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1. CCF’s Honoree Karam<br />
Banham with his wife<br />
Reem and family.<br />
2. Karam and Reem<br />
with Saber Ammori.<br />
3. Capturing footage<br />
of the event was<br />
Wilson Sarkis’ team.<br />
4. Left to right: Dr.<br />
Nahid Elyas, Salam<br />
Aboona, Fr. Ameer<br />
Brikha, and Tom Niami.<br />
5. Saber Ammori with<br />
family and Wireless<br />
Vison staff.<br />
6. It was a packed<br />
house at the Gala.<br />
5th Annual CCF Gala<br />
PHOTOS BY WILSON SARKIS<br />
The Chaldean Community Foundation hosted<br />
its 5th Annual Awards Gala on Friday, September<br />
22. More than 700 people attended,<br />
including dignitaries from across the state of<br />
Michigan and special guests from Iraq. During the<br />
program, the CCF honored Karam Bahnam with<br />
the Servant Leadership Award. Karam, one of the<br />
founding members of the Eastern Catholic Re-Evangelization<br />
Center (ECRC) and REVIV3, is a successful<br />
entrepreneur who has dedicated much of his<br />
time to helping others deepen their faith.<br />
The CCF raised nearly $550,000 from the event.<br />
The funds raised will go towards many new and<br />
upcoming projects that include affordable housing<br />
efforts, the development of the Oakland County<br />
Campus and ongoing workforce training programs.<br />
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48 CHALDEAN NEWS <strong>OCTOBER</strong> <strong>2023</strong>
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