Lebanon American Club News – October 2019 Page 1

22 West Street, Danbury, CT 06810

Phone: 203-743-5828 / Email: lebanonclub@att.net
www.lebanon-americanclubofdanbury.com
1 President’s Corner
Dear Members,
With the new month here I want to remind everyone to enjoy the Fall Season as we prepare for the holidays around the
corner. The Persons of The Year will be Oct. 30 and I would like to see as many of you as possible to come and enjoy
Club Officers
a wonderful evening as we honor own Ruth Askar and Bill Asmar!
Mike Caravakis Our biggest fundraiser of the year, the 50/50 Raffle has started. Please reach out to Bill Asmar for tickets.
President The drawing and a reception will be held on Saturday, December 28 at the club.
Ghassan Najm Our House committee has been working on various upgrades and improvements around the building.
Vice President
Monday Night Football has been another great event, and again I want to thank the entire committee, especially
Jimmy Glynn Jimmy and David Glynn, and Vinny DiGilio.
Secretary I have heard that some people were upset not being able to participate as it sold out quickly.
Lou Najamy Please let the committee know asap if you want to participate.
Asst. Secretary As the holidays approach I want to remind you about Thanksgiving Eve, where we host a nice dinner at the club.
I would also like to again let you know that the club and the hall are available for any holiday function.
William Asmar
Please let Ghassan know by sending an email to Lebanonclub@att.net if you are interested in renting our facility.
Treasurer
In addition to the above-mentioned events, the following is a list of the remaining committees/programs and their
Mark Chory chairs: House Committee: John Ashkar; Membership: Lou Najamy; Pasta Night: Lou Najamy & Lou Scalzo;
Asst. Treasurer Friday Night Dinners: John Ashkar. Ladies Auxiliary Scholarship Fundraiser Nov.7: Randa and Najla Antous.
Directors If you have any questions, please reach out to any of the committee chairs, or please try to attend our next meeting,
or I can be reached at 203-512-7251 or email me at mcaravakis@newstimes.com
Ray Antous
Sincerely.
Vinny DiGilio Happy Columbus Day! Happy Halloween!
Mike Caravakis
Eddie Essa
David Glynn
Nidal El Khoury
Joseph Raya Inside:
John Ashkar - 2019 Person of the Year Reservations and Program Book Submissions due Fri. Oct. 18 - Page 5
Former President - Ladies Auxiliary Events: Scholarship Fundraiser Middle Eastern Buffet - Page 5
- Community Events: St. Ann’s Hafli and Holiday Bazaar and St. Anthony’s Gala. – Page 4
Qawa “Person of the Year” Award Banquet – Wednesday Oct. 30, RSVP Oct. 18
Ladies Auxiliary
Officers The Person of the year committee is pleased to announce the selection of Ruth Ann Askar and William A.
Asmar of Danbury from a list of outstanding nominees, as the honorees for this year’s awards event that will be
Betty Najm held on Wednesday, October 30th, at the Amber Room Colonnade in Danbury. Ruth is former President of the
President Ladies Auxiliary and former Business Owner. William (Billy) has served as treasurer of the Lebanon American
Club for over 35 years and is Business Owner. Both are lifetime members of St. Anthony’s church and served in
Victoria Beylouni various capacities. They have made a lifetime of contributions to the advancement of the Lebanese and Arabic
Vice President Speaking Community in Danbury and the greater Danbury Community. Congratulations to both on a well-
deserved recognition.
Stacey Glynn
Secretary Formal invitations were mailed to Club and Ladies Auxiliary Members in early September. Those who plan on
attending the event and/or submitting an ad for the Commemorative Program Book should send the invitations
Randa Antous responses and program book submissions by Friday October 18th. For those who are non-members, you may use
Treasurer info. posted on page 5, or access the Club Website or FB page. For questions, you may send an email to
LebanonClub@att.net or call Ghassan and Betty Najm at 860-350-9740.
Newsletter Club 300 50/50
Editor RAFFLE tickets now available! $100.00 per ticket with sales limited to only 300
Raffle:
tickets. The drawing will be held on Saturday December 28 at the Club. If you have
Ghassan Najm
a “lucky number” see Bill Asmar to get first dibs on that number or respond to the
mailing sent to your home address. We kindly ask each member to buy or sell at least
Contributors
2 tickets to friends or business associates in order to make our biggest yearly
Louis Najamy
fundraiser a great success. So let’s all get busy selling out all 300 chances. As always
Mike Caravakis
thank you for your support!
Betty Najm
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Phone: 203-743-5828 / Email: lebanonclub@att.net
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Newsletter Staff Corner:
HAPPY AUTUMN!! It’s that time of year when we all start to get ready for winter. Storing summer furniture, fixing up minor
issues, getting our homes ready for the heating season are just some of our chores. Let’s not forget to keep in touch with your
LAC events and meetings. This information is always listed in the LAC Newsletter as well as a series of email announcements.
For those ad subscribers start thinking about your yearly ads, whether to keep them same, discontinue, or reword them. A
renewal letter will be coming soon so be sure to respond to it as soon as possible so that any changes or deletions can be set for
the 2020 Newsletter year. By keeping all ad spaces filled and paid for the LAC Newsletter costs the Club Treasury very little or
nothing at all. The costs for the ads have remained the same for a number of years, even though the costs for printing have gone
up, therefore it is most important that all spaces are filled and each ad is paid for on time. We try to stay on top of the ad
payments, but it is up to the advertiser to pay on time so that our costs are controlled.
We are still looking for members to contribute stories, news, or any vacation adventures for printing in future Newsletter
editions. Pictures can be included along with the written material as long as they are in a standard email format such as jpeg.
Any of this should be sent to lebanon-club@att.net or mailed to the Club’s address – 22 West Street, Danbury, CT 06810
attention: Newsletter.
Thoughts to Live By:
“Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do. Don’t bother just be better than your contemporaries or
predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.” William Faulkner, American author (1897-1962).
“I cannot endure to waste anything as precious as autumn sunshine by staying in the house.” Nathaniel Hawthorne, American
author (1804-1864).
A Little Humor:
“When your mother asks, “Do you want a piece of advice?” it is a mere formality. It doesn’t matter if you answer yes or no.
You’re going to get it anyway.” Erma Bombeck, American humorist (1927-1996).
“The idea is to die young as late as possible. “Ashley Montagu, Anglo-American anthropologist (1908-1999).
Member News:
It is time to have a friendly reminder to our members, old and new, of some of the general rules and etiquette of our club.
1. any member needing an access code to the card room door, see Lou Najamy
2. application packets for membership in the LAC are located in the bar room in a folder under the telephone.
3. any member needing a liquor locker see House Committee Chairman John Ashkar
4. members who wish to address the Board of Directors or the General Membership are encouraged to do so at any of the
general membership meetings. The next meeting will be on Tuesday, October 15th, at 8 p.m., and the next on Tuesday,
October 29th, at 8 p.m. Meeting dates are listed on the monthly calendar found on the last page of your newsletters.
Health and Welfare:
Please keep in your prayers our ill members and/or their family members and wishing them speedy recovery. Please notify Pres.
Mike Caravakis, whenever a member falls seriously ill by sending an email to caravakis@aol.com.

By Ghassan Najm: On Fri. 9-25-19, I had the pleasure of visiting with a great friend, and a long time Club member, Thomas
Saadi, Commissioner of CT Veterans Affairs at his office in Rocky Hill. Although the visit was short, I had a quick tour of
the VA campus serving CT Veteran’s needs. His office showcases generations of past family military service of Lebanese,
Italian and Portuguese Heritage. On behalf of the Club and the ladies Auxiliary, thank you Commissioner and all of our
Veterans specially those who we count among our membership, for your service!
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Ladies Auxiliary News by President Betty Najm
Hello Ladies, Fall is here! I hope you’re making time to enjoy the beautiful colors of the leaves on the glistening
lakes and mountainsides! Now is the best time to go apple picking and pumpkin picking. These wonderful things
make Connecticut such a great place to live!
At the September meeting, we welcomed and pledged two new members: Janice Stauffer and Samar Fayad. Thank
you for joining our family!
The Ladies Auxiliary will meet Tuesday, October 8 and November 19 at 7 PM weather permitting. If Danbury schools are
closed, then the meeting is cancelled.
There will be no meeting in the month of December. Save the following date for our Annual General Membership meeting
which is January 26 at 3 PM, dinner to follow upstairs with the Men’s club. Hanna Restaurant will be preparing a traditional
Lebanese chicken and rice with all the mezza we love!
Thank you to Mary Elizabeth for helping the Auxiliary run a successful “Taste of Lebanon” Wine, Beer and Spirits event.
On Friday, Sept. 13 about 45 people had a wonderful time mingling and sampling wines from Ksara and Ixsir wineries of
Lebanon. Remember, if you want Lebanese beer, wine and arak the Cave liquor store sells them. It’s located in the back of the
Maron hotel! Vivo Bar & Grill is always open for lunch and dinner!
Thank you to our Team Captain, Lisa and her Mom, Najla for participating in the 2019 fundraiser for the St. Jude Walk/Run
to End Childhood Cancer on September 21 in Stamford, CT. The Ladies Auxiliary donated $250. Lisa and your kind donations
raised over $1,500. Ghassan Najm also attended the event with Carl and Norma Khalil Rohde. Thank you to everyone one,
members and non-members for your kind donation to this wonderful cause!
The Middle Eastern Buffet benefiting the Scholarship fund will be held Thursday, Nov. 7 at 6:30 PM. Please bring your
friends and family. A donation of $25 is appreciated. Children 10 and under are free. Members interested in donating food or
money to buy food please contact Randa Antous, the chairperson at (203) 501-5637. Sign-up sheets will be passed at the Oct.
meeting.
Please reserve your tickets for the Person of the Year honoring Ruth and Billy! The Amber Room will be serving their delicious
Appetizers with some Lebanese favorites, a surf and turf dinner (NY strip steak & Shrimp) & apple pie a la mode on
Wednesday, October 30th at 6:30 PM! The Ladies Auxiliary has voted to put an ad in the Program Book. Tickets are $55 per
person. It’s the Best deal in town!
I look forward to seeing all of you on Tues. Oct. 8 at 7 pm
IMPORTANT REMINDERS:
1. Special prayers and a speedy recovery to our ill members.
2. Please remember to support our advertising sponsors.
3. Special Friday night dinners. Ladies are welcome to attend.
4. If you have a special church or community event coming up, please let us know in time to publish it for you.

Club Events - See all Calendar on the last page as well.. Please note that for all Dinners at club - BYOB.
Oct. 1,. 15, 29 – Tues. 7pm & 8pm Board and Membership Meetings respectively.
Oct. 4 - 7pm Fri Night American Buffet Dinner, $25/Person.
Oct. 7, 21 - 7pm Monday Night Football
Oct. 8 - 7pm. Ladies Auxiliary Monthly Meeting
Oct. 11 - 7pm, Fri Night Buffet Dinner, Lebanese Specialty Dinner with Mezza - $25/Person
Oct. 16 - 7:30pm, Wed. Texas Hold’Em Tournament ($50/person). Dinner and Prizes. Members and their guests only.
Oct. 18 - 7pm, Fri Night Grill Dinner by Chef Elie Taweh, featuring Lamb & Chicken Kebabs, Steaks & Fish. $30/pp
Oct. 23 – 6:30pm Pasta Dinner by Lou Scalzo and Lou Najamy. $12/Person.
Oct. 25 - 7pm, Fri Night Dinner, Lebanese Buffet by Hanna’s Restaurant, Featuring Kibbee Nay, $30/Person.
Oct. 30 - Person of the Year Dinner at the Amber Room. For Details see Pages 1 and 5.
Looking Ahead:
Nov. 7 - 6:30pm Scholarship Benefit Middle Eastern Buffet by the Ladies Auxiliary. See More details on Page 5.
Nov. 27 – 7pm, Membership Thanksgiving Eve Open House Dinner.
Dec. 28 – 7pm – Club 300 50/50 Raffle drawing and reception.
Community Events – http://www.lebanon-americanclubofdanbury.com/p/regional-events.html.
Nov. 1 & 2 – St. Ann’s Holiday Bazaar, Nov. 23 – St. Anthony’s Gala at Amber Room, Dec. 8 – Kevin Community
Center (KCC) Benefit, Dec. 27 – St. George’s Holiday Get Together and 50/50 Raffle Drawing,
NY Consulate Cultural Journal...see several events in Tri-State area are listed at the Club Web Page
.
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Phone: 203-743-5828 / Email: lebanonclub@att.net
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LAC Ladies Auxiliary – Taste of Lebanon Wine, Spirits and Mezza and by “At the
Cave” and Vivo Restaurant, held on Sept. 13.

St. Ann Church Annual Holiday Bazaar

Saturday November 1st (5-9pm) & 2nd (11-7pm)

LAC and LAX Participation in St. Jude Research Hospital Walk/Run on Sept 21.

Lebanese Friday Night Dinner Featured a 60th Birthday Celebration of Ray Essa (L)

St. George Church Holiday Get Together

and 50/50 Raffle Drawing
Featuring Nadim Bourjaili
Friday December 27, 2019 (7pm)
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Phone: 203-743-5828 / Email: lebanonclub@att.net
www.lebanon-americanclubofdanbury.com
2019 PERSON OF THE YEAR PROGRAM BOOK
Submit by Friday, October 18th
Please check your choice of Ad size:
Full pg._____$100 Half pg._____$60 Quarter pg._____$35
Name: __________________________________________
Address: _________________________________________
Street:________________________________________ ___
City: ___________________State _______ Zip code______
Phone:________________ email: _____________________
Include either your camera-ready ad or print message below.
You may also reference reuse of last year’s ad or email to it
to LebanonClub@att.net
Message:
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________

2019 PERSON OF THE YEAR AWARD BANQUET

RSVP by Friday, October 18th
Number of people attending ______ at $55/Person Total
_________
($65/Person for Walk-ins and late reservations)
Names of People Attending
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
Dinner to be served - Surf & Turf of NY Strip Steak and Shrimp
** Vegetarian Dinner available upon request

Your Name___________________________________
Address: _____________________________________
Phone: _______________________________________
email: ________________________________________
Please Make checks payable to: Lebanon American Club
And mail to 22 West Street, Danbury CT 06810
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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 2 3 4 5

St. Ann Hafli - Dinner

7pm Board Mtg. Dance with George
8pm-Gen.Mtg. American Buffet Dinner Maalouf
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
"Where Do we Go
Now?" Movie Showing
at SBY Theater to Monday Night Specialty Lebanese
Benefit St. Anthony Football 7pm LAX Gen.Mtg. Dinner at Club
13 14 15 16 17 18 19

Grill Dinner By Chef

Elie
7pm Board Mtg. and Deadline for POY
8pm-Gen.Mtg. 7:30pm Tournament RSVP
20 21 22 23 24 25 Nov. 23

6:30pm Pasta St. Anthony's Church

Monday Night Dinner By Chefs Lou Lebanese Buffet Dinner This
Gala at the Amber
Football & Lou by Hanna's Restaurant Room Colonade
27 28 29 30 Nov. 7 Nov. 1 & 2
6:30pm Person of
the Year Award LAX Scholarship
Banquet at the Benefit - Lebanese
7pm Board Mtg. Amber Room Food. All are St. Ann Church Holiday
8pm-Gen.Mtg. Colonade welcome Bazaar

Lebanon American Club

22 West Street
Danbury, CT 06810