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Lebanese Red Cross - LAU Youth
The Power of Youth
Spring 2017 Issue #1
February & March Edition
February:
Healthy Neighborhood #1
HIV training
HIV Awareness
March:
Training Camp
Child abuse
LAU Club Fundraiser
Mother’s Day #1
Blood Drive
Mother’s Day #2
Distinguished Members
The NEED Is REAL, The TIME Is NOW!

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February - Healthy Neighborhood
A project launched by LAU &
Spears, where we raised awareness
on different topics every
Saturday in Hawd al Wilayah
public school.
Healthy Neighborhood #1
By LAU’s Dana Marouni
February 4th
“ Takabol al Akhar” were we
taught them about cultural diversity
and how to accept others
regardless of their different race,
gender, nationality, or living with
a disability,
This was done through games
presentations and activities.

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February - Healthy Neighborhood

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February - HIV Awareness
Prior to valentines day’s event,
member’s where given an HIV
training by spears @ LAU.
Though it was a training we
had a lot of fun with them!
Thank you Spears!
AIDs
By Mohammad Zantout
February 13th
This year’s HIV event was special!
It grabbed a lot of attention
with its games, decorations,
vouchers and especially it’s valentines
theme.

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February - HIV Awareness

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March - Training Camp
Location : Deir l knayse - Ras El Metin.
Red Cross Camp is usually a 2 days
training camp. The best part of it is
getting to know each other better &
forming stronger bonds.
Spring Camp
By Ram Noureddine
March 11th - 12th
This was the training camp we were
all waiting for! We are the 1st club to
be getting an HVP Facilitators Training
in years!
As for new members, they were given
an environment training.
After all the hard work, we had fun
preparing for the campfire where
some of BAU’s members joined us.

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March - Training Camp

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March - Fundraiser
The 1st LAU fundraiser since 3 years.
Beauty & The beast
By Amal Shoujaa
March 16th
We took the 1st screening of the movie
beauty & the Beast in Cinemacity
Beirut.
The fundraiser was supported by
many.

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March - Fundraiser

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March - Child Abuse
Location : Al Basta Mixed Public
School
Preserving A Child’s Rights
By Hadi Edy
March 18th
An awareness event against child
violence that targeted 40 students of
grade 8.
A short video was shown to them
related to children of their age in addition
to a set of
games.
The students
where interactive
and enjoyed the
event.

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March - Child Abuse

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March - Mother’s Day
“Legnet Al aayle” is a committee in
charge of organizing food drives and
packing the donations in boxes, In order
to distribute the collected food to
poor families in special occasions such
as Mother’s Day.
The member in charge of the committee
is Sarah Aridi.
Mother’s Day Part 1: On The
Run
By Legnet al aayle
March 18th
This event included distributing food
boxes to 30 poor families around Beirut.
The red Cross Supervisor of Beirut
Mohammad Chaer joined us on this
event as a member for the 1st t time in
15 years!

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March - Mother’s Day

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March - Blood Drive
Every Year the Health office in collaboration
with the Red Cross LAU Club
make a blood drive event.
Blood Donations
By Health Office & Batoul Yazbeck
March 21th
The blood drive event was @ LAU.
Vouchers & roses were given to donors.

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March - Blood Drive

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March - Mother’s Day
Sarah Mayyas a new member @ LAU
club and the 1st to be in charge of an
event.
Mother’s Day Part 2: A Day to
Remember
By Sarah Mayyas
March 25th
The event was a visit to the elderly in
“Dar al Riaaya bl Om wa Tofol”.
It was a touching day where we chatted,
ate and celebrated mother’s day
with old people who seemed like our
grandparents.
Of course we didn’t forget to give
them their gifts, where one of them
was hand made flower pots.
Finally there was “Mounir” the oud
player and singer who spread joy in
everyone’s hearts.

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March - Mother’s Day

Distinguished Members
We would like to thank
our most distinguished members who showed
nothing
but dedication throughout the month.
Thank you member of the month:
Yara Najdi (October)
Sarah Mayyas (November)
Mohammad Zantout (February)
Alaa Balaghi (March)
Walid Houjairy (March)
Thank you two of the most committed &
praiseworthy members:
Rawan Hammoud
Mohamad Ghrayeb
Sabah Houwayji
Walid Houjairy
Heba Shayya
Mohammad jarmaki
Your Hard work is appreciated!
Red Cross Family