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Contents Of This Issue:
The mission of www.cedars1.com
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- Network the American Lebanese community.
- Provide resources and information.
- Promote excellence and community service.
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Featured Club-
Lebanese American Association (LAA)
The Lebanese American Association is proud to have achieved its Wheel Chair program. Fifty Two Lebanese Organizations gathered to receive more than 250 wheel chairs worth of more than $135,000. This charitable program falls under the LAA commitment in fighting immobility in Lebanon, believing that every individual has the right in leading an independent life in a very tough environment .
Other accomplishments include:
 | Provided scholarship funds for needy Lebanese students. |
| Donated funds to the American University of Beirut and the University of Balamand. |
| Donated funds to clinics and hospitals in Lebanon. |
| Sent medical supplies with a retail value in excess of $5,000,000 to Lebanon. |
| Developed a fund to establish a Lebanese Cultural Center. |
We wish them continued success. Please visit their website at www.laa.org.
Featured Organization: American Lebanese
Engineering Society
The American Lebanese Engineering Society, Inc. (ALES) was founded in Orlando, Florida, in 1991 by a group of engineers as a non-profit organization.
The objective was to form a national organization of professional engineers to serve as role models in the American Lebanese community,
Objectives:
| Advance the science and the profession of engineering. |
| Unite the engineering resources and facilitate the potential of American Lebanese professionals. |
| Promote the advancement of engineers and scientists in employment and education. |
| Facilitate the flow of information between members. |
| Maintain interaction and association with national and international engineering societies. |
| Provide scholarships and educational grants to qualified students. |
Please visit their website where you can learn more about: their chapters, activities, and membership information.
We wish them continued success. We hope that you will share the website with your American Lebanese Friends who are engineers to network and meet others in their field.
AMERICAN LEBANESE ENGINEERING SOCIETY
P.O. Box 690785 Orlando, Florida 32869
Tel: 407/ 422-6761 Fax: 407/ 422-9664
www.www.ales-usa.org.
American Lebanese Profile- Dr. Charles Boustany
is a retired heart surgeon who is the grandson of a Lebanese Immigrant.
Web Resources:
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http://www.nndb.com/people/031/000086770/
* www.charlesboustany.com
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http://www.house.gov/boustany/
American Lebanese Profile- Ms. Janice Jamail-Garvis
Janice Jamail-Garvis is the owner of JAMAIL REAL ESTATE, INC., a real estate brokerage firm in Houston, Texas. She has been licensed by the Texas Real Estate Commission for over 30 years and is the firm's Real Estate Broker of Record.
She is a graduate of the University of Houston. She has served on a variety of organizations, committees, task forces, and has organized and participated in numerous political and charitable fundraisers. Over the most recent years she has been involved with the National Association of Realtors, the Texas Association of Realtors, and the Houston Association of Realtors where she has served in a variety of capacities from the areas of education to political lobbying. She has been honored by her peers over the years on a variety of occasions for her dedication to her profession.
Although she is a native of Houston, she is a second generation Lebanese-American, and is very proud of her heritage. Her family has instilled in all the generations the importance of the liberties we are graced in this country and the importance of protecting those liberties. Janice's father, Abe Jamail is the state of Texas' most highly decorated war hero of World War II and has been the pride of all Americans, especially in the Lebanese community.
Ms. Jamail-Garvis is a
founding member of the American Lebanese Foundation.
http://alfusa.org/
Doing
Business the Lebanese Way
Joseph, a smart Lebanese-American businessman, talks to his son
Joseph: I want you to marry a girl of my choice
Son: I will choose my own bride
Joseph: But the girl is Bill Gates's daughter
Son: Well, in that case...
Next Joseph approaches Bill Gates
Joseph: I have a husband for your daughter
Bill Gates: But my daughter is too young to marry
Joseph: But this young man is a vice-president of the World Bank
Bill Gates: Ah, in that case...
Finally Joseph goes to see the president of the World Bank
Joseph: I have a young man to be recommended as a vice-president
President: But I already have more vice-presidents than I need
Joseph: But this young man is Bill Gates's son-in-law
President: Ah, in that case...
This is how business is done!! The Lebanese way...
Inspirational- Five simple rules to be happy:
1. Free your heart from hatred.
2. Free your mind from worries.
3. Live simply.
4. Give more.
5. Expect less.
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