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DOCO Vol21 website_DOCO V9N1.qxd 4/14/2021 2:22 PM Page 1 NEWSLETTER International November 2020 DRUZE ORPHANS & CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION VOL. 21 A Heartfelt We are Beyond Grateful Thank You To Every One Of You OCO would like to thank you for your generous donations during our latest dDrive to help the Druze community in the current unprecedented economic downturn in Lebanon which was intensified by a relentless pandemic. This has left many Druze families financially crippled, unable to afford basic food necessities or personal protective equipment needed to keep the Virus at bay. In addition to the thousands of fami - lies affected, major hospitals caring for our he year 2020 was a difficult year all over Druze brethren continue to be over - the world but for Lebanon it has been whelmed, lacking equipment and supplies. cTatastrophic. The country had already been As donations continue to arrive, we are engulfed in political conflict and civil unrest working hard to expedite the transfer of since 2019, then Covid 19 struck, and an 100% of the funds to your designated char - unprecedented collapse of the country’s ities. With the help of devoted individuals economy and national currency material - and organizations who serve as a bridge ized. When everyone thought it couldn’t get between DOCO and the targeted recipients, any worse, it did, and the explosion of the we were able to alleviate some of the wide - 4th of August happened at the port of spread suffering. Beirut., leaving over 200 dead, 8000 injured So far this year, DOCO has managed and 300,000 homeless. Communities in the 2 Covid 19 Ventilators for to raise $96,413.00 that went to local not for villages began to feel the impact when peo - Ain Wazein Hospital profit organizations working on the ground ple lost incomes and their savings were inac - to deliver the aid packages to the people cessible. 80% of the population soon found Ras el Maten, Rashaya al-Wadi, Rowaiset el most affected. (Details are presented within themselves at the verge of hunger. Ballout, Swaida, Tanoura, Qmatieh, and Yanta. these pages). Additionally, $15,000.00 were DOCO headed the call and with your All these villages received food, Baby raised towards the purchase of 2 ventilators help and your donations and in partnership food and consumer products, including: for the Ain W Zein Hospital.This effort is with several local NGOs are working on the cleaning products, heating oil and medicine. ongoing as more donations are expected. ground, we were able to come to the aid of Your help and support made a differ - Words cannot fully express our grati - hundreds of families in over forty five ence in the lives of those families in our tude to those who answered the call. Your towns and villages. community. However, the road is still rough support had a tremendous positive effect on Abadiyeh, Ain Ata, Ainab, Aley, Aytat, and long and we will continue to need your those who received the gift of life. Akabeh, Aramoun, Ayha, Al-Aqabeh, Al- support to continue to help these families The DOCO family would like to wish Ahmar, Al-Mazarea, Al-Mehdtheh, Al-Wadi, through the winter. you and your loved ones a very Happy Baakline, Baalshmay, Baisour, Bakkifa, Basateen, New Year, with God’s Blessings. Beirut, Bequata, Bhamdoun, Bmakine, Btater, To Our Donors Charoun, Dahr al-Ahmar, Dayr al Ashayer, Deir Farid Muakkassa, MD, FACS Koubel, Falouga, Hammena, Jib Farah, Kaifoun, Without people like you President Kafarkouk, Kawkaba, Kfaqoun, Kraii, Maalaka, we could not have Majdel-baana, Mejdlaya, Meshref, Qmatieh, accomplished this task . DOCO Vol21 website_DOCO V9N1.qxd 4/14/2021 2:22 PM Page 2 Letters to DOCO Dear Dr. Farid Muakkassa, Esteemed Dr. Sahar Muakasa , President Farid Muakkassa, M.D. arm greetings and salutations. Please reetings, with the grace of God, we Secretary accept our sincere thanks for your are happy to extend our thanks and Leila Masri rWemarkable friendship and philanthropy that Gappreciation to you, our distinguished sister, Treasurer regularly benefits our institution and its for all your contributions to the Druze Abboud Assaf residents. We gratefully appreciate your tire - community. We ask God to bless your kind Assistant Treasurer less efforts on behalf of those less fortu - efforts with success so you can continue to Sahar Muakasa, Ph.D. nate, especially the orphans who were dealt help others! Furthermore, we like to inform Assistant Secretary a huge blow when they lost a parent. you that all donations, that you wired to us Lina Shehayeb Certainly, these donations will help to from your generous supporters, were provide them with a decent and dignified distributed where the need is greatest. God Advisory Council life in a homelike environment. helps those who help their fellowman. Michael M. Arnouse I am also very pleased to inform you Hamoud Hinnawi Bassam al-Ayass that we have received the generous sum of Shaykh al-’Aql, Al Druze Rwaida Bates $10,838.00 that you wired to our account at Swaida Dr. Rima Muakkassa Bank Audi. It is the sum of the donations September 5, 2020 Souad Ghosn, Esq. given by many generous supporters. This Salim Israwi will enable the continuity of the humanitar - Akram Masri, Ph.D. ian mission of Beit al-Yateem. We and our Mrs. Rola Muakkassa dear children in this establishment, thank Camille Muakkassa you deeply and cordially for all your sup - Ghada Noueihed port! Furthermore, our children pray that Past President you and all the esteemed donors enjoy a Kamel Muakkassa, M.D. long happy lives blessed with good health, Dear Dr. Muakasa, (1949-2012) good fortune and success! Co-Founders With Kindest Regards lease be informed that we are in receipt of your transfer in the amount of USD Aniseh Assaf (1908-2002) Hayat Harmoush al- Nakkadi Fuad K. Muakkassa M.D. (1914-2000) Executive Director 7P,000 (Seven Thousand US Dollars) from Abey, Lebanon D.O.C.O to the needy Druze families in Volume 21 October 27, 2020 Lebanon. I take this opportunity, to thank November 2020 you for your continued support to the needy families in Lebanon. DOCO Newsletter Dear Dr. Muakasa, Your Sincerely, Ghazi Jounblat PO Box 1433 Please be informed that we are in New York, NY 10018 Assistant Secretary General receipt of your transfer in the amount of April 6, 2020 (212) 764-0546 USD 2,000 (Two Thousand US Dollars), which is a donation from Mr. Mark Najjar in Dear Dr. Muakasa, Email: [email protected] Memory of Dr. Abdallah Najjar to the Druze Foundation for Social Welfare – lease be informed that we are in receipt druzecharity.org Scholarship fund at the American University of your transfer in the amount of USD Facebook of Beirut. 5P,000 (Five Thousand US Dollars): which is The late Dr. Abdallah Najjar was an a donation from Dr. Bedri Zahreddine to EDITOR active member of our Board of Trustees in Glory Spring School in Baakline. May I take Sahar Muakasa, PhD USA, may God bless his soul. I take this this opportunity, to thank Dr. Bedri opportunity, to thank Mr. Mark Najjar for Zahreddine for his generosity and contin - CONTRIBUTING EDITORS his support and generosity to the needy and ued support to the needy and qualified Leila Masri qualified Druze students at AUB. Druze students Naji Al-Hasani Dr. Rima Muakkassa Your Sincerely, Your Sincerely, Ghazi Jounbla t Ghazi Jounblat Published by Assistant Secretary General Assistant Secretary General DRUZE ORPHANS & CHARITABLE August 6, 2020 February 24, 2020 ORGANIZATION INC. © Copyright 2019, DOCO 2 DOCO Vol21 website_DOCO V9N1.qxd 4/14/2021 2:22 PM Page 3 Letter From the Editor To Our DOCO Donors, our response to the crisis engulfing all of Lebanon has Mr. Mounir Al-Shaar with the children bYeen received with deep gratitude of Beit al-Yateem in Swaida and thanks. The impact of your giving at this catastrophic time Shiekh al-Akl Yousef Jarbouh with has been profound, morally and the children of Beit al-Yateem in Swaida financially. Thank you DOCO Dear Generous Philanthropists , donors. Numerous families in the com - have often asked myself about the true meaning of FAITH. It is a subject that munity who have suddenly found These donations enabled us to graduate hIas been researched and explored in many themselves at the doors of poverty, engineers, lawyers and teachers, to give publications, but I found that True Faith is brides proper weddings, to restore build - unable to put food on the table, have the bounty of good deeds that benefits oth - ings, facilities and rebuild walls where our benefited from your donations. As ers. It is beauty, grace, hope and self-denial. children drew pictures of their dreams of The Druze Orphans and Charitable one recipient put it “ you are the the future. We thank you and your generous Organization (DOCO) was the brainchild candle lighting the way in the donors for helping us to carry on our mis - of people with such faith; and those with sion. To all of you, our love and apprecia - darkness.” the same vision who continue their work. tion, DOCO is an organization dedi - They prefer to work anonymously, not cated to providing hope and support expecting to see their names printed in Mounir al-Shaar Chairman of the Board of Directors newspapers or engraved in marble. They do to those who are touched by Organization of Social Welfare of Swaida not brag about badges of honor pinned to despair. Every one of the charities August 24, 2020 under our umbrella shares our values their chests or framed citations decorating their offices.