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table sponsors

Ruby
Daoud and Siam Family

Platinum
Mona Aboelnaga & Sabi Kanaan
Foundation for Middle East Peace
Larry and Teresa Hamdan
Abbas and Samar Zuaiter
Anonymous

Gold
Intel Corporation
Omar & Nancy Kader, PaL-
Tech, Inc.
Drs. Alfred and Dina Khoury

Silver
Aramco Services Company
CCC
Exxon Mobil Corporation
Aref J. and Barbara A. Jabr
Vicken and Ada Kalbian
Muneer and Renata Tarazi

Friend
Dr. and Mrs. Salah Al-Askari
Mike Ameen
Curtis and Judy Brand
Drs. David and Charlotte Brown
Hope Fay Cobb
Doumar Law Group
Ronald & Susanne Dudum
Fahmy Hudome International, LLC
Jamie & Leslie Gallagher
Genzyme Corporation
Steve and Barbara Hayes
Les and Michele Janka
Kirby Ventures, LLC.
Kendall and Joan Landis
Eid B. Mustafa, MD
Dr. Hanadi Shamkhani

A Special Evening

Commemorating 40 years of commitment

On October 10, 2008, over 400 people came together at our Annual Dinner. We commemorated 40 years of commitment to the Middle East and honored an impressive group of leaders who combined multiple and varied talents with a singular purpose. They not only gave of their time and their wisdom, but when called to do so, gave their financial resources.

The honorees were the original founders and Board members of ANERA, many of whom were present or represented at the dinner. We were thrilled to be able to pay them the special tribute they all deserve.

Every Drop Counts

The dinner also included an important fundraiser. We asked our guests to consider something many
of us often take for granted: water.

For many Palestinian families, getting an adequate amount of water is a struggle everyday. Add to that four years of never-before-seen drought conditions, and the situation is getting worse.

ANERA’s work brings water to families in dire need. In the last two years, we have ensured that nearly 20,000 Palestinian households now have access to drinking water. But there remains a lot more to be done and our incredible staff of engineers always say, “We could reach so many more families if we had more funds.”

Our donors answered their call. The Annual Dinner raised over $200,000 to erect water tanks on people’s homes, excavate underground cisterns to harvest precious rainwater and dig irrigation pools for farms.

Thank you!

Pictures (from top to bottom):

Founders Judge Joseph Nahra (far left) and Hadi Salem (second from right) with Betty Sams, wife of Founder Jim Sams, and her son, Jim

President Bill Corcoran saying a few words

Journalist Barbara Slavin and Rabah Odeh, an ANERA engineer and head of the Nablus office, having an interview on stage about his work on water projects

Board Chair Curtis Brand and long-time Board member and
supporter, Frances Stickles.

Comedian Aron Kader entertained the group for a very funny 10 minutes.