MARCH 2024

FOUNDATION UPDATE
Left: Planning
committee from
the 2024 Macomb
Student Diversity
Summit.
Generous Donation for
Breast Cancer Awareness
On February 1, Jason Tueni from Oak Holdings Investments, LLC
made a generous donation of $40,000 to support the CCF’s Giving
Hearts affiliate fund.
Giving Hearts is a philanthropic Chaldean women’s collaboration
in memory of the late Vivian Esshaki Shouneyia; the fund
helps alleviate financial duress related to medical care expenses
for breast cancer patients.
Macomb Student Diversity Summit
The CCF participated in the annual Macomb Student Diversity Summit, an event which provides an
opportunity for more than 400 middle and high school students across Macomb County to have a
dialogue about race relations and other relevant cultural matters.
Hosted on Thursday, February 15 from 8:00am until 1:30pm at the Macomb Intermediate School District,
this year’s theme was “Voices Amplified: The Power of Your Voice.” The overarching goals of the
summit include helping student leaders understand the value and impact of diversity and developing
action plans to create positive environments and promote social justice in their schools and communities.
Advocacy in Action
The Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce and
Chaldean Community Foundation have engaged
the Waad Murad Advocacy Fund in support of Thair
Dado, who was shot and killed in the parking lot of
his part-time job on Saturday, February 3, leaving
behind a grieving widow and teenage son.
The Fund, working with the Detroit Police Department
and Crimestoppers, will award $10,000 to
the supplier of information that leads to the arrest
and conviction of the culprits of the murder.
The Chaldean Chamber’s Sharkey Haddad
and Manar Deno, nephew of Thair Dado.
The Waad Murad Advocacy Fund was established in 2011 to aid the police in solving murders in
the Chaldean business community. Since immigrating to the U.S., more than 100 Chaldean small
business owners have been killed in their place of business in Detroit. The Fund aims to bring justice
to the perpetrators and hopefully, some small semblance of relief to the victim’s families.
Iraqi Consulate Visits
Metro Detroit
On January 25, CCF President Martin Manna met
with the new Iraqi Consulate General Muhamad
Hassan S. Muhamad at the Consulate General of the
Republic of Iraq office in Southfield.
We welcome the new Iraqi Consulate and look
forward to future discussions and a continued partnership
to serve our community in Michigan.
CCF President Martin Manna and Iraqi Consulate
General Muhamad Hussan S. Muhamad.
The Oak Holdings Investments team pictured with CCF staff
to present the check.
ARCH Recognition
The Chaldean Community Foundation
recently received recognition
from the ARCH National Respite Network
as an Innovative and Exemplary
Program for the C.H.A.I. Project
through 2027.
C.H.A.I. (Caregivers Helping Aid
Initiative) aims to educate and inform
caregivers about the importance of lifestyle, nutrition, exercise,
and health care when aging.
The program was one of only four respite services recognized
as Innovative and Exemplary by the ARCH National Respite Network
and Resource Center in 2024.
Upcoming Events
Penske Job Fair
Chaldean Community Foundation
February 28 from 2:00pm-4:00pm
Spring Community Job Fair
Chaldean Community Foundation
May 1 from 2:00pm-3:00pm
Learn with a Leader
Chaldean Community Foundation
May 22 from 4:00pm-6:00pm
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