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Greetings!
We wish your family and
loved ones happiness in this holy month of Ramadan.
Ramadan Mubarak!
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Brigadier
General meets with ACC
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Arab American
and Chaldean Council's (ACC) President and CEO Dr. Haifa
Fakhouri met with Brigadier General Anthony Cucolo Chief of Army Public Affairs Sept. 13. Held at
ACC's Youth Recreation and Leadership
Center, the meeting focused on ACC
providing possible behavioral health services to all Arab American and
Chaldean soldiers upon their return home from duty in Iraq.
More than 40 community leaders attended the meeting, which also provided
insight into the current situation in Iraq.
General Cucolo answered questions and concerns
raised by community leaders regarding the presence of the U.S. Army in Iraq. General
Cucolo also presented Dr. Fakhouri with the U.S.
Army's Leadership Award in recognition of ACC's role in making positive
impacts in the areas they serve. Among those who attend the meeting were LTC
Randall Williamson, Commander, Great Lakes Recruiting Battalion and Mark
Czarnecki, Chief, Great Lakes.
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Cancer
Forum to Educate and Address the Chaldean Community
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"To
raise awareness of cancer prevention and early detection of cancer among Arab
American and Chaldean people."
The Arab American and Chaldean Council (ACC) partnered with William Beaumont
Cancer Institute, a Michigan Cancer Consortium's (MCC) member organization,
in hosting a forum focused on cancer in the Arab American and Chaldean
population Sept. 20 at the Troy-based St. Joseph Catholic Church.
MCC Bylaws
(under Purpose, Section III.1.c.) emphasize that MCC strategies shall include
outreach to "underserved and high- risk populations, and shall be
designed to close the gap between minority and majority populations."
Also, the MCC's Guiding Principle 5 states that the
MCC should support "efforts to increase awareness and share
strategies to reduce the burden of cancer disparities faced by ethnically
diverse and underserved populations."
The event
marks the third time ACC has joined the Beaumont Cancer Institute in
providing educational tools to minorities.
ACC Public Health
Division
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Have you
had your small child tested for lead?
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 Bring your children
ages 6 months to 6 years to the Goodbye to Lead Health Fair with Elmo on
Wednesday, October 10 from 3pm to 5pm at ACC's Youth Recreation &
Leadership Center,
62 W. Seven Mile Rd,
Detroit.
~Free picture with Elmo
~Snacks
~Give-aways
~Raffle for a Free HEPA vacuum cleaner
ACC and the
Wayne County Department of Public Health are working together to keep our
children healthy!
ACC WIC Program
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Wayne
County Executive Robert Ficano visits the Youth
Center
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 The Arab American
and Chaldean Council (ACC) and Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano teamed up to provide school bags and supplies to
150 kids ages four to seven on Sept. 12.
Coinciding
with the start of the 2007-08 school year, the
county executive and ACC's President and CEO Dr. Haifa
Fakhouri and Chairman Abe Munfakh handed the supplies to
the Metro Detroit area's underprivileged children as part of the Wayne County
Back-to-School Program. World Vision is an international children's charity
that has donated book bags countywide.
"Not
only does this program provide essential tools for education, but it helps
elevate self-esteem for those children in need," Ficano said.
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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
or Jacqueline Arabo at (313) 893-5269.
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Are you
the next face of ALO?
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 America's top
multi-cultural lifestyle magazine is giving you the opportunity to be a star!
Compete
for a chance to be the next Face of ALO, with the final judging aired live on
national television.
To enter
ALO Star Quest: Contestants are asked to send in their photo or videotape,
include a bio, age, place of residence and share how their culture and
heritage shines through in their own lifestyle from June 11 through November
30. Each of the 10 winners will be featured in separate on-air vignettes
highlighting their unique stories and cultural philosophies, which will air
on worldwide television. Applications are being accepted at ALO headquarters,
19365 Business Center Drive,
Suite 1, Northridge, CA 91324.
www.alomagazine.com
"Those
selected know exactly who they are and where they came from while integrating
with other cultures and lifestyles" said Michael Lloyd, Editor- in-chief
of ALO. "When you feel good about what you represent, the confidence
shows."
Alo Magazine
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A
Reminder to the Traveling Public
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Effective
Oct. 1, 2007, U.S.
Citizens traveling by air to Canada,
Mexico, the Caribbean, and
Bermuda must present a passport or other Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative
(WHTI) -compliant documentation to enter or depart from the United States.
It is always strongly recommended that U.S. Citizens verify the specific
documentary requirements for their destination country.
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