World Lebanese Cultural Union
At the end of 2008, I want to thank all the Lebanese abroad who respond to our campaigns and appeals and to congratulate all our chapters who were very active this year and who contribute to improve the image of Lebanon and the Lebanese as a people of Peace and Culture.
I wish all of you Merry Christmas and Happy New year 2009.
World Lebanese Cultural Union
Secretariat General
Memorandum
Memo Nbr 2008/12-01-ws
Paris on December 18th, 08
Dear Compatriots,
Dear WLCU officers and members
At the end of 2008, I want to thank all the Lebanese abroad who respond to our campaigns and appeals and to congratulate all our chapters who were very active this year and who contribute to improve the image of Lebanon and the Lebanese as a people of Peace and Culture. I wish all of you Merry Christmas and Happy New year 2009.
As we are approaching several deadlines, I feel it is very important today to remind you about them:
1- Following the Bylaws, are allowed to vote in the 2009 world congress, the chapters that were registered with the World Secretary General before December 31st 08 and that they paid their dues of 2007 and 2008 before February 28th 09. That’s why I invite all the Regional Secretaries General to send to me as soon as possible all the applications of the new chapters and I ask all the Regional treasurers to send to the World treasurer the chapters dues of 2007 and 2008 without any delay please.
2- Following the resolutions of Las Vegas World Council on April 19th 08 and the resolutions of the World Council that took place in Lebanon on July 24th where we approved the creation of the « WLCU Projects Godfathers » program, we have the pleasure to announce to you that this program is launched and we got the first 5 Godfathers. We also dedicated on our website a special section to this program that I invite you to read on the names of these generous people.
We remind you that it was decided to find about 60 donators in each of the world Regions (North America, Latin America, Brazil, Australia, Africa and Europe) capable to donate about at least 1000 US$ per year. This amount will be used to finance the projects that the WLCU is working on as the e-learning of Arabic and Lebanese, and the equipment of Ain Ebel Hospital.
Thus you are invited to contribute to find more sponsors as soon as possible to be able to realize our projects for the good reputation of our organization.
3- Each Chapter interested by organizing travels to Lebanon next summer for a group of Lebanese emigrants (youth and adults) is invited to contact us to give him details about this operation.
4- Mr Antoine Maksoud, president of Miss Lebanon Emigrant Committee is asking the WLCU to renew the agreement of organizing Miss Lebanon Emigrant for 2009.
Each chapter willing to participate to 2009 edition is invited to inform us before January 15th 2009.
My Best Wishes.
Georges Abi Raad
WLCU WSG
