Obituary - Mrs. Tawhida El-Askary

With great sorrow we received the passing of the Society member and friend Mrs. Tawhida El-Askary, the wife of Hany El-Omary and Director and Lecturer of Arabic Studies in the University of Houston. Mrs. El-Askary passed away early morning of Wednesday, Dec. 30^th.

The EAS Board would like to extend their sincere condolences to the surviving family members and ask Allah to bless the soul of the deceased and reward her for her good deeds.

EAS January Function - Update

Dear EAS Members & Friends,

Based on feedback from you and due to the short period of time available for sending checks for the January 9^th function, attendees who will pay at the door will enjoy the same discounted fees as those sending checks by mail, as detailed below. We, however, ask that you confirm your attendance, by calling 281-392-5659 or by email to aeltaher@consolidated.net or aeltaher@hotmail.com, indicating the number of adults and children attending. This is necessary for us to estimate the number of attendees. Further details are in our posting on Dec. 20^th.

Cost

Member	$25
Non-member	$35
Children	$10

Thank you Message from Salem ElDousoky

We have the message below from the Society member Salem EL Dousoky. The EAS Board would like to extend their sincere condolences to Salem EL Dousoky and his family and wish them the patience in coping with the great loss. May Allah bless the soul of the deceased and reward him for his good deeds.

اتوجه بالشكر لكم جميعاً على مواساتى فى وفاه شقيقى الاكبر الذى انتقل اى جوار ربه منذ يومان بالقاهره سواء تليفونياً او اليكترونياً او بالحضور شخصيا ولا يسعنى الا ان اقول لكم جميعا لا اراكم الله مكروها فى عزيز لديكم

To all who called or emailed to express sympathy for the death of my oldest brother in Cairo, we sincerely thank you for your thoughts.

Sincerely yours,

Salem M. EL Dousoky

EAS January Function

Dear valued EAS member,

The Egyptian American Society is inviting you to attend our first meeting of the new year and with the new EAS Board, on Saturday, January 9, 2010. We are hosting the function at the Sheraton Suites Galleria. Please refer below to the evening details.

Location
Sheraton Suites Houston Near the Galleria:
2400 West Loop South
Houston, Texas 77027
Phone: (713) 586-2444

Program
· 6:00 PM Meet and Greet
· 7:00 PM Dinner
· 8:00 PM Short Presentation by new EAS Board
· 8:30 PM Function Entertainment

There will be a separate program and dinner for children that will be supervised and contains a range of fun filled activities.

Reservations
In an effort to provide proper accommodations, we ask that you RSVP to this function by completing the following two actions by December 31st, 2009.
1. Respond back to this email with a name for each spot you are reserving.
2. Mail EAS a check for the cost of the function.

Cost

	With RSVP	Without RSVP*
Member**	$25	$30
Non-member	$35	$40
Children***	$10	$15

* Although we will make every effort to accommodate attendees showing up at the door, we cannot guarantee availability of seats due to the limitations of the seating area.
** Since this is the first function of the new year, “members” will have to have paid the membership fees by and up to the function date. To enjoy the member’s discount, please send or pay at the door the membership fees with the function fees.
*** Children are whoever will attend the separet children program.

General
Please make the checks out to EAS and mail them to 5013 Viking Dr., Houston, TX 77092. All checks must be postmarked no later than December 31st, 2009.

Please send separate checks for the membership fees and for the Jan. function fees. The Jan. function check should specify the number of adults and children that will attend.

If you are not a member, EAS encourages you to complete our membership form at http://easathouston.blogspot.com/. Please send your membership dues ($60 family or $30 single) along with your function fees to the address listed above.

Additional details on the dinner menu and entertainment program will be posted in http://easathouston.blogspot.com/. Please check it out soon.

We appreciate your efforts in helping us make this function a success and we look forward to your attendance.

Sincerely,

The Egyptian American Society Board

Holidays Greetings

During these festive holidays, we all take a moment to spend more time with family and friends, and to appreciate that with which we have been blessed. It is a time when we make our vows and declare our resolutions for the upcoming new year.

We, in the Egyptian American Society, extend our love and thanksgivings to all the Egyptian Americans in the community whom we consider our very own extended family.

May we all be blessed in this season of joy as we look forward to many more festive seasons to come.

Salaam,

Sherif Zaafran, MD
President, EAS