Canadian Palestinian Professional Foundation, CPPF Gala 2019

CELEBRATING PALESTINIAN ART

7TH ANNUAL GALA Thank you for joining us! www.cppf.ca (647) 774 - 9944 THE_CPPF TCPPF

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CANADIAN PALESTINIAN PROFESSIONAL FOUNDATION

LETTER OF APPRECIATION Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, on behalf of CPPF, it gives me a great pleasure indeed to welcome you all to our 7th Annual Gala. It’s an honor to be here with you today. I am confident that you’re really going to enjoy the time we spend together this evening.

This year’s theme is celebrating Palestinian Art. As they say, a picture is worth a thousand words and what a great way to use the Palestinian Art in conveying the message of suffering and resilience. The message aligns greatly with CPPF’s end goals, which is to bring an end to such suffering through education.

Several events took place this year such as the Walkathon and the Boat Cruise which have been very successful and helped us in raising additional funds to support our cause. It is pertinent to note that this year also CPPF is proud to have sponsored a triage room for the Credit Valley Hospital. Another great accomplishment for CPPF in creating an imprint on the local arena.

Such achievements will not be possible without our generous donors including our silent auction donors, and certainly our members and valuable sponsors. In addition, I’m proud to announce that 20 students will be added to our list this year.

Finally, our events would not be possible without our volunteers and I would like to thank them immensely for their support in making each and every Gala a successful event.

Once again, Thank you all for attending and we hope to make your evening an exciting and a memorable one. Thank you!

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Dr. Tarek khalifeh Dr. Mohamed Awad Mr. Mohamed Oqab President

Mrs. Reema Qasem

Mr. Feras Riyal

Dr. Deema Abdul Hadi

Mr. Emad Najjar

Dr. Habib Khoury Dr. Mutaz Alnassar

ADVISORY BOARD Mr. Ghaleb Omar Dr. Salah Ali Dr. Akram Awad

Dr. Hassan EL Awour Dr. Maher Abou Seedo

UNRWA

7TH ANNUAL GALA A LETTER FROM A SCHOLAR My name is Ibrahim Abulrob, my life has been a journey since I was born. I was diagnosed with thrombocytopenia. My life was threatened. I was one day old when a gentleman donated his blood to save my life; like a miracle, I survived. After God’s will, I wouldn't have survived if this gentleman did not step in.

I’m currently a third year medical student, and I’m extremely dedicated to spending all my free time volunteering.

Alhamdulillah, I’ve also become a

Blood Donation Campaigner for children’s cancer hospitals; I wanted to give children a chance to experience life just like I did. I pay regular visits to patients in Kidney Dialysis centres, Pediatric departments as well as children in orphanage centres.

My motivation to do good has all stemmed from a good seed planted in me, by someone who did not know who I was, doesn’t know who or what I’ll become when I grow up and was unsure of the possibility of my survival.

The impact he left on me was so great, and I’m very thankful. I then wanted to personally thank him for all he has done; I searched back for his records (looking for his name and address). Fortunately, I was able to visit him and introduce myself after graduating from highschool. I could not thank him enough; I consider him a father figure.

I expressed my full gratitude and told him “If it were not for you, I would not have come this far and would not have been who I am; by Allah’s Grace and Mercy” Since

then,

I’ve

become

a

blood

donor

myself,

donating

blood

every

3

months to help those in need.

Please always keep in mind, the seed that you are planting in someone, no matter how small it is, will grow more than you can imagine. I encourage you to continue doing more good deeds, keeping in mind the possibility of it having a great and successful outcome.

CPPF,

you

deserve

humanitarian level.

Ibrahim Abulrob Third year Medicine Nablus / Jennin

all

the

best

on

the

personal,

professional

and

WALL OF FAME

Dr. Chris Giannou, CM A Greek Canadian war surgeon (1938 - Present)

NEEDED Hon. Hazel McCallion Dr.George Anis Awad Canadian Political Former Mayor of Mississauga (1921- Present)

Palestinian Canadian Psychiatrist (1942 - 2007)

Pierre De Bane Palestinian Canadian Senator (1938 - Present)

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MEMORIES FROM OUR ANNUAL GALAS

BRINGING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER AND HELPING OUR PALESTINIAN STUDENTS

BRINGING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER AND HELPING OUR PALESTINIAN STUDENTS QUIZ NIGHT, IFTAR, BOAT CRUISE, CPPF GOT TALENT IN ADDITION TO OUR ANNUAL CHARITY WALKS IN SUPPORT OF TRILLIUM HEALTH PARTNERS

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