In
observance of Eid al Fitr,
ACC offices will be closed on Friday, October 12, 2007.
Offices will re- open on Monday, October 15, 2007.
LEARN MORE. . .
Eid Al-Fitr, or the
Celebration of Breaking the Fast, marks the end of Ramadan. Ramadan is the
month of fasting.
Eid Al-Fitr is the
celebration that comes at the end of Ramadan. Ramadan is a month of fasting,
every day from dawn until sunset. The Islamic Calendar follows the moon and
so each year, the dates are shifted forwards by
about eleven days in the normal calendar. Ramadan is the ninth month of the
Muslim year, and is followed by Shawal. The first
three days of Shawal are the Eid
days.
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ACC
Welcomes Iraqi Refugees
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Iraqi refugees
Salah Palos and Silvana Mosri
arrived to the United
States in September. The couple, who was
recently married, spent 13 months in Turkey
waiting for their papers to enter the U.S. Both called Baghdad home and regretted leaving family
and friends in search of freedom and opportunity.
"I am
very thankful for the support ACC has provided since we arrived," Palos
said. "With their help we are looking forward to starting a new
life."
ACC Public Health
Division
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ACC staff
member receives recognition
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On October 5, 2007
Tobacco Free Michigan awarded ACC's Tobacco Prevention Project Coordinator
Wali Altahif and the Michigan Multicultural Network with the "Tobacco
Free Michigan Mosquito Award". This award recognizes outstanding
leadership and commitment to educating elected officials and policy makers on
the economic and health burden of tobacco use and exposure to secondhand
smoke among ethnic populations in Michigan.
Mr. Altahif was also acknowledge in the Michigan Senate Chamber by Senator
Erma Clarke Coleman for promoting Health Michigan and his ongoing efforts to
educate the community and elected officials on Hookah use and abuse.
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SAVE THE
DATE
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Save the Date
Saturday, December 15, 2007
2nd Annual Customer Appreciation Day
& Holiday Celebration
For further information contact Isa Hasan at (313) 893-5269.
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CALC
Needs Your Help
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The Chaldean American Ladies of Charity's (CALC) storage facility needs
your help.
The amount
of clothing, furniture and appliances they have been receiving is very
overwhelming. With this comes the overwhelming tasks
of sorting and organizing. Volunteers are desperately needed to help sort and
organize the storage unit. There are only 2-4 volunteers at any given time
and they are always the same people. For every 10 bags we sort another 20 are
dropped off. The volunteers to date have worked very hard and put in several
hours but, if you can spare a couple hours a day it can help us out
immensely.
If you can
spare any time, volunteers are needed Monday-Friday from 9am - 2pm and
Saturday 10am - 2pm. Please call CALC office to signup at 248-352- 5018 or
email Clair Konja at konja_clair@yahoo.com.
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