Everyone had a great time at our 1st Casino Night

Fundraiser We are all looking Forward to many

More great events!! Full story Page 2

Please join us to

welcome Richard Akel

with Capital Funds.

Mr. Akel will speak at

our next meeting on

the important issues

of investments and

your money. With

todays many financial

up and down decisions,

it’s a important to be

informed.

Happy Mother’s Day to all our GREAT MOMS!

Ramallah Newsletter

Issue 1 - May 2014

Birmingham

Thanks for a GREAT time at our Casino Night Fundraiser

Bring your questions,

ideas and lets ask the

experts!!

May 4th

at 12:30 pm at

The Pita Stop, Southside

Special Guest Speaker at our next Meeting

Arabic sayings are some-

times unusual, but they

have great meanings.

This saying is both loving

and harshly truthful. It

means that a “Mom’s

love” for her children is

from her HEART.

This is an unconditional

“love”! Of course, growing up

kids don’t see it that way and

they wont until they become

parents themselves. Than

they see and appreciate all

the “love”. This is the natural

order of life.

Thanks MOM

“Kalbee ya la waladi, Kalb Waladi ya la hajar”

قلبي على ولدي وقلب ولدي على الحجر

Cook Arabic Food

Learn an Arabic Song.

Remember the

“HOSH”.

Listen to old stories.

Know your family tree.

Teach your children 5

Arabic Words a month.

Love where we came

from because it’s who

we are and where

were going.

Holding on to OUR Heritage:

رام هللا اإلخبارية رسالة

What a wonderful evening at our 1st Casino

Night hosted by Overtime Sports Bar!!

Many thanks to Boulos Shunnarah and his

crew for their great hospitality.

Casino Night Winners

Congratulations to everyone!!!

1st Prize 32” TV

Mitri Salman Shatara

2nd Prize $100 Sam Shatara

3rd Prize $50 Nadim & Cleo Shunnarah

Looking forward to our next event!!

Thank YOU for your Donations and Support!

The Baskit

Overtime Bar & Grill

Remon & Jeanine Danforah

Sam & Annette Shatara

Fadwa Shunnarah

Freddy & Dina Shunnarah

Richard & Linda Shunnarah

Nadim & Cleo Shunnarh

Zeyad & Mona Shunnarah

Ramallah Convention 2014

Wen ya Ramallah

Kristen Iqal Daughter of Bishara &

Tina Iqal is graduating

from University of Ala-

bama in Birmingham

UAB with a Bachelor of

Science in Health Care

Management.

Nabih Iqal Son of Bishara & Tina

Iqal is graduating from

University of Montevallo

with a Bachelor of Sci-

ence in Fine Arts.

Elizabeth Shahid Daughter of Ricky &

Joann Shahid graduating

from Valdosta State

University with a Masters

in Marriage and Family

Therapy.

Michael Shawqi

Shunnarah Graduating with a Law

Degree Juris Doctor from

Birmingham School of

Law.

Shadia Shunnarah Daughter of Saliba &

Nadia Shunnarah is

graduating with a

Communication Studies

Degree from University

of Montevallo

Congratulations to the Class of 2014!

Anniversaries Marlene & Amien Abboud

April 22nd

JoAnn & Ricky Shahid

April 23rd

Annette & Sam Shatara

May 11th

Michael & Samya

Shunnarah April 9

The 56th Convention for

the first time held in our

great city of Ramallah.

This is both an exciting

and historical event.

Best Wishes to all who

will be attending from

birmingham:

Reyad, Ghada, Christina

and Boulos Shunnarah

Fuad, Samira and Fuad

Jr. Shunnarah

Nadia & Shadia

Shunnarah

Hilweh Shunnarah

Bishara Shunnarah

Promising a great time

and possibly the biggest

family reunion of

Ramallah history!

Events include bus tours

to Jerusalem, Bethlehem,

Nazareth and other great

historical cities.

Registration information

is still available on-line:

http://

ramallahconvention.ps/

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Hoover Library

The Importants of Being Earnest

1hr 40min | PG Monday, April 28, 2014 at

2:00 pm & 6:30 pm FREE Movie

FIZZ BOOM BASH Age Group(s): Kids, Teens, All Ages

Date: 5/16/2014 from 7:00 to 9:00 PM It’s

time to geek-out Mad Scientist style at the Hoo-

ver Library Laboratories. Be the first to sign up

for summer reading, learn about the science of

robots, and visit LEGOLAND!

Monday, 28 April 2014 - 6:30pm A new-books book club for grades 4-6!

Which of the latest are really the greatest?

Read a book published in the last six

months. Make a commercial to spread the

word. Space is limited to 25, so register

soon. Contact 444-7830

Zoo Events

May 10-11 Mother’s Day

In recognition of Mother’s Day, all

mothers will get in FREE to the Bir-

mingham Zoo on May 11 with the

purchase of a full-price child’s ad-

mission ticket.*

May 17 - Zoo Run

Run wild through the Zoo to raise

money for African painted dogs! The

9th Annual Zoo Run 5K and kids

race begin in the Zoo parking lot

and finish in Trails of Africa.

Discounted admission tickets for

family.

May 23-26 Memorial Day at the Zoo

In honor of Memorial Day weekend,

all active, disabled and retired mili-

tary personnel and their dependents

can enjoy FREE admission to the

Zoo with proof of a valid military I.D

ANT KILLER

Buy a 5 or 10 lb. pkg. of unflavored instant

grits and sprinkle them lightly around

wherever the ants have built their colonies.

They will flock to the grits immediately, eat

them, and the grits will make the ants im-

plode and destroy them.

CALCIUM AND LIME DEPOSITS

Equal parts of vinegar and baking soda will

cut calcium and lime deposits.

NEVER let a cast iron skillet air dry or it

will rust!

REVIVE OLD MARKER PENS

Acetone nail polish remover will revive an

old marker pen when it gets dried up. Just

dip the tip part in the acetone. Recap. Can

use it again to write, draw, or color with in a

couple hours.

REMOVAL OF ADHESIVE

STICKERS

For stickers on glass use vegetable oil. Soak

the item in oil for a couple minutes to re-

move the sticker easily.

Around

Town

For

FREE

Family

Fun

Ramallah American Club of Birmingham PO Box 55631 Birmingham, AL 35255

Contact Information

President Mitri Shatara mitrishatara@gmail.com 205-542-5037 Vice President Boulos R. Shunnarah boulos720@aol.com 205-451-7471 Secretaries Dalal Shahid, 205-447-0382

Rickey Shahid, 205-222-5894 Treasurers Fadwa Shunnarah, 205-427-5330 Reyad Shunnarah, 205-266-5771 News Editor Samya Shunnarah 205-617-0155 RamallahNews@aol.com

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Shunnarah

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