HAPPENING NOW
THROUGH NOVEMBER 2, 2024
EMERGENCY
HUMANITARIAN RELIEF
FUNDRAISER FOR LEBANON
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It is with a heavy heart the Metrolina Phoenician Club announces the withdrawal of the Night in Solidarity for Lebanon Charity Dinner, originally planned for November 2nd, from our programming this year. Please read on.
As the current crisis in Lebanon unfolds, we watch with broken hearts the destruction of our beloved homeland. The Lebanese people are suffering as they deal with an unimaginable war with dire consequences. While TV, social media reports, pictures, and videos convey a digital element of the story, the harsh reality on the ground is that families who have lost loved ones/their homes have nowhere to go. Together with their children, they are resorting to sleeping on the streets in the rain with no shelter, water, electricity, or food. For those of us living in the comfort of our homes, it is difficult to fathom what is happening.
HOW CAN EACH ONE OF US HELP?
With people in Lebanon now refugees in their own country, they need all the help possible.. We cannot ship products to them fast enough, so what they need now , most urgently, is financial support that can be spent locally.
Over the course of the next month, the MPC has set a goal of $150,000 to be raised and split between two charities, one being Beit El Baraka, which has a reliable history of providing assistance to Lebanese families living in strong financial distress. The other will be announced at a later date as we are still vetting trustworthy NGOs who will ensure help gets to those who need it most.
Those in our homeland need help - they need help from us as a diaspora. We urge everyone to contribute to this humanitarian cause.
We encourage each and every one to contribute whatever they can to alleviate the impact of this humanitarian crisis and help many survive the indignity of being homeless and refugees in their own country! It is in these times that we should forego spending on some of our own luxuries to help those in need at such a desperate time in their lives.
We are counting on you to donate and encourage you to pass this information along to all your friends and relatives, so that they in turn can be of assistance to a people in need.
Let us be the HOPE that Lebanon needs in this time of crisis.
With love,
The Metrolina Phoenician Board
WELCOME TO THE
METROLINA PHOENICIAN CLUB!
The Metrolina Phoenician Club mission is twofold. It is a social club that allows us to promote our heritage and to get to know others that share similar interests and background here in Charlotte. The other goal of the club is to provide funds for various philanthropic activities. Over a number of years, the club has provided funds to orphanages and other children's charities in Lebanon. These funds have been received with heartfelt gratitude from the various charities that we support.
MEMBERSHIP
Metrolina Phoenician Club Membership starts at the beginning of each calendar year and renewal begins at the prior year’s Annual Christmas Party and General Assembly. Your membership to the MPC also includes membership to the Southern Federation of Syrian Lebanese American Clubs, the umbrella club to which the MPC belongs.