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Support Armenian soldiers and families in need - contribute today

Fallen soldiers’ families need emotional and economic support to help them rebuild their lives.

Stronger together

Friends of the Armenian Soldier and Family (FASF) was founded by Adam Kablanian in February 2021 in response to the distressing humanitarian crisis affecting the soldiers and their families from the Nagorno-Karabakh war. FASF aims to create a continuous culture of giving for Armenian-Americans to support the needs of our veterans and their families back in Armenia. FASF is a registered non-profit 501(c)(3) charity (EIN #86-2191892) and donations are tax-deductible according to the law.

FASF identifies, screens, and partners with organizations in Armenia who are on the ground helping Armenian veterans and their families. Our grants provide financial stability, rehabilitation, education, and career training.

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What We Value

Connection

We want the Diaspora to feel a human bond with our fallen and disabled soldiers and their families, and to know that each gift is meaningful, no matter the amount.

Commitment

We believe the most powerful way for the Diaspora to demonstrate support is to “join” and become part of a community that gives to those in need.

Continuity

We define impact for our veterans as perpetual support that continues into the future rather than the result of a "one and done” philosophy.

Meet the Board

Adam Kablanian

"Our fallen soldiers make the ultimate sacrifice to protect our homeland; ensuring their family members have sustainable support is the least I can do to honor the memories of these brave young men and women."

FOUNDER
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Patrick Sarkissian

“Supporting our heroes is not necessary, it's essential.”

BOARD MEMBER
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Adam Kablanian

Adam is a High Technology CEO, serial entrepreneur, and investor. Since May 2019, Adam serves as CEO at Germany-based cynora GmbH, a company innovating advanced OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) materials.

CYNORA is a leading pioneer of novel TADF (Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence)-based blue and green emitter solutions that aim to improve the power efficiency and color contrast of OLED displays. He is the founding board chairman and a lead investor of Paradromics, a startup company developing next-generation neural interface technology. Using this technology, Paradromics will dramatically increase the precision of treatments such as Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson’s disease and other neurological diseases, leading to better symptom relief with lower side effects. This technology will also provide the necessary data throughput for a new wave of brain-controlled prosthetics that can be used to help people with paralysis.

Prior, Adam was the Chairman and CEO of PlasmaSi. A technology startup company based in Fremont, CA. PlasmaSi enables the encapsulation of organic thin-films by depositing ultra-thin and flexible barrier films through its proprietary technology. These thin-films are particularly well suited for next-generation OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) display products, including mobile phones, hand-held devices, tablets, wearables, and large screen HDTV. In April of 2015, PlasmaSi was successfully acquired by AIXTRON SE (FSE: AIX; NASDAQ: AIXG), one of the world’s leading manufacturers of deposition systems for the semiconductor industry.

Prior to his role at PlasmaSi, Adam was the Chief Executive Officer of Memoir Systems, a venture-backed memory IP company. Cisco successfully acquired memoir Systems in October 2014. Adam co-founded and served as the Chief Executive Officer of iCON Communications. iCON Communications is a premier broadband Internet Service Provider (ISP) in Armenia utilizing state of the art WiMAX technology.

He also served as the Chairman of the Board (until March 2008) and Chief Executive Officer (until March 2007) of Virage Logic. He co-founded this company in 1996 and subsequently took it public on NASDAQ (VIRL.) in August 2000.

FOUNDER

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Patrick Sarkissian

Patrick presently serves as CEO of Raleigh & Drake (RAD), the Los Angeles-based curated travel platform he co-founded 5 years ago. After visiting 50 countries, Patrick realized that the digital travel landscape was fraught with friction and opportunity. Opportunity due to the immense friction in finding trustworthy experiences endorsed by one’s peers. Additionally, the opportunity to use travel to help struggling economies. Patrick, therefore, co-founded RAD to help travelers tap into the soul of a destination via authentic experiences. Prior to founding RAD, Patrick was the CEO of the highly decorated Digital Agency SarkissianMason (SM). SM was recognized by AdAge as a top Digital Agency in the US and maintains long-term client relationships with clients Ford Motor Company, Mazda, Salvatore, Ferragamo, LVMH, and others. Patrick studied Literature at the University of Michigan and is passionate about creating jobs in the developing world, having founded ONEArmenia a for-purpose platform in Armenia.

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Friends of the Armenian Soldier and Family (FASF) has IRS 501(c)(3) charity tax-exempt status and all donations made via our website will be tax-deductible. Our EIN is 86-2191892.

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