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2010
House of Lebanon
Events
MAY
3rd Annual
House of Lebanon
Golf Classic
POSTPONED
JUNE
Sunday, June 13th
Annual House of Lebanon
Picnic
Location - University of California @ IRVINE
Aldridge Park
12 noon - 6:00 PM
SEPTEMBER
Friday, September 17th
HOL Social Dinner
Location - TBD
8:00 PM
OCTOBER
Saturday, October 9th - Sunday, October 10th, 2010
Beyond Borders Art Exhibit
HOL Artists' Group
2nd City Council Art Gallery
435 Alamitos Avenue
Long Beach, CA 90802
Pride of Heritage Banquet
Beverly Hills Hotel
9641 Sunset Blvd.
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Date to Be Announced
DECEMBER
Friday, December 10th
HOL Social Holiday Dinner
Location - TBD
8:00 PM
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YOUNG PROFESSIONAL
Events
MAY
Thursday,
May 13
Social
Mixer with NAAP-LA and LCN at Xai Verandah Lounge
Hollywood
7:00
PM
Saturday,
May 15
Arab
American Service Day
Rescue
Mission Alliance
North
Hollywood
JUNE
Saturday, June 13
HOL Picnic and HOLYP Volleyball Tournament
UC Irvine
12pm - 6pm
For more information on these and future House of Lebanon Young Professional Events visit their website
Email at:
HOLYP Email
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HOL Artists' Exhibitions & Performances
Reem Hammad
Xiem Ceramic Art Fair and Studio SaleXiem Clay Center 1563 North Lake Avenue Pasadena, CA 91104 626 794-5833 Friday, May 7 from 6-9 pm Sat. May 8 from 10:30 - 4:30 pm Georges Chamchoum
Director and Filmmaker Monaco Charity Film Festival May 2 - 12, 2010 www.monacofilmfestival.org
Carole Choucair Oueijan
Layaleena, Carole's mosaic will be exhibited at the Smith Museum of Stained Glass, Navy Pier in Chicago, Il. until July 25, 2010. In addition, Carole will be singing at a fund raising concert for the Completion of Saint Sava Church's Interior Art of Mosaic iconography
Saturday, May 8, 2010
7:00 pm
Tickets $35 & $20
Call 626 288-7343 for more information
Sam Hassan
"Sabeel:
Artistic Journeys from Arab Lands to America"
University
of St. Thomas
O'Shaughnessy
Educational Center Lobby Gallery
St.
Paul, Minnesota
Through May 24, 2010
Caroline
'Carrie' Kaba
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www.HouseofLebanon.com Lebanese American Foundation, Inc. 12198 Ventura Boulevard Suite 207 Studio City, CA 91604 818 980-0003 eFAX 818 301-1940 |
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Dear Friends of the House of Lebanon,
We are extremely proud to announce that our 8th annual Pride of Heritage Banquet will be honoring Mr. James Koury, a distinguished businessman and philanthropist. We hope you will make plans to celebrate with us at the Beverly Hills Hotel this fall.
Our annual picnic at University of California at Irvine is planned for Sunday, June 13th. Please join us for this fun and relaxing event. You may want to gather your family and friends and plan to enter a volleyball team in the HOL-Young Professional's annual picnic volleyball tournament. Join us for an afternoon of family, friends, food and fun.
If you have any information you would like us to share with the House of Lebanon community, please email us at editor@HouseofLebanon.com.
Best Wishes from Our House to Yours,
Karen Srour
LAF Executive Director
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The Lebanese American Foundation
Cordially Invites you to the
Pride of Heritage Banquet
Benefiting the House of Lebanon
Honoring
2010 Recipient of the Ray R. Irani
Pride of Heritage Award
James Koury
Distinguished Businessman and Philanthropist
Fall of 2010
Beverly Hills Hotel
Black Tie Reception and Dinner
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House of Lebanon Director Profile
Nabil Feghali, MD
Dr. Nabil Feghali moved to the Los Angeles area in the summer of
1980 after finishing five years of medical training Internship and residency in
Cleveland, Ohio and Detroit, Michigan. Dr. Feghali continues his story saying,
"I had enough of the snow and the hard weather, so I thought I would spend
couple of years here waiting for the situation in Lebanon to improve so I could
return and start my real life back in Lebanon.
I started my practice in Canoga Park in August 1980. Many of my patients were Lebanese, Arabs, and
Armenians, as I had sent announcement letters to the local Lebanese
churches. The word got around and I soon
found my waiting room full of patients exchanging news they heard from
different sources and comforting each other. To this day, I have a large ratio of my patients of Lebanese and Middle
Eastern extract which I enjoy very much. Actually, it makes up for the fact that I always felt odd to never to
have had the opportunity to return to Lebanon to practice medicine.
I got married soon after moving to Los Angeles and started a
family. My practice got busy very
quickly. Having a deep connection with
my patients and the community, I realized that my life here in Los Angeles,
would be for the good. I visit Lebanon almost yearly for vacation and
reconnection with the homeland, but I always feel in a hurry to return
"home" to my work and my many friends.
I have enjoyed living here tremendously and I managed to be a
week-end warrior satisfying my hobbies of motorcycling, going to the Rock store
on Mulholland by the Pacific Coast Highway, hunting during hunting season,
playing cards with the Magnificent Seven,
taking their money when I can and lately giving more time to gentler
activities, such as golfing with some great friends.
I joined the house of
Lebanon at the suggestion of Dr Hanna Shammas and met very nice Lebanese
interacting for the good of the project while developing a great network of
enthusiasts and social groups."
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House of Lebanon Director Profile
Ghaleb A. Saab, MD
Director
Oncology/Hemotology Program
Before
moving to California, I was on the academic staff at the AUB Medical
Center since 1980. I became Associate Professor and
eventually the chief of the Oncology/Hematology department and
its research and clinical training programs until 1987 when we moved to
the U.S. During my tenure, I was elected as representative of the School
of Medicine to the University Senate, and was active member of numerous
committees including the Admissions Committee to the School of Medicine.
Another
significant activity was overseeing the computerization of the Tumor Registry
program, the first of its kind to provide national statistics about
various cancers in the country. Those early statistics were the
source of a number of publications I authored, comparing disease incidence
with the West and other parts of the world. Finally, I also had the
privilege to publish a total of 30 scientific papers, some in
collaboration with AUB colleagues from various subspecialties at the
time. This was a unique academic
experience that would favorably compare to that of the
finest medical institutions here in the U.S. I feel I am as indebted to
AUB as I am to my family for being the person I am today, both professionally
and intellectually.
My wife
Dida is also an AUB graduate. She has a Masters in Plant Protection,
School of Agriculture. After working in her field for a few years, she expanded
her studies to the field of Education at the University of Redlands and has
been teaching for 14 years. We have two children, Zeina and Faysal. Zeina
got her Masters from MIT in Urban Planning and International Development and is
now working at the United Nations in New York. Faysal just completed his
2nd year of medical school at UCLA.
I joined
the Riverside Medical Clinic in 1990, and recently moved to a state-of-the-art
$35 million facility we built in downtown. The Clinic is a 120-physician
multispecialty group, the largest of its kind, spread over 7 campuses in
Riverside County. The medical oncology department has become the
showcase of the Inland Empire. Through integrated technology, our healthcare
system is fully electronic, covering medical records, radiology
imaging, labs, patient access to records/doctors, chemotherapy
ordering/stocking/dispensing and prescriptions e-dispatched to local and
regional pharmacies. The practicing physician has immediate access to
outpatient and hospital records at the tips of his fingers, from
office and from home. The group is certainly spearheading the
healthcare revolution at the community level.
Philanthropy
is at the heart of my worldly interests outside Medicine. Thanks to my wife
Dida, we are quite active in supporting a number of local and national
organizations for the advancement of leukemia/lymphoma research and other
non-profit worthy causes like the Goeske Foundation. In addition, we have
been supporting humanitarian efforts in Lebanon, including our
hometown Choueifat. And of course, The House of Lebanon remains at the heart of
all this activity, reconnecting us to our past and creating a bridge to
future generations.
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House of Lebanon
Artists' Group Spotlight
Sam Hassan  Sam
Hassan, a native of Syria, has always been passionate in capturing nature's
triumphant colors and stunning design. It
was this passion that led him to creatively embrace and further develop the
"Damascene Ornamental Fine Art" medium. His
artwork reflects a combination of symmetrical designs, rich, natural colors,
and the inspiration he draws from nature. Several
of his pieces are currently being displayed at the University of St. Thomas
exhibit "Sabeel: Artistic Journeys from Arab Lands to America" through May 24th,
and the permanent collection exhibit "Ahlan Wa Sahlan" at the Arab American
National Museum in Michigan. His artwork
will also be displayed on stage at the "Turath Ensemble" May 2nd
concert in Garden Grove, California. Fellow
member and artist Reem Hammad introduced Sam to HOL's Artists' Group. "It is an honor to be part of HOL's Artists'
Group where we can share, communicate, and work towards enriching ourselves and
others of our artistic culture. " You can reach Sam at sam@samhassanart.com or view more art on his website.
List of Exhibitions
Sam's artwork will be on display at the following events: "Passport,
the Poetry of Mahmoud Darwish" A
Concert by Turath Ensemble Sunday,
May 2, 2010 at 6:30pm. 13091
Galway Street Garden
Grove, California www.turath.org "Sabeel:
Artistic Journeys from Arab Lands to America"University
of St. Thomas O'Shaughnessy
Educational Center Lobby Gallery St.
Paul, Minnesota www.stthomas.edu/arthistory/exhibitionsThrough May 24, 2010 Arab
American National Museum "Ahlan
Wa Sahlan" permanent collection 13624
Michigan Avenue Dearborn,
Michigan  www.arabamericanmuseum.org
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The HOL Artists'
Group have been meeting monthly in preparation for its 'Beyond Borders' Art
Exhibition, showcasing the work and performances of American Lebanese, Middle Eastern and American Artists, to be held on October 9th and 10th,
2010. Member artist Reem Hammad has been appointed the show's Director. Her committee is working
on all aspects of the art exhibit. Reem
and Carole Choucair Oueijan, Artists' Group Chairwoman, are excited to share the show's progress each month. They are
currently receiving commitments from HOL Artist members who plan on participating and showing their artwork this October at 2nd City Council Art Gallery, in Long Beach, CA. The two day show/event will include music, film and performing arts.
You won't want to
miss this event, so mark your calendar for October 9 & 10, 2010.
Saturday, October 9, 2010
12 noon to 9 PM
VIP Reception 5 to 7 PM
Open Reception 7 - 9 PM
Sunday, October 10, 2010
12 noon to 5 PM
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Young Professionals | NOW
HOL-YP, NAAP-LA and LCN Professional Mixer
Location: Xai Lounge - 7677 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles CA
90046
Date: Thursday May 13, 2010
Time: 7PM-2AM
Suggested Donation: $10
Please join LCN, NAAP-LA and HOL-YP at our Spring
Professionals Mixer event in Los Angeles. This is your opportunity to meet
other professionals in Southern California and exchange contacts to further
your career goals. For more information, please email holyoungprofessionals@gmail.com
HOL-YP, NAAP-LA Participate in the
6th Annual
Arab American Service Day
Location: Rescue Mission Alliance/ Central Lutheran Church
(Lutheran Social Services) 6425 Tyrone Avenue Van Nuys, California
Date: Saturday May 15, 2010
Time: 12PM- 1PM
Please join us to help feed homeless adults and children. RSVP by emailing holyoungprofessionals@gmail.com
House of Lebanon and HOLYP Annual Volleyball Tournament
Location: University of California at Irvine, Aldridge Park Time: 12 NOON - 6 PM Join the House of Lebanon Young Professionals in the annual Team Volleyball Challenge. 2009 Volleyball Tournament
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House of Lebanon Annual Picnic
