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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=5
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font-weight:bold'>From Emergency to Emergence<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><i><font size=2
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font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>A Benefit Banquet for <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">Lebanon</st1:country-region></st1:place> at MIT<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=1
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December 7, at 8pm<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-weight:bold'>Dr. Joseph Aoun<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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face="Century Gothic"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic"'>142
Memorial Drive</span></font></st1:Street><font size=2 face="Century Gothic"><span
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font-variant:small-caps;font-style:italic'>tickets<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=2
face="Century Gothic"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic";
font-weight:bold'>$120 per person, $80 per student, $900 per table of 8<sup>*</sup><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:95%'><font
size=2 face="Century Gothic"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:95%;
font-family:"Century Gothic"'>online: <a
href="http://web.mit.edu/lebanon/www/events/upcoming/e2e/index.html"
target="_blank">web.mit.edu/lebanon</a> | phone: 617.835.5509<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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size=2 face="Century Gothic"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:95%;
font-family:"Century Gothic"'>check: Payable To Lebanese Club @ MIT (<st1:address
w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">143 Albany St, #422B</st1:Street>, <st1:City
w:st="on">Cambridge</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">MA</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode
w:st="on">02139</st1:PostalCode></st1:address>)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Century Gothic"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic";
font-variant:small-caps;font-style:italic'>donors<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
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face="Century Gothic"><span style='font-size:4.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic";
font-style:italic'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=1
face="Century Gothic"><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic"'>of
$500 or more will be acknowledged in printed program and on campaign website<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=1
face="Century Gothic"><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic"'>of
$1,000 or more will additionally enjoy preferential seating and oral
acknowledgement in opening remarks<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=1
face="Century Gothic"><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic";
font-weight:bold'>donations encouraged online & via check independent of
banquet attendance<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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face="Century Gothic"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic";
font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></i></b></p>
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face="Century Gothic"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic";
font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>net proceeds & donations contributed to
<a href="http://www.bostontolebanon.com/"><font color=black><span
style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=118
height=10 id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image002.jpg@01C7049C.C28565C0"></span></font></a> fundraising
campaign<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></b></p>
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face="Century Gothic"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic"'><a
href="http://www.bostontolebanon.com/">http://www.bostontolebanon.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Century Gothic"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic";
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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><i><font size=1
face="Century Gothic"><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic";
font-style:italic'>Limited seating; advance reservation encouraged<span
class=MsoFootnoteReference><sup> <span class=MsoFootnoteReference><b><sup><font
size=1 face="Century Gothic"><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic";
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