Building Fund and the Hospice Home Care Program--and to restore the tradition of philanthropy in Georgia.

 Painting by Levan Lagidze donated by Board Members Ambassador and Mrs. Richard Miles, Auctioneer Extraordinaire & Managing Director of Pricewaterhouse Coopers Cliff Isaak, AFG Executive Director/Georgia Lena Kiladze and volunteer Keti Sidamonidze  

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Video highlights from the Tbilisi December 12, 2015 Fundraising Gala  

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The Dzegvi Community Building Fund

 

The Gala began our year-long campaign to raise enough funds for the renovation of a former orphanage building, which is part of a complex of buildings housing 78 residents who are mentally ill adults, physically handicapped adults, and abandoned single mothers with their children. This transformed building will become a community center with vocational training, workshops, and rooms for residents.

 

Children in the building needing renovation at Dzegvi Community Shelter, photo by Nella Rasic

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Click here to view film: Dzegvi Community Shelter and Hospice Home Care Program Film  
Photos made by David Khizanishvili, Editing by David Khizanishvili and Kate Kalandarishvili
 

The Hospice Home Care Program

 

Founded by Abbess Mariam, the Hospice Home Care Program brings much needed nursing care and comfort to elderly and seriously ill Georgians in their homes. Our year-long campaign seeks to help Abbess Mariam expand the homecare program to reach additional unserved Georgians who are desperately poor and sick or alone without care.

 Marusya Chavchavadze and Abbess Mariam at work visiting a Home Care patient, photo by Nella Rasic  

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Save The Date. AFG Event on June 4 in NYC

Save The Date! June 4

AFG Benefit and Cocktail Reception at the Ukrainian Institute in NYC (located in the historic Fletcher-Sinclair mansion on Fifth Avenue) on June 4, 2014. An extraordinary evening with Georgian wine and hor d'oeuvres, a musical performance and an art auction! Event Tickets will be available online soon and another email will be sent when they are available. Proceeds from this event will benefit AFG's humanitarian aid projects in Georgia.

 

Where & When

Thursday, June 4, 2015 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at the Ukrainian Institute of America, 2 E 79th St, New York, NY 10075

This event would not be possible without the support of the Ukrainian Institute of America, Pheasant's Tears Wines, Oda House Restaurant and Dita Naylor-Leyland

 

     

If you would like to help sponsor this event, we would welcome your kind generosity.

American Friends of Georgia, Inc. is a U.S. non-profit, non-political 501(c)(3) public charity with tax exempt status.

The organization's mission is to provide practical humanitarian assistance to the peoples of Georgia in order to improve educational, economic, social, medical and environmental conditions.

Thank you for your support !

Sincerely,

Marusya Chavchavadze
marusya@afgeorgia.org
1.508.349.2180
www.afgeorgia.org

Join us for AFG's Trip to Georgia October 2-15, 2014

Dear Friends,

We are very excited about this trip, which was specially arranged for AFG by Ia Tabagari of Living Roots, who is a local expert with years of experience sharing a passion for Georgian culture, wines and cuisine     

Travel with AFG's Executive Directors in Georgia this fall to see a beautiful country firsthand and visit our innovative projects, eat delicious food and taste the finest Georgian wines. We have arranged a tour from October 2 - 15, 2014. Please join us!

For more information click on the link below for a PDF brochure of the trip:

http://www.afgeorgia.org/wp-content/uploads/AFG-Tour-02-15-Oct-2014.pdf

Email Marusya Chavchavadze at marusya@afgeorgia.org to reserve your seat on the trip.

The Itinerary

Oct. 02 Thursday: Depart from USA

Oct. 03 Friday: Arrive in Tbilisi. Full day in Tbilisi

Oct. 04 Saturday: Tbilisi to Sighnaghi

Oct. 05 Sunday: Sighnaghi to Telavi

Oct. 06 Monday: Kakheti area

Oct. 07 Tuesday: Kakheti to Tbilisi

Oct. 08 Wednesday: Tbilisi - Mtskheta - Nikozi - Kutaisi

Oct. 09 Thursday: Kutaisi to Svaneti region

Oct. 10 Friday: Svaneti area

Oct. 11 Saturday: Svaneti area

Oct. 12 Sunday: Svaneti to Tbilisi

Oct. 13 Monday: Tbilisi to Kazbegi

Oct. 14 Tuesday: Kazbegi to Tbilisi

Oct. 15 Wednesday: Departure from Tbilisi

Please consider a gift today to support AFG's successful, life changing projects.

Thank you so much for your generous support of AFG projects that are giving hope to traumatized people facing great difficulty.

Sincerely,

Marusya Chavchavadze and Lena Kiladze

www.afgeorgia.org

American Friends of Georgia

Dear Friends,

Please note our new e-mail address: marusya@afgeorgia.org and help spread the word about AFG's programs supporting the most vulnerable Georgian children -- war affected, orphaned, disabled, impoverished and ill.

We hope that when you read about our work by clicking on to Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and our website: www.afgeorgia.org, you will be inspired to share us with your friends and contacts.

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You can make your tax deductible donation securely online by clicking the Donate Now button below (all donations are processed through Network for Good) or by sending a check to:

American Friends of Georgia
P.O. Box 1200
Truro, MA 02666 U.S.A.

Please make your gift today!

American Friends of Georgia's 'Journey to Georgia' Trip

Dear Friends,

It is my pleasure to invite you to join AFG on a journey of discovery to a place which we are passionate about--the unique country of Georgia, Land of the Golden Fleece.  This in-depth adventure combines the pleasure of touring a fabulously beautiful and welcoming place and the "business" of visiting some of the humanitarian projects that are supported by American Friends of Georgia.  We are privileged to be seeing a side of Georgia that ordinary tourists will never catch a glimpse of--meeting extraordinary Georgians, sipping wine in a Bishop's vineyard, and visiting AFG projects such as Abbess Mariam's Day Care Center for vulnerable children.  In between these inspiring visits, we'll be experiencing the beauty, hospitality and bountiful food of the ancient culture of Georgia.

AFG's 'Journey to Georgia' trip will be September 9 - 18, 2012, with an optional extension of September 18 - 23, 2012.  So you can choose our 9 day trip.  Or you can stay on for an additional 5 days for our optional extension trip.  

Please see this brochure in both horizontal and panel forms.  If you have any friends who you think would be interested in seeing Georgia through our eyes, please forward this information to them.

You may contact me with any questions or call the MIR Corporation at 800-424-7289.  AFG is working with the MIR Corporation, experts in Eurasian travel.  Click onto this link to see AFG's 'Journey to Georgia' trip on their website.


Sincerely,

Marusya Chavchavadze
Executive Director/US
American Friends of Georgia, Inc.
P.O. Box 1200
Truro, MA 02666
Tel: 508-349-2180
Mob: 508-237-3109
Email: afgeorgia@gis.net
www.afgeorgia.org


Nino Aduashvili
Executive Director
Georgian Association in the United States, Inc.

THE GEORGIAN ASSOCIATION IS A NONPARTISAN NATIONWIDE MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION OF GEORGIAN-AMERICANS AND FRIENDS OF GEORGIA THAT ADVOCATES FOR GEORGIA AND GEORGIAN ISSUES IN THE U.S. IT IS THE OLDEST ORGANIZATION IN THE US REPRESENTING THE GEORGIAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY.

American Friends of Georgia 'Journey to Georgia' Trip

Dear Friends,

It is my pleasure to invite you to join American Friends of Georgia on a journey of discovery to a place which we are passionate about--the unique country of Georgia, Land of the Golden Fleece.  This in-depth adventure combines the pleasure of touring a fabulously beautiful and welcoming place and the "business" of visiting some of the humanitarian projects that are supported by American Friends of Georgia.  We are privileged to be seeing a side of Georgia that ordinary tourists will never catch a glimpse of--meeting extraordinary Georgians, sipping wine in a Bishop's vineyard, and visiting AFG projects such as Abbess Mariam's Day Care Center for vulnerable children.  In between these inspiring visits, we'll be experiencing the beauty, hospitality and bountiful food of the ancient culture of Georgia.

AFG's 'Journey to Georgia' trip will be September 9 - 18, 2012, with an optional extension of September 18 - 23, 2012.  So you can choose our 9 day trip.  Or you can stay on for an additional 5 days for our optional extension trip.   

Please see the attached brochure in both horizontal and panel forms.  If you have any friends who you think would be interested in seeing Georgia through our eyes, please forward this information to them. 

You may contact me with any questions or call the MIR Corporation at 800-424-7289. AFG is working with the MIR Corporation, experts in Eurasian travel.  Click onto this link to see AFG's 'Journey to Georgia' trip on their website.

Sincerely,

Marusya Chavchavadze

Executive Director/US

American Friends of Georgia, Inc.

P.O. Box 1200

Truro, MA 02666

Tel: 508-349-2180

Mob: 508-237-3109

Email: afgeorgia@gis.net

www.afgeorgia.org