MARCH 2019

Hey U Vote!
Finding a need, seeking a change
SOCIAL SECURITY
DISABILITY
Attorney Randall Mansour
Social Security Disability and
Veterans Benefits Attorneys
BY MONIQUE MANSOUR
Located in Sterling Heights, the
Chaldean Community Foundation
– the nonprofit arm of
the Chaldean American Chamber
of Commerce – has a four pillar mission:
advocacy, acculturation, community
development, and cultural
preservation. According to their
website, they are a human and social
services organization providing assistance.
They were founded in 2006,
and host a wide-range of programming
and solutions for the Chaldean
community and beyond.
Stacy Bahri is the Strategic Initiatives
Manager of the Chaldean Community
Foundation. She, along with
a dedicated team, helped to establish
an initiative in fulfilment of the CCF
mission. The Hey U Vote initiative,
launched in 2017,
came together in
order to remedy
an issue within the
Chaldean community.
“We have a large
number of U.S. citizens
in the Chaldean community
that are not
registered to vote. The
Hey U Vote campaign
was launched by the
Chaldean Community
Foundation in an effort
to encourage eligible
community members to
register to vote, as well
as aid with voter registration,”
said Bahri.
In developing the
marketing for the initiative, Bahri
found it essential to include elements
of Chaldean culture. “We came up
with a name for the campaign that
represented the Chaldean community
and heritage. The word ‘Hey U’
in Chaldean means ‘Come.’ In other
words, we are saying, ‘Come vote!’
After the name was created, we
worked with a designer to create the
logo, which incorporates Aramaic.”
The logo can be found on t-
shirts and on posters which are visible
at Hey U Vote drives. Individuals
who register in person at the
Chaldean Community Foundation
receive a t-shirt with the logo.
The initiative prides itself in being
active in the community, as the members
involved with it help to register
individuals at churches, community
events, as well as at various forums.
“Members of our team once helped to
register 50 individuals after mass during
one of our drives,” recalled Bahri.
“It was an exciting moment for all of
us involved with the initiative.”
Another initiative of the Chaldean
Community Foundation, Breaking
Barriers, which provides assistance
and advocacy to those with special
needs, hosts community events from
time to time. Members of the Hey
U Vote initiative were present at
a Breaking Barriers event this past
summer, where they helped individuals
register to vote. “The Chaldean
Community Foundation has registered
hundreds of
individuals to vote
since the launch
of the Hey U Vote
Bahri and her team prepare to register Chaldean voters at
a community event.
Campaign,” said Bahri. “I’m proud to
be a part of such a devoted team who
understands the importance of this.”
“Our goal for the program is to
encourage the Chaldean community
to get out and vote on issues
that matter to them and their family
and participate in the decisions that
shape the future of our community,”
said Bahri. “In the future, it is our
hope that we will have more community
members become politically
involved and hold elected positions.”
Individuals who would like to
register to vote may do so in person
during the regular hours of operation
at the Chaldean Community Foundation.
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