ECN Forms New Tri-State Chapter and Meets with the Egyptian Cultural Center on June 9th, 2012

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Dr. Sherif Abouelnaga visited New York and New Jersey on June 9th, 2012, where he was invited by the Egyptian Cultural Center to speak to the Egyptian American Professional Society (EAPS) during their quarterly meeting. He gave a presentation about Children’s Cancer Hospital Egypt 57357 (CCHE) and it was very well-received by the EAPS. This was a great beginning to what will be a long, prosperous and collaborative relationship between the Egyptian Cultural Center, CCHE and ECN.

One of the biggest outcomes of Dr. Sherif’s visit to New York was the initiative to create a volunteer chapter in the Tri-State Area (New York, New Jersey and Connecticut) which will be led by Dr. Fatma Abboud, Chief Executive Officer of EIHAB Human Services, and the Chair of the Egyptian Cultural Center.

The Tri-State Area has a large Egyptian-American population, which would make it a prime location for a new ECN Chapter. It is our hope that this chapter will be fully established in the near future, and that it will be added to a list of prominent chapters that have already been established, including ECN Dallas and ECN Los Angeles.

ECN is proud to have a talented staff and a library for our volunteers where they can find everything they need to start a chapter in their area for fundraising and outreach. We are very excited about the formation of this new chapter and we will continue to do everything necessary to support this great endeavor.

ECN’s Atlanta Chapter hosted a phenomenally successful fundraising gala at the magnificent Fox Theatre in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, on May 18th, 2012, at which they raised over $50,000 for ECN. The gala was held in the Theatre’s “Egyptian Ballroom”, which served as an appropriate setting for this exclusive event.

The event featured a silent auction as well as quality catering and entertainment. Dr. Mark Kieran of the ECN Board was in attendance as the keynote speaker, and members of the Atlanta Chapter and community were actively engaged in the organization and management of the evening.

The Atlanta team reached their goal of selling all 200 tickets at $200 per ticket, and as a result had a colorful group of guests in attendance, including high profile members of the Egyptian, American and Egyptian-American communities, professors and representatives of various companies and institutions, including, but not limited to, Arby International, the Atlanta Bread Company, Delta Airlines, Mirasco, Inc., Laureate Group, and Oriental Weavers.

The Egyptian Ambassador to the United States, Mr. Sameh Shoukry, wrote an encouraging letter of support to the Atlanta team in light of the event, expressing his regrets that he could not attend due to the proximity of the Egyptian presidential elections, but wishing them his best.

ECN voices its gratitude to our Atlanta Chapter for the hard work and dedication they put towards making this event, and we congratulate them on its success not only in fundraising for ECN’s activities, but also in spreading the word and awareness about ECN and its goals to the Atlanta community.