• Underprivileged Children’s Christmas Party

• Members’ Business Luncheons

• Annual Tennis Classic

• Golf Tournament

• Guided tours to Lebanon

• Lecture Series

• Annual Lifetime Achievement Awards

• Dabke dance classes

• Arabic language classes

• & more…

During and since the transition to our new facilities, the LCHA has engaged in numerous exciting and important activities which have enhanced the organization’s ability to network within the community as well as provide significant funding for those in need both here and in Lebanon. Here is a sampling:

• The Lifetime Achievement Awards

In 2005, the list of prestigious recipients of the annual Lifetime Achievement Award saw two luminous women take front and centre stage. Joining Ernest Saykaly, Bill Lawand, Adel Elian, Albert Aziz, Nagib Scaff, Mark Kaneb, Ron Simon, Jim Hindley, Senator Marcel Prud’homme and Emile Courey were Evelyn Farha and Vivan Saykaly.  The Lifetime Achievement Awards is the LCHA’s flagship event. Each year, at a banquet dinner, we acknowledge men and women whose leadership, dedication and philanthropy benefit our cultural community.

• LCHA Tennis Classic

Over twenty years and still going strong.  Maybe not as many players in the first years but always a highlight on the activities calendar of the LCHA and one of the main funding events for our Alexander Shatilla Scholarship Fund.  The 2007 tournament raised close to $8,000, a part of which went towards UNICEF’s post-war relief effort in Lebanon.

• Business Luncheons and Meetings

More than just delicious food, there is always great “food for thought” at our popular and often lively business luncheons and meetings. Here is a sample of recent events:

• Lecture Series

A well attended six-part lecture series on the origins of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, presented by Professor Henry Habib.

• The Demographic Study

In conjunction with the McGill School of Social Work and Heritage Canada, the LCHA staged the first-ever demographic study on the social, educational and economic status of the Canadian-Lebanese community in Quebec.  Results of the study have assisted our association as well as other Lebanese organizations to identify focused areas of need and subsequently improved our ability to effectively earmark charitable efforts.

• Just for Fun

Recent social get-togethers have provided a relaxed way to mix with our friends in the community. We’d love to do more! With your support, we can.

• A wine tasting evening with Montreal wine expert Nick Hamilton

• A whisky tasting evening with whiskey connoisseur Helen Finn

• Culture and Art

As part of our focus on heritage, it is a pleasure to support the creative efforts of our talented Lebanese Canadian artists, musicians and authors

• Hosted a Middle-eastern art exhibition from the art group Le Levant.

• Presented two local musicians, pianist Philippe Doss and singer-composer Sylva Balassanian, in a concert at our premises.

• Sponsored the exhibition "Min Zaman" (presenting the history of the Lebanese-Syrian immigration to Canada in pictures) at the Centre d'histoire de Montreal.

• Sponsoring of Lebanese author Elias Khoury to participate in the prestigious Blue Metropolis festival

• Focus on Education

In recent years, under the auspices of our longstanding Alexander Shatilla Scholarship Fund, over 50 bright young leaders-of-tomorrow of Lebanese decent have received scholarships to assist in continuing studies in CEGEP and university.

• Humanitarian Assistance

Kid’s Christmas Party

With monies raised though our Underprivileged Children’s Fund, our annual Kid’s Christmas Party is the star on top of the tree for 50 impoverished children in our community. Every year this is a highlight that warms our hearts and touches our souls and is a privilege to host.

Food “Baskets”

In conjunction with the Christmas Party, twenty $100 food vouchers are donated annually to our most needy families.

• Financial Assistance

• Financial assistance to the Centre d'integration social et professionnel in Laval, a government-supported community centre helping newly arrived immigrants primarily from Lebanon to integrate in the society and helps delinquent kids in our community to gain basic computer and language skills to reintegrate them in the work force
• Sponsoring of a dedicated Canadian youth to go to Lebanon to teach computer and English in poor districts of Beirut (through CEPAL)
• Financial assistance to towns affected by the occupation in the West-Bank, through World Vision.
• Financial assistance to the Lebanese Red Cross after the July 2006 war
• Yearly Assistance to an orphanage in Lebanon
• Financial contribution to the Liban Fonds, helping the rehabilitation of handicaps in Lebanon

The LCHA is proud to be associated with and support the charitable and social efforts of its sister organizations in the community including:

• The Ladies Aid Society with whom we share a history and our current facilities
• Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East
• The National Council on Canadian-Arab Relations
• Cedars Cancer Institute
• Cedars Home for the Elderly
• Farha Foundation
• The McGill Lebanese Students Association
• The Concordia Lebanese Students Association