Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Lebanon’s King of Comedy



The American Friends of the Lebanon Mountain Trail (AFLMT) are hosting a  night of comedy featuring Lebanon’s King of Comedy, Nemr AbouNassar!  
 
Saturday, March 23
Doors will open at 6:30 pm and the program will begin around 7:30 pm.  
Light refreshments will be offered.

Northern Virginia Community College
Annandale, VA
Free parking is available on site.

Admission is only $35.  To purchase tickets, please visit http://aflmt.org/  Click the "Buy Now" button for the event to pay with your credit card via Paypal and print your receipt, as you will need to present it at the door for admittance to the show.
OR

Mail a check payable to AFLMT for the number of tickets you wish to purchase to:

Doha Gabro
AFLMT Treasurer
c/o International Travel
22800 Executive Drive #150
Sterling, VA 20166

Please provide the postal address to where you want your tickets to be mailed.

Tell your cousins in Dearborn (anybody reading this must have family in Dearborn!) that there might be a show on St. Patrick’s day, March 17.  The AFLMT is working on producing a show and they could use a few good volunteers to help.  If you can assist with securing a venue or advertising the event, please contact info@aflmt.org.
On January 17 at its first general meeting  for 2013 the core group of the Virginia Arab American Democratic Caucus elected Fred Shwaery as president and Amr Mounib as co-president of the group.
The group was created in 1987 by a group of Arab American Democratic Activists under the leadership of the late Jawad George and its first present Saba Shami.
 
The original structure was revised back in 2009, the Group elected Paul Noursi and Maram Abdelhamid as Co-presidents- they served a 4 year term, which ended on December 31, 2012.
 
Fred Shwaery had a 35 year government career and retired from as the Chief of the Talent Development Division for the Federal Highway Administration.  He worked in a variety of petitions at the IRS for the first 26 years of his career; his last 8 were at the FHWA.  Fred is a longtime member of Mt. Vernon District Democratic Committee and the Fairfax County Democratic Committee (FCDC).  Fred served on the FCDC Steering Committee for 4 years when he chaired the FCDC State Affairs Committee.  Newly appointed to represent Mt. Vernon on the FCDC Diversity Committee.  Member of the Diversity Committee of the Screen Actors Guild.  Member of ADC and AAI. 
 
Amr Mounib  is a Virginia Commercial Photographer. He grow up in Arlington and
earned an Associate degree in Natural Science from Northern Virginia Community College  and then a BA from American University of Washington DC. He is also a Veteran of the US Navy.
Amr Co-founded Arab American Democrats for Obama in Virginia and has been an active member in the Arab American community throughout Virginia.
Amr served on the Obama digital team and covered all his visits to the commonwealth in 2012. His photos were widely used by the campaigns , groups and individuals check his website: www.amrfoto.com .Congratulations