November EAS gettogether - Cancelled

Dear EAS members and Friends,

We would like to extend our appreciation to those of you who RSVPed to the announcement of our function on Saturday November the 20th, at La Griglia. However, We regret to inform you that we had to cancel the function, as we did not receive the number of responses required to make the function feasible.

We would also like to take this opportunity to remind you that the term of the current Board is drawing to a conclusion by the end of the year. We have sent out an invitation to submit nominations for positions in the new Board and hope to hear from you soon on that. the Society is looking to your active participation and input, so it can continue performing its function and role for the coming years as you envision it.

For additional information on the Society's mission, functions and the latest news (including the Call with Nominations for the Board),you can reply to this email with your question or you can check out our blog at http://easathouston.blogspot.com/ .

Thanking you,

EAS Board

November EAS gettogether - Additional Details

The Board of the EAS would like to extend its appreciation to those of you who promptly RSVPed as to your attendance of our coming function on Saturday, November 20th, at La Griglia.

However, in order to cover the cost of our function, we need to have 33 attendees which we have not met yet.

The deadline to inform the restaurant if we are going to have the dinner or not is Wednesday, November 17th, by 12:00 p.m.

If you plan to attend, kindly let us know by the 17th, before 12:00 p.m. If we do not have thirty three attendees by then, we will regretfully cancel the function.

Thank you for your cooperation.

EAS Board

November EAS gettogether - Additional Details

Date: SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20TH, 2010

La Griglia Menu
Egyptian American Society

First Course
Eggplant Caponata
Roasted Eggplant Relish with Pine Nuts, Celery and Tomato

Second Course
Mista Salad
Field Greens with Feta Cheese, Tomatoes and Mushrooms in an Italian Vinaigrette

Entrée
Rigatoni Gamberoni
Grilled Jumbo Shrimp with Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Garlic and Herbs
OR
Pollo La Griglia
Grilled Breast of Chicken topped with Diced Tomatoes and Lemon-Pesto Sauce over Potato Puree

Dessert
Chocolate Mezzanotte
Our Signature Three Layer chocolate cake

This menu is inclusive of a choice of a soft drink or Ice tea
and coffee service.

WE WILL BE USING LA GRIGLIA'S BACK ROOM FOR THE FUNCTION.

Hope to see everyone there.

November EAS get-together‏‏

Dear Members and Friends of the EAS

Our function this month will be on Saturday, the 20^th at

La Griglia Restaurant
2002 West Gray, Houston, TX

The theme of the evening will be "Nostalgia Night," so please bring one picture (one per person) about old or modern Egypt that is special to you to share with us.

The cost of the dinner is $45.00 per person.

We have not had a function for three months, so we thought we could treat ourselves a little bit.

This function is for adults and children 12 years and older. If you have little ones, please make arrangements to leave them home and take the night off to join us.

Social hour and registration starts at 6:30 p.m.
The dinner and program start at 7:15 p.m.

Please RSVP, whether you are coming or not, to aeltaher@hotmail.com. We would like to hear from you in either case.

We are only three members left on the EAS Board, so we count on your full cooperation to make this function a success. Please be prompt, and have your check or the exact cash amount for your party ready (NO credit cards ). Again, RSVP as early as you can, as this helps us coordinate with the restaurant.

Please write your name on the back of your picture and kindly hand it to Tarek Ghazi as soon as you walk in. He volunteered to scan the pictures and project them for all to enjoy, and needs time to prepare everything.

The EAS Board is eager and looking forward to seeing all of our members and friends for an evening of fun and surprises.

Call for Nominations for Board

Dear friends of the Egyptian American Society,

As we draw to the end of the year, I wanted to reflect with everyone for a moment on what it means to have an Egyptian American Society. Many of us have known eachother for many years, and our first encounters have been in events that have been hosted by our organization. We live in a city that is very diverse, but within this diversity is a large number of us who trace our heritage as Egyptians. It is so important that as a group, we exemplify what it means to be Egyptian Americans. From the music we listen to, the food we eat, the jokes we make, the company we keep...it all is about us being Egyptians, and that must continue on.

We are at a time when we are going to ask everyone to nominate individuals to be on the board. It's important for us to have a board that continues the mission of the Egyptian American Society. We are seeking individuals who will devote some time to continue on the tradition of growing our great organization. Please direct your nominations to Ayman at aeltaher@hotmail.com and keep in mind we are not asking for nominations for specific positions on the board...just board members, which will number five in total.

We continue to ask all of you to participate as much as you can, as in the end of the day, this organization is about you and what you make of it.

Thank you in advance,

Sherif Zaafran, MD
President, Egyptian American Society

Next Meetin: The Nostalgia Night

EAS Members and Friends,

Our next meeting will be sometime late November. Exact time and place will be announced soon, as we are currently discussing the options.

The theme of the meeting will be "Nostalgia Night," and it will need for everybody to bring a picture (and only one picture, please) from your old albums to talk about for a few minutes. The picture should be about the good old days in Egypt. So, be ready with your happy memories and for the great fun in the "Nostalgia Night."

Stay tuned ...

EAS Next Meeting - Update

Our September gathering will be at Dimassi's on Westheimer, from 5.00p.m. to 8.00p.m. We will have an area reserved for us. And to make things easier, everyone will pay for themselves on the way out.

The gathering this time will be mainly social, with no set program.

Please RSVP to aeltaher@consolidated.net

See you all there !!!