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Greetings!
SAVE THE DATE!
Saturday, September 8, 2007
ACC's 28th Annual Civic &
Humanitarian Awards Gala
Detroit
Marriott
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Breaking
New Ground, Building New Opportunities
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SAVE THE DATE:
Thursday, July 26, 2007
The Arab
American and Chaldean Council (ACC) will hold a groundbreaking ceremony in preparation
for its Artisan and Adult
Learning Center
Thursday, July 26 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. The program will start at the ACC
Youth Recreation and Leadership
Center, located at 62 W. Seven Mile Road,
followed by the groundbreaking. The event will also celebrate the grand
opening of the ACC Wayne County Behavioral Health Network Clubhouse.
For further information and to RSVP please call Kimberly at (248) 559-1990.
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Working
Together to Improve Safety
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ACC and the
Department of Homeland Security in Lansing are joining their efforts and
resources in a collaboration to better prepare and improve the safety, and
enhance the overall readiness of the Arab/Chaldean-American community in case
of an emergency such as a terrorism attack, hurricanes or tornados, power
outage or blackout, or any emergency which may cause a panic for the
community. To reach our calls, a decision was made to establish the first
Arab/Chaldean-American Advisory Committee which will include members from:
ACC, The Michigan State Police-Department of Homeland Security, the Emergency
Management Division of the Cities of Southfield, Dearborn, and Dearborn
Heights, and should expand to include members from the major cities in
Southeast Michigan which have an Arabic concentration such as: Detroit,
Hamtramck, Livonia, West Bloomfield, Troy, Madison Heights, Oak Park, Warren,
and Sterling Heights.
Goals include:
Preparedness Workshops, Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Training,
and Promote Preparedness through the Arab-American media, churches, mosques,
community centers, and social clubs.
For more information, or to be involved in this initiative, please contact:
Sufian Hannon: (248) 559-1990, e- mail sufianh@myacc.org.
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Celebrating
28 Years of Service
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 You are cordially
invited to attend
ACC's 28th Annual Civic & Humanitarian Awards Gala
Detroit Marriott Renaissance Center
Saturday, September 8, 2007
6:00PM - Reception 7:00PM Program
We are confident that the 2007 Awards Gala will prove to be the most
successful ACC event to date. This year, we mark 28 years of dedicated human
services to our local communities, serving over 80,000 clients annually with
over 50 specialized services with employment and training, behavioral health,
public health, primary health care, cross-cultural understanding, elder care
services, and youth development. Our celebration traditionally attracts more
than 1,500 guests, including national and state policy-makers, members of the
judiciary, leaders from the corporate world and health care industries, and
educational institutions and foundations. Proceeds of this event will benefit
the 3rd Phase of ACC's Community Neighborhood Development Initiative,
specifically the Artisan and Learning
Center. Recognized by
Governor Granholm for giving this area a jump-start to economic growth, this
project was awarded a designation, "Cool Cities Neighborhood."
Emcees:
Brenda Schneider
First Vice President Comerica Bank, Director of Business and Development
Services
Conrad Schwartz
Director of Asset Management and World Wide Real Estate, General Motors
Corporation
Keynote
Speaker and Recipient of ACC's International Humanitarian Leadership Award:
HRH Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein
State Leadership Award:
Senate Majority Leader Mike Bishop
Speaker of the House Andy Dillon
Community Leadership Award:
Graham W.J. Beal
Director, Detroit Institute of Arts
Economic Development Leadership Award:
Matthew P. Cullen
General Manager, Economic Development and Enterprise Services, General Motors
Corporation
Excellence in Education Award:
Dr. Hashim Al- Tawil
Professor of Art History, Henry Ford Community College
Community Service Award:
Abdul Haidous
Mayor of Wayne, Michigan
Lifetime Achievement Award:
Abdul-Karim Bader & Ensemble
Gala Sponsorship
Opportunities
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Security Summit Addresses
Community Concerns
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 Concerned citizens
gathered at the Arab American and Chaldean Council's (ACC) Youth Center
and Recreation July 13 to hear what law enforcement officials had to say
about crime statistics, trends and awareness in the Detroit area.
Initiated by ACC's Seven Mile Task Force and the Seven Mile Steering
Committee, the Town Hall Meeting and Security Summit was
aimed at educating Detroit
residents about crime facts in the area. Presentations were made by Detroit
Police Department's Assistant Chief Robert Dunlap, Assistant Chief Ralph
Godbee and Deputy Chief Chester Logan to provide law enforcement's take on
crime statistics and their possible solutions.
First
Lieutenant Harold Love and Sgt. Kevin Sweeney of the Michigan State Police
Emergency Management Division participated in the presentation by providing
insight on the workings of homeland security issues and encourage residents
to educate themselves on steps to prepare for and respond to emergencies
including natural disasters and terrorist attacks.
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Thank You
ACC
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 ACC scholarship
recipient expresses thanks:
"To all members of the Arab American Chaldean Council, thank you all so
very much for my $1000 scholarship. I feel honored and truly humbled that I
was considered for this prestigious award. I can promise you all that your
money will go to good use, and I will make you proud. The money i have
received will go towards the success and advancement of another young
Chaldean student. Thank you again, this means a lot to me."
Jordanne Abu-Dalboh
Jordanne graduated from Yale High School and will be attending Marymount Manhattan
College in the fall.
She will be studying English with hopes of becoming a writer. ACC wishes
Jordanne the best of luck in all her future endeavors.
ACC's 5th Annual Golf
Outing & Scholarship Awards Dinner
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Annual
Arab and Chaldean Festival
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 The Arab &
Chaldean Festival will take place at the Hart Plaza located in Downtown Detroit
on July 21st and 22nd, 2007, 12:00 Noon till 12:00 Midnight.
Come and Join in Celebrating the 36th Anniversary of the Largest Arab &
Chaldean Festival in North America.
Cultural events:
History of Arab Medicine, Folklore Customs, Fashion Show, Arab Calligraphy,
History of Yemen, Chaldean gift to the World, and a Children's Fair.
Special
Appearances:
Singers: Ameed Asmaro, Karem Jaber, Faisal Wazani from (Florida), Fatiha Amal
from (Morocco), Afrah Al Yemen Band, DJ Vince Gaggo, Lebanese ( Leyalina )
Debka Troupe for Folklore Dance, Young Chaldean Singer (Natalia)
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