<div>Thank you Dana for this article. </div> <div>Please join me in congratulating the Lebanese club on this award. </div> <div>Loai, big thank you for leading this effort. </div> <div> </div> <div>As many of you know, the students usually send their nominations but one fact stood out of all is that [The LCM was officially credited for making "the highest deposit ever by a student group after a single event fundraiser", in reference to a benefit concert held by the club during the 34-day conflict.] </div> <div> </div> <div>This is a pride to Lebanon, especially during this time of division, that people are still united to help their country. </div> <div> </div> <div>This award should be mentioned in the Lebanese media. </div> <div> </div> <div>Congratulations again, Henri</div> <div><BR><BR><BR><B><I>Dana Najjar <dnajjar@MIT.EDU></I></B> wrote:</div> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px;
MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"><BR>MIT Honors Lebanese Club as "Agent of Change"<BR><BR>Cambridge, May 21- At its annual Student Leader Awards ceremony, the<BR>Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) presented the 2007 Agent of<BR>Change award to the Lebanese Club at MIT (LCM). In announcing the winner, an<BR>MIT spokesperson described how "during the July 2006 Israeli-Lebanese<BR>conflict, the LCM moved swiftly into action, organizing the ongoing Boston<BR>to Lebanon grassroots fundraising campaign to raise public awareness and<BR>funds for Lebanon".<BR><BR>"At a time when the local Lebanese community needed the most support, [the<BR>LCM] found a way to positively channel the community's energy into a<BR>productive, proactive effort on behalf of Lebanon", she added. The LCM was<BR>also officially credited for making "the highest deposit ever by a student<BR>group after a single event fundraiser", in reference to a benefit concert<BR>held by the club
during the 34-day conflict.<BR><BR>The annual Agent of Change award honors the MIT student organization that<BR>best displays commitment to and passion for justice and activism to create<BR>positive change in and beyond MIT. The Lebanese Club received the award<BR>because of its "dedication, resourcefulness, and professionalism in<BR>spearheading this Boston-wide campaign", according to MIT. The Institute<BR>hosts over 300 student-run groups and organizations.<BR><BR>"This prestigious honor is a powerful endorsement by MIT of our efforts to<BR>bring justice, awareness, and aid to Lebanon", said Loai Naamani, President<BR>of the Lebanese Club at MIT. Naamani dedicated the award to "the memory of<BR>Lebanon's lost ones; to the countless innocent victims of the savagery we<BR>call the July 2006 Conflict and to the statesmen and leaders of thought &<BR>action who have been cowardly eliminated through political assassination in<BR>Lebanon's recent history."<BR><BR>Anchored
at MIT and managed by the Lebanese Club, the Boston to Lebanon fund<BR>offers donors tax exemption and ensures direct transfer of all proceeds to<BR>local NGOs in Lebanon at 0% overhead. The campaign is apolitical and sheds<BR>light on the massive need for economic and humanitarian aid in Lebanon.<BR>Activities supported by the campaign and conducted by local beneficiaries,<BR>such as Bahr Lubnan, Offre Joie, Mines Advisory Group (MAG), and the<BR>Lebanese Red Cross include cleaning up the Ramlet El Baida beach from the<BR>oil-spill by paying the daily salaries of 20 fishermen, reconstructing 4<BR>households in the widely demolished Qaouzah village, removing unexploded<BR>mines in South Lebanon by supporting 7 skilled technicians, and purchasing<BR>the equipment for a new blood bank in Jbeil.<BR><BR>LCM member and former Secretary, Mesrob Ohannessian, a PhD Candidate in the<BR>Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, was also<BR>recognized at the 2007
awards convocation with a Distinguished Dedication<BR>award for his "selflessness and dedication, which was most evident during<BR>TECHLEB|06", according to MIT.<BR><BR>TECHLEB|06 is the 1st International Conference on Technology Development in<BR>Lebanon, held at MIT in May of 2006. The 3-day conference attracted<BR>registrants from 15 countries and 20 US states, representing 168 unique<BR>companies and organizations. Bringing together the stakeholders of Lebanon's<BR>technology sector in one place for the first time, the conference proved to<BR>be an ideal vehicle for defining and building consensus on the pressing<BR>requirements for developing Lebanon's technology sector and for<BR>transitioning Lebanon towards a knowledge-based economy. The outcomes of<BR>TECHLEB were officially endorsed by Lebanon's Council of Ministers and<BR>mandated by Prime Minister Fouad Siniora to a newly founded Coordination<BR>Unit responsible for supervising their implementation.<BR><BR>The
Lebanese Club at MIT (LCM) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan MIT-based<BR>organization established in 1970 to foster a sense of community among the<BR>Lebanese students at MIT and to promote Lebanese culture and concerns at the<BR>Institute and the Greater Boston area at large. For more information about<BR>the LCM and its members, events, and programs: http://web.mit.edu/lebanon |<BR>lebanon-exec@mit.edu | +1 (617) 452-5380<BR><BR><BR><BR>----- End forwarded message -----<BR>_______________________________________________<BR>Lebanon-Articles mailing list<BR>Lebanon-Articles@mit.edu<BR>http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/lebanon-articles<BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><p> 
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