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CLFW to give out free tickets to Lebanon

(WASHINGTON, DC) — The Christian Lebanese Foundation in the World (CLFW) will award two free tickets to Lebanon during a committee meeting on May 9, 2015 in Washington, DC.

The organization says they give out free tickets annually on Mother’s Day for Lebanese-Americans who successfully registered their marriages or childbirths through CLFW over the past year.

CLFW is an DC-based organization devoted to helping Lebanon maintain a demographic balance by registering Americans of Lebanese descent in their motherland.

Nada Abisamra, director of CLFW, said Lebanese businessman and CLFW Vice President Neemat Frem will join the executive board and members for the lottery.

She adds that those interested in participating in the lottery can do so by joining the Facebook event at this link.

In 2013, Charles Nemer of Ohio and George Korio of California won free tickets. In 2014, Michael Chebat of Virginia and Charles Haddad of Florida enjoyed the free flights.

Abisamra reminds Americans of Lebanese descent that registration is crucial in order to preserve their roots in Lebanon and help the country maintain its diversity.

The organization will host nine campaigns in May in the following cities:

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Lebanese-Americans are urged to bring their Family Ikhraj Kayd (Civil Registry), birth certificate(s), and marriage certificate(s) to the campaign site.

For more information, visit clfw.org.

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Christian Lebanese Foundation to host 10 registration campaigns in March

(WASHINGTON, DC) — The Christian Lebanese Foundation in the World (CLFW) announced it would host ten registration campaigns for Lebanese citizenship this March.

CLFW says there are many political, business, and social advantages to becoming a Lebanese citizen, including the right to vote in municipal and legislative elections, and the right to own and inherit property.

The organization adds that registration also helps maintain religious pluralism in Lebanon, by protecting minority religions in the country and providing them with equal governmental representation.

“The religious conviviality is the true mission and vocation of our country,” said Nada Abisamra, director of the DC-based organization. “What we need is to get each Lebanese descendant who has the right to be registered in the official registry of Lebanon to do so.”

The Arab American Institute estimates that 3.3 million Americans are of Lebanese descent, and the majority are Christian, including Maronite Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and Eastern Catholic.

CLFW hopes to add hundreds of new citizens to Lebanon’s official records in March. They plan to host registration campaigns in 9 cities across the country:

  • Cleveland, Ohio – March 4, 2015 – St. Maron Church – 1245 Carnegie Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44115
  • Tampa, Florida – March 7, 2015 – St. Peter and Paul Maronite Catholic Church – 6201 Sheldon Road, Tampa, FL 33615
  • Phoenix, Arizona – March 7 & 8, 2015 – St. Joseph Maronite Catholic Church – 5406 E Virginia Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85008
  • San Francisco, California – March 13, 14, & 15, 2015 – Our Lady of Lebanon – 600 El Camino Real, Millbrae, CA 94030
  • Encino, California – March 15, 2015 – Holy Martyrs Armenian Church – 5300 White Oak Avenue, Encino, CA 91316
  • Easton, Pennsylvania – March 15, 2015 – Our Lady of Lebanon – 55 S 4th St, Easton, PA 18042
  • Cincinnati, Ohio – March 15, 2015 – St Anthony of Padua Maronite Church – 2530 Victory Parkway, Cincinnati, OH 45206
  • Livonia, Michigan – March 22, 2015 – St. Rafka Maronite Catholic Church – 32765 Lyndon Street, Livonia, MI 48154
  • Las Vegas, Nevada – March 22, 2015 – St. Sharbel Catholic Church – 10325 Rancho Destino Rd, Las Vegas, NV 89183

Interested applicants are urged to bring their citizenship documents, which include a Lebanese family civil registry, marriage certificate, and birth certificate(s).

For more information, visit clfw.org.

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CLFW hosts Lebanese citizenship drives across USA

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(WASHINGTON, DC) — The Christian Lebanese Foundation in the World (CLFW) is hosting five campaign drives during the rest of November, encouraging Lebanese-Americans to preserve their roots in Lebanon and register as Lebanese citizens.

“We want to encourage people outside of Lebanon to have an affection for their motherland,” said Nada Abisamra, Director of CLFW, in an interview with ART America.

CLFW and Project Roots aims to register people of Lebanese descent free of charge in the United States.

CLFW will visit the following locations during November:

  • Westlake, Ohio at the Northern Ohio Lebanese American Association Heritage Ball on November 15 starting at 6pm.
  • Stockton, California at St. Sharbel’s Annual Hafle on November 15 starting at 6pm.
  • Easton, Pennsylvania at Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church on November 16 starting at 10am.
  • Warren, Michigan at St. Sharbel Maronite Catholic Church on November 22 starting at 6pm, and November 23 starting at 11am.
  • Greer, South Carolina at St. Rafka Maronite Catholic Church starting at 11am.

For more information, visit clfw.org. Click here to access the campaign flyer with more information about required registration documents.

Watch the promotional video below:

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64 students get all-expense-paid trip to Lebanon

(BEIRUT, LEBANON) — 64 students of Lebanese descent will have an opportunity to travel to Beirut, Lebanon as part of the Maronite Foundation Academy, an initiative aimed at introducing young Lebanese immigrants to their country of origin, from August 2 until August 17.

Selected candidates undergo online sessions that build their knowledge about Lebanon and the Maronite heritage. After successfully completing their online courses, the selected candidates have an opportunity to travel on a two-week trip to Lebanon, all expenses covered by the Maronite Foundation.

During their stay in Lebanon, the candidates will get to bond with their roots and get further in touch with the history of Lebanon and the Maronite Heritage through various site visits and seminars, given by prominent figures.

“Your hard work on the online courses and the family referrals paid off! I was especially happy to read your insightful answers to the questions about the Lebanese culture!” wrote Nada Salem Abisamra, the director of CLFW, on Facebook.

The winners include:

NameCountry
Maria Sofia Gomez MansurArgentina
Janet Mitre CanaanArgentina
Clara Inés AntonioArgentina
Laila Roxina MoliternoArgentina
Arz Charbel Juri GallarArgentina
Rhonda HawachAustralia
Natalie SpiridonAustralia
Monica AounAustralia
Gebran HabibAustralia
Pascale EsberAustralia
Rita MikhaelAustralia
Sandra KaltoumAustralia
Charbel DoumitAustralia
Tanya RaffoulAustralia
Shawn TorbeyAustralia
Jacob KahwajiAustralia
Andre RizkAustralia
Yussif Sharbel Santiago SelemeBolivia
Tatiana AzziBrazil
Felipe Torres WakedBrazil
Liliane AbdallaBrazil
Pedro Augusto Lara El-CorabBrazil
Eli KhouriBrazil
Rebeca BayehBrazil
Pauline TradCanada
Michael KmeidCanada
Marc Abi khalilCanada
Tatiana SalibaCanada
Wendy SfeirCanada
Christine NassifCanada
Ziad WehbéCanada
María Fernanda Sade MoránChile
Yuseff Amin Henriquez SakerColombia
Jose KhalilColombia
Sharpel PetriCyprus
Salvador Pichardo YapurDominican Republic
Maria Jose Reshuan LandivarEcuador
Luz Gabriela Rodriguez DagerEcuador
Christina MehannaFrance
Gilberto Najera AbrahamMexico
Yamel Kahwagi AbrahamMexico
Estefania Farah IsperMexico
Odeth RicoMexico
Juan Ramon Kuri AzarMexico
Ada Chikhani AhuedMexico
Lorena Manira Ghiglione FadlalaParaguay
Jussef HendePeru
Angela WitherdenSouth Africa
Maria Teresa LahoudSpain
Mario GebrayelUK
Cecilia Alem GarciaUruguay
Jonathan BoukarimUSA
Hannah MeryUSA
Anastasia TannousUSA
Julie DaccacheUSA
Veronica WakedUSA
Rita SaikaliUSA
Jeremy AllamUSA
Marwa NouhraUSA
Fadi TaljUSA
Jihan NicholasUSA
Shedhy MaksoudVenezuela
Stefania Requejo WavraVenezuela
Jorge GonzálezVenezuela
According to the Maronite Academy Facebook page, the goals of the Maronite Foundation are to:

  • Re-connect the ties between the Maronites in Lebanon and their fellow Maronite diaspora across the globe.
  • Strengthen the Maronite Heritage and legal citizenship affiliation to the land of Cedars.
  • Promote Lebanon as the spiritual motherland of Maronites worldwide.
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Christian Lebanese Foundation in the World hosts nationwide campaign to register Lebanese citizens

(WARREN, MI) — The Christian Lebanese Foundation in the World (CLFW) hosted a nationwide campaign this Sunday to register Lebanese-Americans as citizens. CLFW representatives in Houston, TX, Jacksonville, FL, and Warren, MI distributed promotional material and offered registration assistance to Lebanese-American parishioners nationwide, in an effort to increase Christian citizenship in the country.

CLFW is a non-profit organization that aims to re-connect Lebanese-Americans with their roots, by hosting citizenship drives and promoting civic engagement. This latest effort promises to register individuals and families free-of-charge.

The organization teamed up with the Lebanese Embassy and Consulates, the National Apostolate of Maronites (NAM), and several Lebanese-American organizations and clubs to promote the weekend citizenship drive. According to their Facebook page, those who register are entered into a chance to win free airline tickets to Lebanon.

Nano Rached, the regional coordinator for CLFW says it is particularly important to register because the Christian population in Lebanon “is going down.”

Watch the full video below for more information:

For those living in Metro Detroit, CLFW is hosting another registration opportunity at the Basilica of St. Mary in Livonia on June 22nd starting at 10am.

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