Triangle Lebanese American Center

12/19/2020

We are wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a very Happy Holiday Season!

09/09/2020

North Carolina Chapter - AUB4Beirut Fund

WAAAUB NC Chapter will be participating in the #AUB4Beirut Run/walk on September 18 and 19. Please register and consider supporting the North Carolina Chapter walk and AUB by making a donation.

AUB has been the epicenter for Beirut’s disaster response. This specific fund is providing support for where the need is most including the medical center, needs in the community, repairing buildings on campus that were impacted by the explosion, and for student scholarships.

You can join us in-person on Saturday September 19 (more info to follow), do your own walk/run or even participate "virtually" and post your pictures with #AUB4Beirut. Don’t forget to mention WAAAUB North Carolina Chapter in your post!

08/12/2020

Disaster Relief For Beirut organized by Remi Fayad

2 more days left! Let's make it to the $30K. Contribute and share if you can. No amount is too small.
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Our hearts have shattered with the city of Beirut, as the August 4th explosion has left over one… Remi Fayad needs your support for Disaster Relief For Beirut

08/09/2020

Disaster Relief For Beirut organized by Remi Fayad

FUNDRAISING UPDATE:

We are incredibly moved by the display of support from people who have given from the bottom of their hearts to help Our Beirut! Together we are making an impact on helping our brothers and sisters in Lebanon. We are SO close to our $20,000 goal, and we know we can get there! Thank you so much - let’s keep going!

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Our hearts have shattered with the city of Beirut, as the August 4th explosion has left over one… Remi Fayad needs your support for Disaster Relief For Beirut

08/07/2020

Disaster Relief For Beirut organized by Remi Fayad

ATTENTION CITIZENS AND FRIENDS OF THE TRIANGLE:

Amazing news!! We have reached our first fundraising milestone of $5,000! And to celebrate this small but mighty victory for Beirut, our TLAC Board voted just last night to match the first $5,000, bringing us to over $10,000 raised in less than two days!

We are incredibly moved by this show of support from people both from here in the Triangle and from all over the country who have donated to help Our Beirut. Thank you so much - let’s keep going to reach $20,000!
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Our hearts have shattered with the city of Beirut, as the August 4th explosion has left over one… Remi Fayad needs your support for Disaster Relief For Beirut

08/07/2020

Disaster Relief For Beirut organized by Remi Fayad

FUNDRAISING UPDATE

Thanks to everyone who has contributed to our efforts to help our shattered Beirut - so far we have raised over $4,000 in just one day!

We are so grateful for your generous donations and are excited to announce which Non-Governmental Organizations your contributions will support:

1 - The Disaster Management Unit of the Lebanese Red Cross an NGO whose heroic efforts are providing immediate medical assistance and relief to victims of the explosion, greatly mitigating the suffering of the most vulnerable.

2 - Beit el Baraka a non-profit organization that is leading the efforts to repair and rebuild the homes that were severely damaged in the blasts, while also providing those in need with emergency shelter relief.

Thank you all again for your continued support for our Lebanese brothers and sisters both in the Triangle and abroad! Let’s keep up our efforts to rebuild Our Beirut!!
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Our hearts have shattered with the city of Beirut, as the August 4th explosion has left over one… Remi Fayad needs your support for Disaster Relief For Beirut

08/06/2020

Disaster Relief For Beirut organized by Remi Fayad

Our hearts have shattered with the city of Beirut, as the August 4th explosion has left over one hundred dead, thousands injured, and hundreds of thousands homeless.

We urge you, citizens and friends of the Triangle, to join our efforts to raise money to provide urgent disaster relief to Lebanon by contributing to our GoFundMe. This money will go directly to the Lebanese Red Cross and reputable Non-Governmental Organizations that are working tirelessly to help the victims of this reckless explosion.

*Photo Credit to The Washington Post.

Our hearts have shattered with the city of Beirut, as the August 4th explosion has left over one… Remi Fayad needs your support for Disaster Relief For Beirut

08/04/2020

Our hearts are shattered by the news today. We hope all your loved ones are safe amidst this travesty.

06/09/2020

Hi All! The TLAC is looking to revamp our website and would love your help! Please send us a message if you want to be a part of making our web presence great!

04/21/2020

For arabic music lovers, check out this performance by the Arabic Ensemble of the AUB Zaki Nassif Program that will be streamed live on YouTube on April 22nd at 3 pm Beirut time!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiZEDvqo9wY
(Link will be activated right before the event starts)

03/11/2020

Regrettably we have decided to cancel our Lebanese Festival for the time being. This decision was not taken lightly but we believe it to be the responsible thing to do for the sake and well being of the community. We know many of you are disappointed, as we are, especially after all the hard work by all our participants and volunteers. We are very grateful for all your support. Stay tuned for more events as the situation improves

02/21/2020

Photos from Triangle Lebanese American Center's post

02/10/2020

Reminder, don't forget our annual Valentines hafle this Saturday February 15th! RSVP online at tlacnc.org/rsvp
cash bar, dancers, DJ, dinner and dancing!

01/01/2020

Happy New Year to all our friends! We hope 2020 brings peace, joy and health to you all.

11/25/2019

Independence day celebration 2019. It was such a great gathering to celebrate our unity and express love to our community! Big thank you to all the ladies who helped out and contributed to the food and shout out to our adorable arabic school students and the dabke group who rocked the stage! 🇱🇧 🇱🇧

11/20/2019

The TLAC invites you to celebrate our Lebanese Independence Day on Sunday November 24, from 2pm to 6pm at Baytna (241 Horizon Dr, Raleigh, NC).
Food will be provided by the TLAC. See you there!

11/08/2019

Its an especially wonderful time to celebrate our Lebanon! Please mark your calendars for our Lebanese Independence Day celebration on November 24 from 2-6pm. As always, food is provided by the TLAC 🇱🇧

10/31/2019

Happy Halloween!! What a wonderful Halloween event our Arabic School class had! We hope your day is full of a few tricks and lots of treats! 🎃

09/20/2019

Our Arabic school is off to a great start! We had a great “Welcome Back” party for our students last Sunday and are looking forward to another great week! Thank you to our teachers, volunteers and students who made this a great party celebrating the start of a new school year!

08/30/2019

Membership - Triangle Lebanese-American Center (TLAC)

An important note to our beloved community:

Registration for the Arabic school is now open!

For this upcoming year, we will be accepting students between the ages of 4 and 11 years in one of the two classes offered, Arabic 1 (beginners) and Arabic 2 (intermediate) held on Sundays 2:30-4:30 starting September 8, 2019.

The application form and payments can be easily and securely completed online at the TLAC web site at https://tlacnc.org/school or by downloading the application form here and paying by cash or check (made to TLAC). Deadline for registration is September 15th, 2019 (missed sessions are nonrefundable):

• 1 child: $160 per semester
• 2 children: $300 per semester
• 3 and more children: $400 per semester
Note: You need to be a TLAC member to take advantage of the above rates. If you are not already a member, please become one by clicking here or go to http://tlacnc.org/membership.

As you may know, we have been in the process of restructuring the school in terms of curriculum and student engagement. Our goal is to engage students through fun and creative activities that will make their learning experience more enjoyable inside and outside the classroom.

The Arabic classes are designed to focus more on the colloquial Arabic and will train kids to carry conversations in the Lebanese dialect. Through integrating audiovisuals, each session will be composed of a lesson, conversational game/teasers, and one chosen kids’ Lebanese song. Every ~ 3-4 sessions, students will have an outing/in-house activity (that will also be arabic-related). In addition, students will be given light homeworks and will be casually assessed by their teachers (no preparation needed).

To be in line with the academic year, we’ll be following Wake County's calendar (see below). If for some reason your child cannot attend one or more sessions, please do inform us and we’ll send you the material that will be covered during the missed session/s.

Here’s a description of the two classes:

Arabic 1 (ages 4-7): Aimed to teach children the core elements of Arabic language and Lebanese culture. Students will learn to recognize and produce letters and sounds accurately.
Topics involve alphabets, numbers, colors, conversational vocabulary, days of the week, months of the year, seasons. No prior knowledge needed. Instructor: Ms. Hannah Chaya
Arabic 2 (ages 8-11): Develops reading comprehension skills, themed passages, with focus on writing skills in addition to spoken Lebanese and cultural learning. Students are expected to understand basic Arabic or have completed Mrs. Fida’s class. Instructor: Mrs. Fida Nasrallah

2019-2020 Calendar
Fall Semester:

- September: 8, 15, 22, 29*
- October: 6, 13, 20, 27*
- November: 3, 17
- December: 8, 15*
Spring Semester

- January: 12, 26
- February: 2, 9*, 23
- March: 1, 15, 29*
- April: 12, 19, 26
- May: 3, 10*
* Dates marked in red are allocated for outings/activities

Please join or renew your yearly membership using the online application form below. If you are not a member or your membership has expired (TLAC memberships are calendar-year based), consider joining the TLAC or renewing by completing the application form below. Membership dues help the TLAC suppor...

08/05/2019

We are excited to celebrate with you all this Sunday! See you soon!

Mark your calendars and join us for one of our favorite celebrations!

07/26/2019

Mark your calendars and join us for one of our favorite celebrations!

06/07/2019

Arabic School

Dear Community, We recently circulated a survey regarding our Arabic School. Honest feedback to the questions posed will help us ensure our program is the best we can offer for our community. Please complete the brief survey if you have children involved in our Arabic School.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NL3B6WP

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04/20/2019

Photos from Triangle Lebanese American Center's post

04/18/2019

Zaffa Carolina

A Wedding Zaffa Performed at the Lebanese Festival by our Dabke groups!

At the Lebanese festival

04/16/2019

2019 Lebanese Festival

Here are some pictures from the 2019 Lebanese Festival. Thank you Talaat for the pictures and thank you to all who helped and attended! It was a great event despite the bad weather!

03/06/2019

Get excited!!! April 13! 🇱🇧

02/12/2019

Thank you all for making our Annual Valentine’s Day Party so much fun!! The night was filled with laughter, dancing and great friends. Hope you all have a special Valentine’s Day ❤️
Love, the TLAC

01/24/2019

Mark your calendars and make your reservations! You won’t want to miss this party!! 💕

12/04/2018

We hope you are having a great start to your holiday season! Come join us for our annual celebration on December 23 from 2-5pm. 🎅🏻

10/25/2018

International Focus

“Dabke is a dance of unity, where everyone holds hands and joins in a circle. We do simple steps to display our strength we have as Lebanese people, as well as the unity we have despite our differences”

We are so proud of Mira Aoun for representing Lebanon in the best way! Come out and see your favorite Lebanese dancers this weekend at the International Festival in downtown Raleigh!

Performance schedules are posted online!

Tying the knot is a big celebration in any culture, and in Lebanon it’s no different. Learn about Lebanese weddings at the Festival this weekend at the Triangle Lebanese American Center's Cultural Exhibit!
Thanks to the students of William Peace University's HON 100, Exploring Critical Issues: Immigration and Raleigh's Ethnic Diversity for their great videography! #IntFestRaleigh

08/19/2018

We hope to see you all this afternoon from 3-6 at Baytna for the annual Eid el Adha Celebration! Good food and great company are always promised!

08/02/2018

We hope you’ve all had a great summer! Mark your calendars, can’t wait to see everyone on August 19th for food and fun!

05/09/2018

Town Hall Meeting

Hello everyone!
We are live from the TLAC. We are looking forward to hear your ideas, suggestions & comments so that our dear TLAC will grow & succeed more & more!

05/09/2018

Hello everyone!
We are ready for our town hall!
We are looking forward to hear your ideas, suggestions & comments so that our dear TLAC will grow & succeed more & more. Please ask and submit them here