Cedars USA
Newsletter
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Contents Of This Issue:
 | Events |
| News |
| Articles |
| Letters From Our Readers |
| Cedar Revolution / Remembrance site. |
| The Little Phoenician- A message of hope |
| Website Update |
| Other |
"Your future is created by what you do today, not tomorrow"- Robert Kiyosaki
Events
A lot of new
events
were added to our event page. Send us your events to be promoted.
| Lebanese Ladies Cultural Society (LLCS) - Southern California
Gala Dinner- April 1st Los Angelos Ca. The LLCS will hold their annual gala dinner on April 1st 2006 at the California Club in Los Angeles. They will be honoring Dr. Charles Elachi director of Jet Propulsion Laboratoy. The Master of Ceremonies is Mr. PeterTanous, the president of Lynks Investment Advisory LLC . Entertainment will be provided by the Turath Ensemble reviving Layali Lubnan. All proceeds will benefit the six hundred students in Lebanon. Our budget for this year is over a quarter million dollars with zero overhead. More information will be provided in the near future. |
| The second International Conference on Khalil Gibran sponsored by the
Khalil Gibran Research and Study project at the University of Maryland.
It will be held April 8 to 10. For more information please call
301-314-7714 or send an email to
bushrui@cidcm.umd.edu. The organization website is
www.gibranstudies.org. |
| Lebanese Cultural Festival -
www.americanlebanesefestival.org Los Angeles, CA - Mark your calendar for September 9th, 2006. The Annual Lebanese Cultural Festival will be held Saturday and Sunday (Sep 9 and 10) from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm. Free Admission and Free Parking. All Day Dancing with Live Band and Famous Singers, Cultural Booths, Children's Games and Carnival. Sports Tournaments, Backgammon & Card Tournaments, Delicious Lebanese food can be purchased at the food court. Location : Griffith Park, 4730 Crystal Springs Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90027. |
| American Lebanese Engineering Society Event Report The annual dinner was a great success. You can find the annual dinner report with photos at http://www.ales-usa.com/boston/events/2006/annual-dinner/report.html This event was held at www.byblosrestaurant.com. Thanks again for your great support that made this event very successful. Regards, Hani |
| American Lebanese Medical Association The annual gala and continuing education event will to be held in Las Vegas Feb 24 and 25. The association will be honoring Dr. Debakey and Dr. Salem. The website is www.almamater.org . |
| A child of life Gibran Mono-drama Please read the details under events. This is a great one man play that has been performed all over the world and gets great reviews. This play will be held at UCLA on Friday February 24th. Tickets sold at the door. Northwest Auditorium 330 DeNeve Dr. LA 90095 |
| Tech Leb 06 - 1st International Conference On Technology Development
in Lebanon. This will take place at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology over the weekend of May 20-21, 2006. The conference website is: http://www.techlebconference.com People can take the survey at http://www.techlebconference.com/survey The sponsorship package: http://www.techlebconference.com/TECHLEB06_SponsorshipPackage.pdf |
| Amr Diab will be playing in Atlantic City on Saturday March
11th. http://www.trumptaj.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/event.detail/eventID/403c1c88-0d7b-49f8-abbf-f110950c8318/promoevent/0/eventDate/03-11-2006/nodeid/eeccab84-648f-4278-b736-83ee699da736 Tickets can be obtained by either calling Ticketmaster at 1-800-736-1420, on-line at www.ticketmaster.com or in person at the Taj Box Office. For box office hours and more information call (609) 449-5150. |
| American-Lebanese Ms. Barbara Anne Ferris running for Congress-
www.ferrisforcongress.com In an effort to help our own, we are calling on all our friends to help elect to the United States Congress Ms Barbara Anne Ferris for the 10th District. Visit her website, tell your friends, make a contribution, send her an email, etc... |
| Lebanese monthly launched Jan 19, 2006
www.lebanesemonthly.com The Inaugural Premiere Double Issue of Lebanese Monthly News Magazine has already 'hit the stands' for our December/January edition with great response and reviews! Congratulations to Mr. John Akouri editor-in-chief. Please visit the site and support this magazine. |
| Khalil Gibran Stamp Project.
Petition Page The American Committee for Kahlil Gibran Stamp was formed by me in 1987by Mr. Robert Andrews and others. Almost 20 years later, we are still under consideration by the Postal Service considering the fact that it gets 50,000 subject requests per year and awards only 25 commemorative stamps per year. Our current target is 2008 which is the 125th anniversary of Gibran's birth. The stamp committee selects its awardees two years in advance. Therefore, any efforts you can contribute to this cause in 2006 are very much appreciated. From Robert S. Andrews, Chairman, American Committee for Khalil Gibran Stamp In an effort to help this committee we added a page where all you have to do is print it out and get your friends and family to sign it and send it to the committee. We hope the American-Lebanese clubs and organization will help with this project. This is a great project to adopt for your club or organization. The Committee's mailing address which is: P.O. Box 291159, Los Angeles, CA 90027-9159 and this is an email address if you wish to contact them adriannefandrews@sbcglobal.net |
Articles
This page was updated to include all articles posted in the past. This makes it easier
to read any past article by clicking on the year.
The new 2006 articles include several articles:
1- Article about the accomplishments SEAL in 2005.
2- Article about the accomplishments of ALNM in 2005.
3- Child of life - Gibran Monodrama.
4- House of Lebanon update with new officers and projects.
Letters From Our Readers
| Wedding DJ and other groups. We always receive emails asking us for DJ's or other performers for weddings and other functions like the one below. Please let us know if you have such contacts and we can add to our directory. Here is the most recent email: "Greetings, Can someone please tell me where I can locate a Lebanese wedding DJ for the New York City metro area? Many thanks!" |
| Subject: Lebanon misses you as much as you miss it. From: "Faris Faris" <clcenter@cyberia.net.lb> Date: Mon, January 30, 2006 10:08 am To: info@cedarsusa.com Dear Friends, I hope the year 2006 will be a good year for all of us Lebanese anywhere we are in the world. D.T.A wrote this song about Lebanon, the country we love so much. It became a 1st place winner in one of the best song contests on the Internet. Listen to the song and try to hold the tears. www.artistlaunch.com/artist4.asp?artistid=5987 We'd like to dedicate it to you and to every Lebanese person who's home sick right now. Lebanon misses you as much as you miss it. Please post the info in this E-Mail on your site. You'll make People very happy. Best Regards, Faris D.T.A=(Doors To Aspiration) www.dtarocks.com Good Music and a Positive Attitude. |
| We received the following email from a physician recruiter.
If you have any data on the American Lebanese population can you please send us this information or can you send us any resource where we can find such information? Thank you Dear Sir/Madam I am a physician recruiter currently working with a young doctor of Lebanese decent. This doctor would like to find a practice in a community with a strong representation of Lebanese-Americans. My question is what major cities in the US have a the most Lebanese-Americans? I would like to thank you in advance for your time, consideration, and quick response on this matter. Thank You. Kevin D. Morris Recruiter, Physician Search Group Phone: (800) 365-8902, Ext 1350 Fax: (847) 384-9466 E-mail: kevin.morris@comphealth.com Website: www.comphealth.com |
Cedar Revolution / Remembrance site
Please visit this site and share with friends. This site has a message of healing and unity and what you can do to support peace and democracy. www.cedar-Lebanon.com
The Little Phoenician - Message from Lebanon
Dear Friends,
More than anytime before, we find ourselves in need to share optimism about the
future of our beloved country. In order to spread an encouraging positive
message supporting the rebuilding of a brighter united Lebanon, we have
conceived: LITTLE PHOENICIAN “A little plush doll, A big message of
hope”
This adorable character is a homegrown gift concept packed with a heartwarming
story telling that he is destined for the wonderful mission of bringing people
together. This is a totally independent project which sole aim is to remind
everybody that this country is still a home, for all. We sincerely thank all
those who have already embraced the idea and adopted what is quickly becoming
the mascot of a new Lebanon.
So go ahead, grab a LITTLE PHOENICIAN off the shelves and pass it on to a
relative, a friend or your neighbor’s kid! It doesn’t matter as long as you are
circulating the message of hope for Lebanon!
local and worldwide deliveries: www.BuyLebanese.com
Story on back of box:
“Little Phoenician was born in early springtime, when flowers of hope were
blooming. His leap in time is still unexplained to date. All we know is that he
is destined for the wonderful mission of bringing people together. At this
moment he doesn’t know it yet, he is tiny, cuddly and playful. He just
can’t stop smiling and spreading positive energy around. He might trick you with
his comfy seated position, but he will surprise you snooping around your office,
crawling up your backseat on a road trip or hiding in your travel suitcase while
away from home. When tired at night, he will take over any warm bed you provide.
His heartbeats will attract colorful dancing dreams. Hshhh!, he needs to
sleep now for tomorrow is a long day of smiling all over again!…”
Website update
New links and information added to our site. New
sites are added to the appropriate section
and directories.
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American Lebanese Website Directory This section is arranged by categories: art, personal, restaurants, business, etc. News sites added under the business and restaurant section including: * www.byblosrestaurant.com Great site with great music when you open the main page. * Yamil Hernancez Realtors, Inc Real Estate Sales/Marketing/Investments Dallas, Texas. Very professional site. |
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Directory Directory of American-Lebanese clubs and organizations. Two organizations added: www.alcc-research.com and the Gibran Stamp Committee. |
| Lebanon > villages
The following site was submitted to be added on this page. www.beino.net |
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Community Service This page has several community service organizations in the USA and Lebanon. New sites added: * www.cedarsforever.com- preservation and reforestation of the Cedar in Lebanon. * www.greenline.org.lb - Environmental Organization * www.dm.net.lb/redcross- Red Cross. |
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Lebanese Diaspora This is a new page dedicated to diaspora news and data. It is under the resource section of the site. Send us any other information to include on this page. Here is a video link that was just added on that page about the Lebanese in Roanoke, Virginia. http://www.roanoke.com/roatimes/photography/lebanese/leb_main.html |
| American-Lebanese sites
More sites added under the business section. - www.bedwickfoodsinc.com - www.store.yahoo.com/elleshouse/ - www.geocities.com/archiphoenico/index.html |
| Lebanon > Info Several great articles were added. This page is a great resource for students doing research or writing a paper for school. |
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Lebanon > sites Email received: I am contacting you from Beirut, Lebanon, on behalf of our Company Select Info. We specialize in clipping news from all the Lebanese and other newspapers, among other services. Our Websites: www.anaween.net and www.select-info.net |
| International links- Canadian Lebanese Singer Lebanese making it big in the western music world. Massari is raising the bar and setting new standard for R&B music in canada. The 24 year old, born in Beirut Lebanon, moved to Montreal at age 10 and at 13 he moved to Ottawa where he resides. The trilingual artist who speaks English, French and Arabic fluently cites Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder and Aretha Franklin as musical influences. He also says that his biggest influence is George Wassouf. "I sing from the heart and George Wassouf taught me that" says Massari. Check out his website that has some great videos. www.massarionline.com. Several other links added for clubs in Latin America. |
| Products This page is added on the main menu. It mostly has products from Amazon.com mostly books such as recipe books, and other interesting books. Buying these products through our links supports our site. If you know of any other products or companies please let us know. |
| Introduction Flyer We added a flyer to our introduction and welcome section. This makes is easy for your to print at post at your clubs, communities or hand out at your function. We need your support to spread the word about this site to grow our email list. The site has been in existence for more than 3 years and it is the largest resource dedicated only to the American-Lebanese community. |
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