Pan-European Phoneathon is a fundraising event held by the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund's French affiliate (Fonds Armenien de France) and is the second largest fundraising event of the Hayastan Fund after its Telethon aired from Los Angeles.
The four-day Phoneathon, which runs for twelve hours each day, is staffed by Armenian and non-Armenian volunteers.
Stationed in Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Nice, and Toulouse, the volunteers call to Armenian and non-Armenian families, businesses, and organizations across Europe and mobilize grassroot support for the development of Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh).
Since the inception of the Pan-European Phoneathon in 2000, more than 400,000 phone calls have been made and more than 10 million euros were raised through the donations of over 22,000 supporters.
[3] Pan-European Phoneathon 2013 held from November 21 to 24 will spend the raised funds to support agricultural development projects in Armenia's Tavush Province, construction of community centers in Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), as well as assistance to Syrian-Armenians afflicted by the Syrian Civil War.