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PALOALTO:
On February 21, over 40
alumni and friends gathered at a dinner
in Palo Alto to hear about the Capital
Campaign and the future of IC.
WASHINGTON DC:
On February
25, over 50 alumni and IC friends
attended a reception at the Marriott
Hotel organized by alumni DC Chapter
headed by
Mr Wissam Yafi ’87
. Mr
Johnson talked about the Capital
Campaign while Board Member,
Ambassador Ford Fracker discussed the
role that IC has played in the Middle
East region. One of the attendees of the
reception was no other than
Mr Camille
Nowfel ‘38
who was the eldest graduate.
Mr Johnson presented him with an IC
tie and called up the youngest IC alumni
and presented her with an IC scarf.
During the trip, Mr Moufid Beydoun
made several one-to-one visits to
potential donors to explain about the
Capital Campaign and seek their interest
in participating. Mr Beydoun met with
Mr Jamal Daniel over lunch in Houston
who expressed much interest in helping
IC and therefore helping Lebanon.
He also met with
Mr Nijad Fares ‘82
and
his wife, Zeina in Houston. Mr and Mrs
Fares are active in philanthropic projects in
Lebanon, particularly with the Issam Fares
Foundation to improve education in the
north. They are very interested in building
the education in Lebanon and promised to
help out in IC’s Capital Campaign.
He also met with
Mr Omar Sawaf
‘73
, who also came out with an idea to
establish a fund in the name of “Mehio”
and said that he is willing to match every
dollar received for the fund.
IC NEWSLETTER -
WINTER 2009
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Washington DC
Palo Alto
Dinner at Palo Alto
Dinner at Palo Alto
Wissam Yafi ’87, Camille Nowfel ’38,
Hind Soufi Ahdab ‘87
Alumni and friends at a dinner in Palo Alto