Chaired by Mr. Fouad El-Abd, the 1st Lebanese American Foundation Golf Classic was held at the Braemar Country Club. with 86 golfers participating. The tournament featured by a lavish dinner, […]

Mrs. Karen Srour was appointed Executive Director. The Lebanese American Foundation established an office in Century City, which later moved to Studio City. Under her direction, the office was responsible […]

The Artists Group was started by Mrs. Carole Choucair Oueijan with 7 members. It quickly grew to include over 70 visual artists, performers, composers, musicians, actors, filmmakers, and writers. The […]

Mr. Kanan Hamzeh was elected President and Dr. Hanna Shammas remained Chairman of the Board. For the ensuing 5 years, everyone worked diligently, hand in hand with dedicated board members, […]

Dr. Irani’s endorsement of the HoL was undoubtedly a major pivotal step. His involvement was cemented by generous donations, not only from Dr. Irani, but also from Dr. Joe Jacobs, […]

The first gala event was held on November 19, 2000 at the Waterfront Hilton Hotel in Huntington Beach, CA. This first gala dinner had a dual purpose, to fundraise for […]

Return to Our Roots, a meeting of Lebanese youth from the community, was held at UCLA. It featured Mr. Casey Kasem, the Lebanese American radio icon, and was attended by […]

The bylaws were drafted, and through the diligent work of Mr. Jack Chammas, Esq., the foundation received its 501(c)(3) status from the Internal Revenue Service on April 10, 2000.

The Lebanese American Foundation, Inc. was dreamt into existence in September 1999. With much support from the Lebanese community in Los Angeles, a non-profit foundation was established with the name […]