Wednesday, May 16, 2007

ACC Newsletter and Announcements

You can now access the latest ACC Newsletter (5/9/07) from the link in the right side bar, or by clicking here. The ACC has also this announcement:

Updated EAS Yellow Pages

Now, you can check out our updated Yellow Pages. It includes more Egyptian American businesses in Houston; tax and financial services, auto service, real estate and mortgage brokerage, and many more.

Thanks for those who participated, and we encourage the society members to work on activating cooperation with, and support these businesses, for the mutual benefit and prosperity of the whole egyptian community in Houston.
We invite other individuals and businesses that did not have the chance to participate in this issue to submit their business and contact information to any of the society board members or by email to EgyptianAmericanSociety@yahoo.com. We also appreciate anyone who nominate other egyptians that he/she knows to be included in the Yellow Pages.

Thursday, May 10, 2007

Tribute to Nashwa Omar

Mr. Mohamed Elkhouli is hosting an "Arbaeen" (40th day) service, in memory of his daughter Nashwa Omar, on Sunday, June 3rd, 2:00 pm, at his residence. Nashwa was a victim of cancer and is survived by her two sons of age 25, Ameer age 18, and her two sisters Nahed Stroud and Nevine Davison. The father of her two sons is Mr. Essam Omar.

Mr. Elkhouli has arranged with Sheikh Zakaria and Sheikh Sayed of Al Farouk Mosque, to lead the prayer and recite verses from the Qur'an. May ALLAH have mercy on her soul and make her rest in peace.

Nashwa loved and respected friends of all faiths.

Elkhouli's will have a meal at 2:30pm.

Please join us in this tribute.

For contact:

Mohamed Elkhouli

6618 Trenton Lake Lane
Houston , Texas 77043

Home (713) 466-7707
Work (713) 693-8597

Tuesday, May 8, 2007

Graduation Celebration

Dear Members,

Our next meeting, on May 19th, will include celebrating our graduates of all ages and grades. Please send us the following information about your children and youths, so we can properly prepare for the occasion: full name and Grade.

Thank you and best wishes.

Friday, May 4, 2007

Next Meeting: May, 19th

Come celebrate with us the Graduates and the end of the school year.

Attend an informative useful lecture by Dr. Sharif Zaafran titled "How to Take Care of Your Health".

Come and enjoy a delicious meal provided by Mediterraneo Restaurant owned and operated by our members Sonia & Magdy Kotb. The cost for members is $10 including food, drinks, and dessert.
Children under 10 years eat free. Guests pay $15/person. Money is paid at the door either by check or cash.

Please by May 12 notify one of the Board Members either by email or phone if you are attending and how many in your party. This will help us have an approximate count to order the food.

Agenda

  • 6:00 pm---Meeting will start
  • 7:00 pm---Promptly, food will be served & the celebration begins
  • 8:00 pm---Lecture & questions
  • 9:00 pm---Social
  • 10:00 pm--Meeting adjourned

Thank you, and hope to see you there at the ACC.

Tuesday, May 1, 2007

Rokaya and Egypt

This is a nice visio-poetic contribution from Ms. Rokaya Elfahl, expressing her love and afection for Egypt.

As the presentation file is rather big, the best way to see the presentation is to click on the link (the picture below), save the presentation file on your desktop, then open it.