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The vigil was a solemn gathering, taken together, in many places, in solidarity with our family and friends in Lebanon.  We thank everyone who made all the many arrangements possible, and to those who attended, or were with us in spirit.

We sang, we lit candles and we listened to the words of Khalil Gibran. For an account, and statement, we share coverage by the Eagle Tribune:
https://www.eagletribune.com/news/merrimack_valley/a-time-for-genuine-reflection/article_be08867e-15db-5adf-ade4-0e67024363b4.html

The American Lebanese Awareness Assocaition will be making a donation to the Lebanese Red Cross.  If you would like to contribute, please go to:
https://www.paypal.com/donate?token=Jt7SIlKUnyzOtB-2T8Y8xYuB8AtCObjto_JMvYOMltCC5C4GNuVS_YCE_Z2rZWyFlnjHBR3sIxu5I-UV

The pandemic did not deter graduations, college acceptances or scholarship programs. The ALAA congratulates, not only our awardees, but also the educators and parents who transitioned with them to remote learning. We regret we could not share your accomplishments together at our traditional award dinner, but we applaud you here.

Here is the Class of 2020, and our 2020 generous donors who fund the scholarships.

Michelle Francis, Sharbel Saab, Lucas Max, Naur Assaf, Emile Khoury,

Morgan Zraket, Peter Francis, Ava Bradley, Mary Saab, Tala Khoury

Jenna Solimine, Raymond Nammour, Charbel Merheb, Marita Merheb, Carine Mansour

Casey Pratt, Leila Geha, Yourself Chahine, Finn Lambert, Silvia Caddell,

Grace Owaida, Brett George, Riley Max, George Eid, Michael Hajjar

In 37 years the ALAA has awarded a total of $1, 235 250.00 in scholarships to 1, 143 deserving students of Lebanese descent.  Support education with a donation to the American Lebanese Awreness Association. Your gift great or small is appreciated.

Donate using the “Donate” button on the right of the Home page.

Start off 2020 with the opportunity to be awarded a scholarship. ALAA awards many generous scholarships each year. Carefully read the application available as a pdf on the link below the photograph,  and follow all the directions. The deadline to apply is March 1, 2020.  Set aside Sunday, June 7, 2020, 5:00 pm, for the American Lebanese Awareness Association Scholarship Dinner. All the best in your studies and hope to see an application from you soon.

ALAA_Application2020

ALAA Memberships are available under the “About” menu, or on this link:

Membership

Sunday, June 9, 2019

Michael’s Function Hall,

2 Alpha Street, Haverhill, MA

Cocktails at 5:00 pm, Dinner at 6:00 pm

Donations $50.00/Person

Guest Speaker: George Kassas

Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Bireme Systems, a boutique advisory services company, and Kassas Real Estate Development, a 31-year old Real Estate Development company based in NH.

George attended UMass Amherst where he earned a BS in Industrial Engineering and an MBA in International Business. His career began in 1985 at AT&T as a Product Manager, in 1996, becoming Vice President of Business Management of Lucent Technologies Access & Switching Division. In 2000, George started his own high-tech company Cedar Point Communications.  George was named 2006 Entrepreneur of the Year by the High-Tech Council of the State of New Hampshire, and was named by President George W. Bush to become a member of the President Small Business Council. In November 2018, George was named by the New Hampshire Governor Christopher Sununu to become a Commissioner on the State infrastructure Site Selection Committee.

George and his wife Kristen have three children, Juliette, Anthony and
George Jr..

Watch this site and our Facebook page for information about attending this special evening.