The Lebanese Forces Students Association of North America

The Lebanese Forces Students in Cleveland, OH held their first meeting on Saturday, January 19th at the Quality Inn in Richfield, OH.
More than 150 people were present. Guests started arriving around 8:30 and everyone gathered for a brunch. Then the program started; President of the Lebanese Forces Chapter in Cleveland Dr. Chris Nasr, LFSANA Coordinator in Ohio Ms. Abir Hatem, and the President of LFSA were the speakers of the event.

All students and guests were invited to attend a meeting after viewing the movie “Tahet Sama Lebnan.” During the meeting, the LFSA president addressed the students and emphasized the importance of participating in forming the chapters in various universities in the area as well as well as committing to the upcoming events and meetings that will take place in the future. The Vice President of LFSANA and Abir addressed the group about several other important issues that the students show know about as well.

The Lebanese Forces Students in the area are very thankful and honored to have had the LFSA and the Chief Coordinator of the area, Mr. Tarek Madi, present at the event. Their attendance and support were very much appreciated.

Please visit the LFSANA Facebook group to view pictures of the event.
Thank you for all those who attended this event, and big thanks to all those who contributed to its success. We are looking forward to seeing you all in future meetings and events.

The Lebanese Forces NE PA Chapter will hold its first mass for the Lebanese Martyrs in Easton Pennsylvania. The mass will be held on Sunday February 10th. This is a big step for the Lebanese Forces in the Lehigh Valley Area. We need as much support as possible for this mass and would like to invite all chapters to come join us in prayer.

Location:Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church
55 South Fourth Street
Easton, Pennsylvania 18042-4536

Date: Sunday February 10th 2008

Time: 10:00Am

Abouna  Kamil Al-Choufiti will begin mass at 10am followed by a brunch in the church hall.

If anyone has any questions or needs directions feel free to contact me at anytime. Thank You

Owtil1@yahoo.com

610-597-8338

The Ottawa Lebanese Forces Student Association organized a fundraising
dinner on September 2nd 2007 at a local Ottawa Lebanese restaurant.

The dinner was an outstanding success, as around two hundred people
attended and a net amount of 4,400.00 was raised. The profits were given
to the Lebanon Lebanese Forces Student Association. Mr. Tony Bared took it
upon himself to deliver the sum to its intended beneficiaries.

A donation of a thousand dollars was also made to the Ottawa LFSA by a
Lebanese-Canadian businessman attending the dinner in question.

The Ottawa LFSA is grateful for the outpour of support received from the
Ottawa Lebanese community in general and from Lebanese Forces partisans in
particular, and the organization promises everyone that this will not be
the last of its fundraising endeavors.

The Ottawa Lebanese Forces Student Association was invited, on Saturday, November 3^rd 2007, to participate in a talk-show on Chin Radio hosted by Andre Ibrahim.

Representing the OLFSA were President Azar Salami and Secretary Charif Khoury. The discussion covered a wide array of issues related to the specificity of the association within the University of Ottawa. Out of respect for the apolitical nature of the show, the OLFSA did not dive into detailed questions regarding Lebanese politics and instead invited listeners to discover the party’s stances through the speeches of its leader Dr. Geagea.  

President Azar Salami mostly focused on the institutional approach of the OLFSA. He described the organization as pursuing the ideals of knowledge and commitment in a spirit of tolerance and open-mindedness. He insisted the OLFSA is willing to help all Lebanese groups on campus, and invited individuals from across the Lebanese political spectrum to get acquainted with the OLFSA and its members and discover the civility inherent to their approach. 

Secretary Charif Khoury invited Lebanese immigrant youth to solidify their relationship with the country. He asked all not to categorically demonize the whole of Lebanese politics and to actually embrace that realm since it is out of political will alone that Lebanon’s problems can be overcome. Reminding listeners of the Aristotelian notion of Man as a political animal, he urged them to help the Lebanese Forces restore its nobility to the Lebanese political realm. 

The Lebanese Forces-Cleveland Chapter would like to invite you to watch “Tahet Sama Lebnan” (Under the Skies of Lebanon), a Movie about the Lebanese Christian Resistance. The movie is in Arabic (Lebanese accent) with English subtitles.

This will also be a chance for LF students in the area to have a meeting for the first time. All students who are interested in attending and did not get an email invitation yet, please email me at abirhatem@hotmail.com with your information so I can count you in as well.

Location:      Quality Inn - Richfield
                          4742 Brecksville Rd - Richfield, OH 44286
Date:               Saturday, January 19, 2007
Admission:   Free (by invitation only)

The event schedule is as follows:

8:30 PM:        Reception and Hors d’oeuvres
9:30 PM:        Movie (see attached flyer)
10:45 PM:      Meeting, Discussion, and wrap-up

If you need directions or any further information about the event, please feel free to contact me. I will be more than glad to help.

Thank you and hope to see you all there,

Abir