Regional Community Events

Following are main events  and links to area and regional communities and organizations websites:

 Upcoming community events:.
  • Blood Drives scheduled at respective locally affiliated churches.
  • Several Organizations and/or fund raising drives to consider - More recently added - The Danbury Grassroots Academy,  CNEWA and the Lebanese Red Cross.
  • Invite to Consulate of Lebanon in NY to introduce telethon
  • And Much More!
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Support for Lebanon: 

Locally/US: 

  • Blood Drive Jan 25nd  8:30pm-1:30pm,  To sign up visit this link 
  • Palm Sunday weekend Bake Sale: Sat. 4/12 (11-2pm), Sun. 4/13 (after 11:30am Mass).  Orders must  be made by 4/6.  please access this link for order forms.
  • Blood Drive May 17th 8:00pm-1:00pm
   St. Anthony Maronite Catholic Church
  • A Christmas Event, Sat. Dec. 21 at 6pm
  • Blood Drive   Sat. July 12, 8:30-1:30  To sign up visit this link
  • Lebanese Mahrajan is back in 2025, on May 30-31, at the Danbury City Green.
  • Blood Drive   Mar. 22.2025  8am-1:00pm To sign up visit this link 
 
  • Taste of Lebanon Festival - Fri. June 21-Sun. June 23rd

  • Lunch with live Music after Mass - Sun. Sept. 22. 


Cultural and Artistic Programs in Danbury and in the region:

ADS  - American Druze Society - CT Chapter



  • LAC Food and Supply Drive in the month of Sept. -- Thank you to all who participated!
 

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  • The KAT6 Foundation supports individuals and their families who are living with KAT6A and KAT6B syndromes around the world. We advance scientific research aimed at developing treatments to spread awareness of KAT6 syndromes so they can be more easily identified, treated, and studied.
  • Join the Walking for a Brighter Tomorrow event on Sept. 21st.

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Euphoria Exhibition presents the works of Lebanese artist Nayla Kai Saroufim opening on January 9, 2025, at 6pm.
 
This exhibition brings together the practices of Middle Eastern artists whose work explores themes of fragmentation, reconstruction, and memory, opening a dialogue on identity, culture, and transformation.
 
The Exibition will take place at Fremin Gallery, 520 W 23rd St, New York, 10011, from January 9, 2025, till February 28, 2025.
 
The Arab American Law Enforcement Fraternal Association is holding its Annual 2025 Holiday Party on Wednesday January 15, 2025, at 6pm.
 
The party will include a dinner, raffles and a live DJ.
 
For tickets at $60 you can send your payments with Zelle to AALFANY22@gmail.com or $70 at the door.
 
For further information, kindly check the following link.
 
The Lebanon American Club of Danbury in partnership with the Middle Eastern Dance Academy of West Haven, and in collaborations with local and regional artists, are hosting a Benefit Concert to support The Lebanese Red Cross in their effort to provide emergency and ongoing humanitarian relief to those impacted in recent conflict in Lebanon.
 
The event will take place at Ives Concert Hall - WCSU Downtown Campus, 181 White Street, Danbury, on Saturday January 25, 2025, at 7:30pm. In case of a snow day contingency, the event will alternatively take place on Sunday January 26, 2025, at 2pm.
 
For further information and tickets, kindly check the following link.
The Cathedral of Our Lady of Lebanon presents the 98th Annual Saint Maron Day Gala on February 8, 2024.
 
The Gala will feature a cocktail hour followed by dinner, dancing, raffle and entertainment.
 
The event will take place at Dyker Beach Golf Course located at 1030 86th St., Brooklyn, NY 11228, starting at 7pm.
 
For further information and tickets, kindly check the following link. 
 
 
  
 
The Social and Economic Action for Lebanon (SEAL) will hold its New York Benefit Dinner on Tuesday February 11, 2025, honoring Middle East Airlines pilots and flight attendants and award-winning actor Tony Shalhoub.

This evening is essential to advancing SEAL’s mission of empowering underserved Lebanese communities. SEAL works to create sustainable economic opportunities that lift people out of poverty while preserving their dignity—a mission that has never been more urgent amid the ongoing crises in Lebanon.


The event will take place at 583 Park Avenue, New York City, starting at 6:30pm.
 
For further information and tickets, kindly check the following link.
 
The 9th Annual St. Jude Hope & Heritage Gala will take place on April 26, 2025.
 
The Gala celebrates the contributions and culture of the Middle Eastern community. Guests will enjoy cocktails, dinner, a live auction, dancing and more to benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. The hospital was founded by Danny Thomas and ALSAC (American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities). ALSAC raises awareness and annual financial support to manage and run the hospital. Patients and their families never receive bills for treatment, travel, housing or food.
 
The event will take place at Cipriani located at 110 East 42nd St., New York, NY 10017, starting at 6:30pm.
 
For further information tickets and sponsorships, kindly check the following link.
 
 
 
 



 
 
Please write to us at info@nylebcons.org to add other members of the Lebanese community and friends of Lebanon to our list.

 

Consulate General of Lebanon in New Yorkwww.nylebcons.org

9 E 76th St.
NY, NY 10021
Tel: 1 (212) 744-7905
Fax: 1 (212) 794-1510


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   Messages from Charges D'Affairs  and former Consul General Majdi Ramadan
 

Dear members of the Lebanese community and friends of Lebanon,
 
The Chargé d'Affaires Majdi Ramadan has the pleasure of inviting you to a reception for the Friends of the Lebanese Franciscan Sisters of the Cross (FLFS) and MTV’s Marcel Ghanem, journalist and host of popular tv program “It’s About Time صار الوقت”, on Tuesday April 1, 2025, from 6pm to 8pm.
 
The event will introduce a tv Telethon in support of the Franciscan Sisters of the Cross in Lebanon that Marcel and MTV will be hosting live in Lebanon on April 24, 2025.
 
Excerpts from the reception will be screened later on MTV during the Telethon. Also at the Telethon, donations will be recognized and interested major contributors can be mentioned in short exclusive clips.
 
FLFS is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, nonpolitical organization, comprised of dedicated volunteers whose task is to exclusively support the mission of the Franciscan Sisters of the Cross in Lebanon.
 
The Lebanese Franciscan Sisters of the Cross is a congregation of 150 nuns that oversees Lebanon's most extensive network of non-profit institutions. Its 19 institutions serve 3000 patients and 3000 students, primarily from underserved communities. The care provided spans a wide range of needs, including support for mentally and physically disabled individuals, orphans, and the elderly suffering from Alzheimer’s and chronic mental illnesses. True to their inclusive mission, these institutions serve people of all confessions and nationalities. A flagship establishment in their network is the Psychiatric Hospital of Deir El-Saleeb, recognized as the premier center for mental health care in Lebanon.
 
For further information and support, kindly check the following link: Support the Humanitarian Mission of the Sisters
 
The reception will take place at the residence of the Consul General of Lebanon at 9 E 76th Street, New York, NY 10021.
 
We look forward to seeing you.
 
 
The Chargé d'Affaires and the board of FLFS (Rita Makhlouf Kanaan, Majdi Ramadan, Khalil Kanaan, Charbel Moarbes, Ziad Barghash)
 


 
Please write to us at info@nylebcons.org to add other members of the Lebanese community and friends of Lebanon to our list.

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I am reaching out in connection with a New York-based organization called Friends of the Lebanese Franciscan Sisters of the Cross (FLFS) that I humbly serve on its board.
 
We are a small group of volunteers of Lebanese origin who joined together to support the honorable and essential humanitarian mission that the Franciscan Sisters of the Cross lead in Lebanon.
 
The sole purpose of FLFS is to secure a sustainable source of assistance for the Sisters in support of their daily vital needs as well as help in restoring and rehabilitating the existing facilities. We are a nonprofit, nonpolitical organization incorporated in Washington D.C. and awaiting the 501c3 certification from the IRS.
 
His Eminence, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, his Excellency, Bishop Gregory Mansour, and his Excellency, Bishop Elias Zaidan, along with General Superior Sister Marie Makhlouf serve on the Honorary Board of the organization.
 
The Lebanese Franciscan Sisters of the Cross (LFS) is a congregation of 170 nuns that manages the largest network of non-profit institutions in Lebanon. In total, 19 institutions, serve 1550 mentally and physically disabled persons, 170 orphans, 800 elderly suffering from Alzheimer’s and chronic mental illnesses in addition to educating more than 2000 students mostly from under served communities. The network employs more than 1750 professionals ranging from doctors, nurses, teachers, and a variety of other staff functions.
 
The institutions welcome and care for people from all confessions and nationalities. More than half of the long-term in-patients are non-Christians. Among the most prominent institutions are the Psychiatric Hospital of the Cross -Deir El-Saleeb and the Hospital of the Sisters of the Cross.
 
Historically, the Congregation has relied in large part on government support for many of its needs. Unfortunately, the said support that has been minimal recently threatening the survival of this crucial mission which serves more than 3,000 patients, 3,000 students and 1,700 employees and their families.
 
As you know, Lebanon is going through an unprecedented economic and political crisis. The Lebanese currency lost more than 90% of its value, refugees account for almost half of the population, and capital control is exercised nationwide. To make matters worse, a very large explosion in Beirut in August 2020 caused a lot of damage to some of the Congregation’s institutions.
 
The World Bank ranked the economic and financial crisis in Lebanon in the top 3 most severe crises episodes globally since the mid-nineteenth century. Today, as we see Lebanon passing through these difficult times, together we need to avert a large-scale humanitarian crisis and a mass exodus of Lebanese talent. Supporting institutions like the LFS can go a long way in making that possible.
 
I would be thankful for your support of the Sisters through a financial contribution and through spreading the word within your network, including the Lebanon-American Club of Danbury, about their mission and their need of help.
 
Your tax-deductible contributions to the Sisters will go through the Eparchy of Saint Maron – Brooklyn. You can donate directly on our website (FLFS) or by check addressed to the Eparchy of Saint Maron, 109 Remsen St., Brooklyn, NY 11201, and add in the memo “for the Lebanese Franciscan Sisters of the Cross”.
 
I would like to tell you more about the Sisters over a scheduled call.
 
Looking forward to hearing from you.
 
Best,
Majdi Ramadan
 
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