Lebanese Ladies Cultural Society of California (LLCS)

What can a group of ladies meeting for morning coffee achieve?  How about sending more than 7500 scholarships to needy students in Lebanon.

The story begins back in the early 1980's, where a group of Pasadena Lebanese-American women would get together for morning coffee.  As the circle got larger, the group was named "Subhiyat Lubnan".  By the mid 1980's while war was raging in Lebanon, the group felt the need to be organized with a mission.  The dream was to bring together Lebanese-American women with unity at a time when Lebanon was being fragmented by the war. 

With bylaws in place, the group focused their attention on the plight of needy students in Lebanon. The scholarship program grew out of a sincere wish to help the disadvantaged students in Lebanon to achieve self-sufficiency and education.  A  scholarship committee with rules and guidelines was organized and in 1986, the first $,6000 was sent to 50 students in Lebanon. 

To raise funds the society holds monthly luncheons and organizes a major event every year.  With the help of supporters such as Dr. and Mrs. Ray Iran, Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Jacobs, and many others, the scholarship program now helps 575 students with a budget of $195,000.  As mentioned earlier the LLCS have provided about 7500 scholarships with a total of about 2 million dollars.

The committee meets monthly to review and process applications. Financial needs and academic standing are two important criteria used to select recipients. Funds are channeled to the schools with a formal notification to the student and parents.  The amazing things is this organization operates with zero overhead and all funds are sent to students. 

Please consider contributing to this great organization.  All contributions are tax deductible and will be put to good use to invest in the future.  The organizations thanks all donors and past supporters and they would like to share this quote from on of the students: "Some day, I will help others, like the way you helped me."

You can contact the LLCS at Falakb@aol.om or call Mrs. Nahas at 818-913-2000