Lebanon American Day - June 23, 2013

The 11th Annual Lebanon American Day will take place at 12 noon on Sunday, June 23, 2013. 

 It will begin with a Flag raising ceremony at City Hall. Keynote Speaker at the ceremony, will be Lebanese Consul General Majdi Ramadan, who will be joined by other local, State and Federal Officials.

Recognized at the ceremony will be the Pastors of the three Sister Parishes: Father Jean Younes of St. Anthony Church, Archimadrite Michael Skrocki of Saint Ann Church and Father George Alberts of Saint George Church. 

Following the ceremony a traditional Lebanese luncheon will take place at the Lebanon American Club.  It will include Kibbie Nay, Chicken and Rice, Hummus with Salad. Reservations are required for the lunch ($20 per person) please RSVP by June 17th to Tom Saadi at 203-470-0322 or tomsaadi@aol.com.

Lake Compounce Family Fun with The Lebanon American Club



A Family Outing to Lake Compounce, sponsored by The Lebanon American Club, will take place on Saturday, July 27th. Please RSVP by July 7th. See the attached for more details.
Club Members families, friends, guests, and members of the Mid-Eastern Communities and Churches in Danbury, Waterbury, and Westchester are welcome.

Lake Compounce Family Theme Park Outing Fun for all Ages!

Group Rate Includes:

• Admission, Free Parking,
• All You Can Eat Dinner Buffet (5-7:30PM),
Includes: BBQ Pork Ribs, Hamburgers, Hot dogs, Italian Sausages, Boneless Chicken, Taco Bar, Baked Potato Bar, New England Clams Chowder, Salad Bar, Ice Cream, Soft Beverages and Coffee
• Free Return Admission When Attending Dinner

$50 / Person 
(Children 3 Years & under are free)

Tickets are Limited

RSVP  By July 7th 

For additional information contact Ghassan Najm at LebanonClub@att.net


Mary Elizabeth Salame Will Dance With the Stars on May 11

One of our very own members, Mary Elizabeth Salame, will be a contestant in the 5th Annual Dancing with Our Stars! a fund raiser for Hillside Food Outreach in partnership with Arthur Murry Dance Studios on May 11th at the Matrix.

 Please vote for Mary to win, and donate $10 in Mary's name for this wonderful cause. Hillside Food Outreach exists to provide food to those in need throughout Westchester, Putnam Counties and Western CT. Their Mission is to deliver food to people who are, for whatever reason, unable to access local food pantries. They also provide food bags for special needs diets, such as diabetes.

Hillside Food Outreach is a 501c3 not-for-profit that home delivers groceries to those in need who cannot, for whatever reason, access home pantries.

To purchase tickets or to vote for your favorite dancer go to the Hillside Food Outreach website. Votes are $10.00 per vote.  (You may vote as many times as you wish and all votes are 100% tax deductible.)

Welcome Our Teachers Back to Danbury at Thursday's Dinner

World Heritage Site at Baalbek photo credit: gordontour via photopin cc
Danbury HS teachers, Cindy Nejame and Mike Burnett Jowdy are back from Lebanon, after completing the second leg of the Teachers Exchange program.

 We'll be welcoming them back, and they'll be sharing stories of their visit, at a dinner to take place at the Club this coming Thursday 4/25, starting at 6PM.

The event is hosted by the LAC and Ladies Auxiliary joint committee. Tickets are $20/per person. We encourage you to attend this special event. For reservations if you have not done so already, please reply to Lebanonclub@att.net and provide the number of attendees.

Spouses and Guests are welcome. Hope to see you there.

A Middle Eastern Buffet & an Enjoyable Evening Among Friends

A wonderful and copious Middle Eastern Buffet was the highlight of the Spring Scholarship Fundraiser sponsored by the Ladies Auxiliary on Thursday, April 11. 

A Middle Eastern Dinner - The 2013 Ladies Auxiliary Scholarship Fundraiser                  Click here for More Photos





















 Favorite Lebanese dishes, raffle prizes, and the chance to socialize with old friends and new community members made for a very enjoyable evening while raising money for our scholarship fund.

 Those who were unable to attend, but wish to make a donation, please send a check payable to LAC Ladies Auxiliary, noting scholarship fund on the check, and mail it to the club's address below, to the attention of  Nada Zarini, Chairperson.

A Middle Eastern Dinner to Benefit our Scholarship Program

photo credit: Ewan-M                           via photopin cc
On Thursday, April 11th, at 6:30pm we hope to see you at our Middle Eastern dinner featuring delicious Arabic Food made by members of the Ladies Auxiliary. The evening will be BYOB with soda/setup Provided and we'll be having a raffle with some great prizes.

Due to the weather-related cancellation of our fall event, this will be our only fundraiser for the Scholarship Fund!  So please join us if you can... and bring along your friends.

For reservations, please call Nada Zarrini at 203-797-0745.  email: nzarrini@gmail.com ~ Donation $15.00

Teachers Exchange Program & Dinner at Bambu Restaurant


Mike Burnett Jowdy, Zeina Kaissy & Cindy Nejame
March 23-31 - Teachers Exchange Program  

For the first part of the exchange, Zeina Kaissy, a teacher from Lebanon, will be visiting Danbury and Ridgefield High schools. 

The Joint Committee will be hosting Ms. Kaissy for a dinner on Tuesday, March 26, at 7:00PM at Bambu (Japanese) Restaurant on Mill Plain Rd, in Danbury. Those members who would like to attend the dinner should send an email to faridlkhouri@gmail.com by this Friday March 23. 
In addition, a dinner is planned at the club on April 25, upon the return of the two DHS teachers - Cindy Nejame and Mike Burnett Jowdy - from  their visit to Lebanon.  Tickets for that dinner are on sale for $20 a ticket. You may purchase them from any of the following committee members: Farid Khouri, Therese Hanna, Nidal Elkhoury, Yolla Harb  and Ghassan Najm.
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