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The future site of the Chaldean Community Center.<br />
both TV and radio for podcasts, will rectify the problem<br />
and provide the necessary support to take the<br />
Chaldean News to the next level. The radio station<br />
will also become the new base and operating headquarters<br />
for the Chaldean Voice, a popular weekly<br />
program that currently airs on AM radio.<br />
Finally, the CCF will build a full-scale demonstration<br />
kitchen, including space for a live audience. This<br />
will help its mission to preserve and share Chaldean<br />
recipes and techniques, making it easy for anyone to<br />
learn our culinary traditions.<br />
The Chaldean Community Center will also include<br />
a 90-seat theater fit for a variety of programming like<br />
movie screenings from the CCC, large presentations,<br />
and community town hall meetings.<br />
Lobby, Outdoor Seating,<br />
and Gymnasium<br />
The CCF is building an extensive 2,000 square foot<br />
lobby area for the new campus and will include a<br />
small outdoor area with tables and chairs. This will<br />
Business Incubator<br />
The Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce<br />
launched its first venture capital fund in 2020 with<br />
an aim to raise money from its members. Ark Angel<br />
Fund (AAF) vetted hundreds of companies and invested<br />
in seven of them, ranging from an up-andcoming<br />
shoe brand that uses recycled materials to a<br />
telehealth company that uses Virtual Reality headsets<br />
to treat mental health issues. In addition, the<br />
Fund has launched its second iteration, AAFII, with<br />
an investment goal of $2.5 million.<br />
The CACC has ambitious plans to provide basic<br />
business services to Chaldean startups as well as companies<br />
in the existing portfolio. The business incubator<br />
will include computers, software, work spaces for startups<br />
and space for existing portfolio companies to work<br />
as well.<br />
With more than 40,000 square feet to accommodate,<br />
the facility will include many different features for the<br />
Chaldean community to enjoy and explore.<br />
Chaldean Cultural Center, Bishop Ibrahim<br />
Library, and Theater<br />
The Chaldean Cultural Center (CCC) is currently located<br />
inside Shenandoah Country Club, but efforts<br />
are underway to move it to the new facility once complete.<br />
The unique museum houses plenty of exhibits,<br />
records, and archives about Chaldeans from ancient<br />
times until now. At the new Chaldean Community<br />
Center, the allotted area for the CCC is more than<br />
twice its current size. Most of the items currently displayed<br />
in the museum will be moved to the new location,<br />
but the Chaldean Cultural Center is planning a<br />
redesign, including additional galleries and new exhibits<br />
to accommodate the new space.<br />
Coupled with the Chaldean Cultural Center’s<br />
move, the addition of the Bishop Ibrahim Library will<br />
make the new center a hub for culture and history.<br />
The library will contain original manuscripts, some<br />
dating back to the first century, and will provide a<br />
quiet place to study and conduct research.<br />
allow the CACC and all the affiliated organizations to<br />
better serve its members by hosting events in their<br />
own space.<br />
When it was still functioning, The Corners had a<br />
gymnasium that has since fallen into disrepair. The<br />
CCF will renovate and expand it to include a larger<br />
basketball court and increased functionality. The<br />
CCF plans to host programs for seniors and youth to<br />
be able to stay active as well as offering another event<br />
space in addition to the lobby.<br />
<strong>FEBRUARY</strong> <strong>2024</strong> CHALDEAN NEWS 27
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