Orange is supporting the Phonethon - a charitable appeal on behalf of Armenia - by providing technical assistance and 4 of its call centres
Paris, November 17, 2011
For the twelfth year running, Orange is partnering with the Fonds Arménien de France for its Phonethon charity appeal, which will run from 17 to 20 November. Proceeds from the Phonethon go towards funding agricultural projects in the Tavush region and to providing safe drinking water for villages in Karabagh. 
Over 600 individuals have volunteered to operate the phones in Orange’s call centres in Cachan, Lyon, Marseille and Toulouse (open from 9.00 a.m. to 9.00 p.m.) 
This year’s goal: to raise more money than in 2010, when 1,400,000 Euros were collected in France and other European countries (Germany, Holland, Switzerland and Greece)Orange has made four of its call centres (Cachan, Lyon, Marseille and Toulouse) available to Fonds Arménien de France volunteers so that they can contact 50,000 families and companies in France. These centres are equipped with all the communication and IT resources – as well as support from Orange technical experts - required for the Fonds Arménien de France’s telephone appeal.
The Fonds Arménien de France plan to send over 50,000 voice messages from this year’s patron, Michel Drucker, to potential donors’ landlines and mobiles using the “Contact Everyone” service.
Donors can also pledge money by telephoning a local rate number specially set up for the event - 0 810 10 14 14.
Mireille Le Van, the Secretary-General of the Orange Foundation said: “In addition to the technical assistance we are providing, many of our employees are helping in the call centres. This is yet another example of how the Group uses its expertise to support good causes. We are extremely proud to renew our partnership with the Fonds Arménien de France. We increase our actions in Armenia every year, so much so that last April we opened the Orange Armenia Foundation”.
Bruno Duthoit, General Manager of Orange Armenia explains: “For two years, Orange Armenia has been a partner of the Pan-Armenian Fund and for the third year running we have set up a special number for our customers to enable them to make donations via short messages. The villages are at the heart of the Orange Foundation’s work, and it is with great pleasure that we are able to put our technologies to good use by supporting the projects that aim to improve everyday life in the villages of Armenia.”
Press contacts
France Telecom Orange: Sylvie Duho - +33 1 44 44 93 93 - sylvie.duho@orange.com
Orange Armenia: Lilith Martirosyan + 374 10 51 35 51 ext. 7608, lilit.martirosyan@orange-ftgroup.am
Fonds Arménien de France: Nadia Deghirmendjian - +33 6 74 53 66 15, communication@fondsarmenien.org
About the Orange Foundation
Since its creation in 1987, the Orange Foundation has carried out a significant programme of corporate philanthropy as part of the Group’s mission: to help everyone communicate better. Its aim is to create links between individuals and in particular to make communication easier for people who are excluded for various reasons – poor health, disability or their economic situation. By combating sensory isolation, promoting greater personal and professional independence, and encouraging cultural and social development, the Orange Foundation is working to make the world more accessible. In addition its work in France, the Orange Foundation coordinates all of the corporate philanthropy actions in the different countries where the Group is present. Projects are supported in 30 countries in Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Africa in partnership with NGOs and local and national associations. The Orange Foundation is working hard to make the world more accessible. To learn more: www.orange.com/foundation
About Orange
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With its industrial project, "conquests 2015", Orange is simultaneously addressing its employees, customers and shareholders, as well as the society in which the company operates, through a concrete set of action plans. These commitments are expressed through a new vision of human resources for employees; through the deployment of a network infrastructure upon which the Group will build its future growth; through the Group's ambition to offer a superior customer experience thanks in particular to improved quality of service; and through the acceleration of international development.
France Telecom (NYSE:FTE) is listed on Euronext Paris (compartment A) and on the New York Stock Exchange.
For more information (on the internet and on your mobile): www.orange.com, www.orange-business.com, www.orange-innovation.tv or to follow us on Twitter: @presseorange.
Orange and any other Orange product or service names included in this material are trade marks of Orange Brand Services Limited, Orange France or France Telecom.
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