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CHALDEAN SCENE<br />
Beth Nahrain<br />
Art Show<br />
From November 3 through November<br />
5, pieces from select artists<br />
were displayed at the Chaldean<br />
Community Foundation<br />
for the 2nd Annual Beth Nahrain<br />
Art Show. Featured artists<br />
included Reni Stephan, Sabah<br />
Wazi, Azhr Matti, Wilson Sarkis,<br />
Mark Georgies, Cassidy Azzow,<br />
Fr. Patrick Setto, Emad Tammo,<br />
Habib Hannona and Savannah<br />
Meyer. Proceeds from the event<br />
benefited the victims of the<br />
Bakhdida wedding fire through<br />
a fundraising effort supported<br />
by Nineveh Rising.<br />
Clockwise from above: Chris Salem, Fr. Patrick Setto and Ranna Salem, organizer of<br />
the event; A family looks at the display; Attendees of the Art Show pause for a photo.<br />
Veterans Day Rededication<br />
On November 11, <strong>2023</strong>, a small crowd gathered to witness the rededication of an almost forgotten<br />
relic at the corner of Walnut Lake and Inkster Roads. The Peace Memorial was originally<br />
raised by the now defunct Walnut Lake Women’s Club to honor area military members who<br />
fought in the Civil War and both World Wars.<br />
The memorial sits at the future site of the Chaldean Community Foundation’s west side<br />
campus, which will also house the offices of the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce and<br />
the Chaldean News. The memorial was discovered during the demolition process for the new<br />
center, and CCF president Martin Manna vowed to not only restore the memorial but to rededicate<br />
it. The ceremony was initiated by Burt Green and Steven Kay and was organized with help<br />
from CCF’s Tom Hajji and Sharkey Haddad.<br />
Left to right: Susan Smith, Sharon Hannawa, Patrick N’Golo<br />
and his wife Nicha Nzuiki; CCF staff with Macomb County<br />
Executive Mark Hackel; Left to right: Macomb County Habitat<br />
for Humanity Board Chair Mashell Carissimi, Susan Smith,<br />
Sharon Hannawa, President and CEO of Macomb County<br />
Habitat for Humanity Helen Hicks.<br />
Shining Light Awards<br />
From left: Burt Green and Steven Kay; West Bloomfield Historical Society’s Gina Gergory.<br />
The Macomb County Habitat for Humanity shone a spotlight<br />
on the Chaldean Community Foundation at their annual gala<br />
on Friday, November 10. CCF was chosen as a recipient of their<br />
Shining Light Award because of their above-and-beyond advocacy<br />
for a family of six from the Republic of the Congo.<br />
Patrick N’Golo was granted asylum in December of 2018,<br />
when he ran for his life from his homeland and was forced to<br />
leave his wife and four sons behind. Freedom House helped<br />
him with lodging, but he needed his family. A chance encounter<br />
between Habitat for Humanity – Macomb and Susan Smith<br />
of the CCF set Patrick on a path to home ownership and reunification<br />
with his family. Susan and Sharon Hannawa were<br />
recognized at the gala.<br />
46 CHALDEAN NEWS <strong>DECEMBER</strong> <strong>2023</strong>
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