FEBRUARY 2023
FOUNDATION UPDATE Staying Warm More than 200 coats were donated to the CCF’s Little Scholars Program on January 13. Little Scholars prepares children for kindergarten through a variety of emergent literacy, early learning, and developmental opportunities. The program currently has a waitlist. For more information regarding the Little Scholars Program, call 586-722-7253 or contact Rachel Rose at rachel.rose@chaldeanfoundation.org. Attendees of the Alqosh New Year’s Celebration. CCF Support Alqosh’s New Year Celebration The Chaldean Community Foundation supported Alqosh’s New Year Celebration on December 31. The event, broadcast via live stream, brought together thousands of people. The Mayor of Alqosh thanked the Chaldean Community Foundation for the support of the event. The Chaldean Community Foundation has also announced plans to open an office in northern Iraq. The timeline is to be determined, but this would be the first satellite office for the CCF outside the United States. The trio of donors, Justin Elias, Calvin Elias, and Jason Hamama, were excited to share their donation and see first-hand the immediate impact the coats had on the families. Building Stronger Communities The Chaldean Community Foundation hosted Global Detroit and the Southeast Michigan Refugee Collaborative for their Annual Retreat on January 18. The retreat focused on ways to improve service to the refugee and immigrant communities, with an understanding of their needs. The collaborative is comprised of over 30 service providers of refugees and immigrants within Southeast Michigan; they share common threads and best practices in serving the overall community. Group Photo of Global Detroit in the CCF’s Life Skills Center. A Different Perspective Merisa Musemic has been involved in the B.E.A.M. Program since August 2019. Merisa Mesumic has a different perspective than the majority of us. In honor of January being National Braille Literacy Month, we wanted to share her perspective. CCF’s Breaking Barriers program offers services to those with visual impairments through the B.E.A.M. (Braille, ESL, Acculturation, Mobility) Project. Musemic has participated as a volunteer instructor for the CCF’s B.E.A.M. Project since August 2019. Her ultimate goal is to become a Braille transcriber for textbooks and other professional publications. Working with the B.E.A.M. students, she has become a trusted resource, teaching the program participants how to use screen readers, braille typewriters and more. “I return home from volunteering, and I feel fulfilled because I have learned something new,” Musemic says. “I hope the participants are learning from me. I know I am learning a ton from them.” 10 CHALDEAN NEWS FEBRUARY 2023
AWARD-WINNING ATTORNEY ALEXANDER A. AYAR JOINS WWRP, P.C. Alex is a highly respected attorney who focuses his law practice on complex litigation disputes. His clients appropriately seek his legal counsel in matters of the highest importance, including when the company is on the line and a comprehensive legal strategy from an experienced lawyer is required. A powerhouse attorney who delivers. HONORS & RECOGNITION Super Lawyers (Business Litigation, Michigan) DBusiness Top Lawyers (Business Litigation) Oakland County Executive Elite 40 Under 40 Up & Coming Lawyers, Michigan Lawyers Weekly (2016) Attorney on the Rise, Chaldean American Bar Association (2016) Special Tribute Recipient from the Michigan Legislature Avvo Rating: Superb (highest rating) Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating: AV Preeminent Lawyer (highest rating) PROFESSIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS Judicial Advisory Committee, Eastern District of Michigan Judicial Qualifications Committee, State Bar of Michigan Character & Fitness District Committee, State Bar of Michigan Client Protection Fund Committee, State Bar of Michigan Past President, Chaldean American Bar Association WE ARE HONORED TO WELCOME ALEX TO THE FIRM! Alexander A. Ayar, Esq. 380 N. OLD WOODWARD, SUITE 300, BIRMINGHAM, MI 48009 248.642.0333 WWRPLAW.COM FEBRUARY 2023 CHALDEAN NEWS 11
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AWARD-WINNING ATTORNEY ALEXANDER A. AYAR<br />
JOINS WWRP, P.C.<br />
Alex is a highly respected attorney<br />
who focuses his law practice on<br />
complex litigation disputes. His<br />
clients appropriately seek his<br />
legal counsel in matters of the<br />
highest importance, including<br />
when the company is on the<br />
line and a comprehensive legal<br />
strategy from an experienced<br />
lawyer is required.<br />
A powerhouse attorney who delivers.<br />
HONORS & RECOGNITION<br />
Super Lawyers (Business Litigation, Michigan)<br />
DBusiness Top Lawyers (Business Litigation)<br />
Oakland County Executive Elite 40 Under 40<br />
Up & Coming Lawyers, Michigan Lawyers Weekly (2016)<br />
Attorney on the Rise, Chaldean American Bar Association (2016)<br />
Special Tribute Recipient from the Michigan Legislature<br />
Avvo Rating: Superb (highest rating)<br />
Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating: AV Preeminent Lawyer<br />
(highest rating)<br />
PROFESSIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS<br />
Judicial Advisory Committee, Eastern District of Michigan<br />
Judicial Qualifications Committee, State Bar of Michigan<br />
Character & Fitness District Committee, State Bar of Michigan<br />
Client Protection Fund Committee, State Bar of Michigan<br />
Past President, Chaldean American Bar Association<br />
WE ARE HONORED TO<br />
WELCOME ALEX TO THE FIRM!<br />
Alexander A. Ayar, Esq.<br />
380 N. OLD WOODWARD, SUITE 300, BIRMINGHAM, MI 48009 248.642.0333 WWRPLAW.COM<br />
<strong>FEBRUARY</strong> <strong>2023</strong> CHALDEAN NEWS 11
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