AUGUST 2023

FOUNDATION UPDATE
Ball ’N Out
This year, the CCF is pleased to offer two separate
programs two afternoons each week for
both boys and girls.
Through generous support from the Good
Sports Foundation, girls in our community
are learning basic volleyball skills. The Good
Sports Foundation donated over twenty-six
pairs of shoes and outfits, volleyballs, and nets.
Each participant in the program received a new
pair of gym shoes and a complete volleyball
outfit, to help the girls feel more like a team.
The goal is to make a very real impact on the
empowerment, self-esteem, and self-respect of
teen girls through mindful movement and creative
expression.
The Good Sports Foundation did not forget
boys, either. Over thirty middle school boys are
learning more about the game of basketball, including
basic skills and teamwork. They’ve also
Above: The boys’ basketball program.
Top of page: Girls playing volleyball.
discovered a place to make new friends! We are
grateful for the additional support of the Good
Sports Foundation to outfit the boys and update
the basketball equipment. This year’s basketball
program includes participants from last year
and many boys that are new to the sport. With
all the same basketball coaches having returned
from last summer, parents feel comfortable, and
the program has doubled in size.
Talk’n the Beat
with the Sterling
Heights Police
Department
Stacy Bahri, Strategic Initiatives
Manager at the Chaldean Community
Foundation, joined Officers Larry
Reynolds and Kevin Coates of the
Sterling Heights Police Department
on their fourth episode of the Talk’n
the Beat podcast. Scan the QR code
below to learn more about the Chaldean
community’s journey to Southeast
Michigan, entrepreneurship, and
the support provided to more than
40,000 individuals annually through
the Chaldean Community Foundation.
CCF to Honor Karam
Bahnam at this Year’s
5th Annual Awards Gala
The Chaldean Community Foundation is happy
to announce that it will honor the achievements
of Karam Bahnam at the 5th Annual
Awards Gala on Friday, September 22 at the
Palazzo Grande. Karam is a successful entrepreneur
who has devoted his life to inspiring
others to deepen their faith. He is a founding
member of the Eastern Catholic Re-Evangelization
Center (ECRC), an organization spearheaded
by the Chaldean Catholic Diocese. His
dedication to ECRC and other charitable endeavors has made a
large impact on the Chaldean Catholic and broader communities.
For gala sponsorship inquires, visit www. chaldeanfoundation.org
or call Jubilee Jackson at 586.722.7253.
Safie Specialty
Foods Job Fair
Looking for a job, or looking for employees? We can help! The
Chaldean Community Foundation hosted a job fair for Safie Specialty
Foods on Wednesday, July 5. Guests were encouraged to try
Safie’s delicious food items ranging from pickles and asparagus
to carrots and their famous beets, all while learning about the
company’s culture. With the CCF’s help, twenty-eight job seekers
filled out applications and some even interviewed with Safie
Foods’ HR management. Three people from that event have already
been hired.
For more information regarding future job fairs at the Chaldean
Community Foundation, contact Elias Kattoula at 586-722-7253.
Upcoming Events
Karam Bahnam
is the CCF’s
2023 Honoree.
Safie Specialty Foods products are displayed at the CCF job
fair on July 5.
CCF’s Stacy Bahri with officers Reynolds and Coates
from the Sterling Heights Police Department.
August 10 - Warren Consolidated Schools Back to School Event
August 17 - Utica Community Schools Back to School Event
September 22 – 5th Annual Awards Gala
September 27 - Community Job Fair
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