Thursday, September 24 2020 17:48

ArmInfo. The Aurora Humanitarian Initiative is happy to announce the launch of "Gratitude in Action," a series of celebrations planned to mark its fifth  anniversary.

The series will kick off on October 19 with a live event  broadcast at 7:00 pm local time from the New York Public Library in  New York City, where the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative was launched  in 2015 by Noubar Afeyan, founder and CEO of Flagship Pioneering,  Vartan Gregorian, President of the Carnegie Corporation of New York,  and Ruben Vardanyan, impact investor and social entrepreneur.

Hosted by well-known American journalists and anchorpersons David  Ignatius and Judy Woodruff, the October 19 event will feature special  interviews with Vartan Gregorian, member of the Aurora Prize  Selection Committee, Aurora Humanitarian Initiative Co-Founder and  President of the Carnegie Corporation of New York, as well as virtual  performances by world famous cellist Yo-Yo Ma and legendary jazz  musician and trumpeter Wynton Marsalis. During the event, the Aurora  Prize Laureates and Humanitarians will be honored, with special  awards and grants to be announced.  This not-to-be-missed virtual  event invites thousands of supporters and partners from around the  globe to tune in online and be part of this important gathering of  thought leaders and humanitarians as they set the course for future  Aurora impact.  With respect to the global reach of the Aurora  Humanitarian Initiative, within the next few days after the New York  City event, audiences across the world will be able to watch repeat  airings of the event in Spanish, French, Russian and German. The  Armenian version is to be broadcast on Armenia TV on October 20, at  6:00 pm Yerevan time (GMT+4).

Additional events within the "Gratitude in Action" anniversary  celebrations are set to take place in London, Moscow, Yerevan and  other world capitals and will be announced in the coming months. On  March 10, 2021, the series will culminate with an ecumenical liturgy  in one of the cathedral churches in New York City, held to  commemorate those who fell victim to the COVID-19 pandemic and to  recognize everyone who made an important contribution to support the  vulnerable.  The "Gratitude in Action" event series is set to raise  funds from international contributors in order to increase the impact  and reach of the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative and help continue the  efforts of the Aurora Prize Laureates and the community of unsung  heroes putting themselves at risk to save others.