from E. Ghassan Abulhasan:   

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From: Char1229@aol.com
Date: Sat, 5 Jun 2010 10:44:53 -0400
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To: susiej54@embarqmail.com

Hello Family!



Hope this finds you doing well and awaiting anxiously to hear the latest plans about our FAMILY REUNION. As many of you may know, our dear Uncle Baheej contacted the Magnuson hotel in Marion, VA with plans for a reunion. He was able to lock in a room rate of $55.00 + tax. However, with him being so ill during the past year, some of the final details were in question and the communication weak. Today, some of us took it upon ourselves to finalize these details in order to make this happen and to do so in a timely fashion since we have just a few weeks before the weekend of June 25th.



Please make note of the following:



WHAT: Aboul Hosn Family Reunion

WHERE: Magnuson Hotel

1424 N. Main St.

Marion, VA

WHEN: June 25, 26, 27

RESERVATIONS: [276] 378-0481

Ask for Sheila or Kelley when booking your reservations.



Currently, the plans are as follows;



FRIDAY [6/25]

For those who wish to arrive on this day, we do not have plans but there is a regular size room available for us to use as a hospitality room. It sits in front of the pool and the number is 2201 . We will provide soft drinks and water bottles but encourage you to bring your own snacks if desirable. This room will be opened until midnight and reopened by 7:30 am.



SATURDAY [6/26]

Complimentary continental breakfast is included with your room. Located in the lobby, they offer bagels and donuts with coffee and juice. The good news is the Sugar Grove Diner which is attached to the hotel is opened for breakfast and has a fabulous breakfast menu. The prices range from $2.00-6.00 a plate. The homestyle food is cooked to order and delicious.



The day is OPEN to do as you would like. Some may enjoy hanging out and visiting poolside or enjoying each others company and catching up in the comforts of an air conditioned hospitality room. The pool is well maintained but is low on lounge chairs. Some may want to bring one or two of their own. But for the more adventurous, there is plenty to do in Marion and its' surrounding areas.



Much has improved since our last family reunion in Marion. The historic downtown has been restored and revitalized to it's original charm. Being nestled in southwestern Virginia, Marion is the gateway to both Hungary Mother State Park and the highest peak in Virginia, Mount Rogers. This allows the opportunity for hiking, biking, fishing, paddle boating, or simple enjoying the view of the beautiful lake while having lunch at the Restaurant at Hungary Mother Park where you can breathe in mountain air and enjoy the beautiful surrounding scenery.



Oh, and did I mention a stroll down Main Street will take you to some very quaint and fun shops as well some charming restaurants?



How many of you know that the drink, MOUNTAIN DEW, is a product of Marion? I was surprised with this bit of trivia myself.



DINNER will take place in the dining room of the Sugar Grove Restaurant. A banquet area has been reserved for us to use from 5:30 until 8:30 where we will be able to order individually from the restaurant's main menu. Again, the food is good and the prices are very reasonable [ranging from $5. to $12.00]. We can hang out in the dining room until about 9:30 but the kitchen will not serve after 8:30.



SUNDAY

The Sugar Grove Restaurant is closed on Sunday. We are in the process of making final plans for a breakfast/brunch meal as we prepare to say our good-byes. However, we will need a head count before doing so. Please, please, please, help us out by letting us know if you are going to attend our reunion. Please make your reservation by June11 or contact Charlene or Susie Jones if you have any questions.



Let's ALL come together to celebrate our heritage, our family and Uncle Baheej who turned 92 this year. God bless him. While we are very much aware that this hotel is not exactly [or even close] to being the 'Ritz', let's get past that fact and remember why we are coming together. The fact that Uncle Baheej who is very sick took it upon himself to plan a reunion is a true testament to what our family stands for ... love and devotion. Please, honor our name, family and Uncle Baheej by joining us during this special weekend and make your reservation, TODAY!



FYI

The EconoLodge is located next door and in fact shares a parking lot. The facility is small but the rooms have been newly refurbished with new carpet, paint and linens. For those of you who would like a 'newer' room they will give us a rate of $59.99 + tax and will match the rate at Magnuson if we have 10 or more rooms reserved. If interested, contact Sandip Patel, (276)783-6031 and tell him you are with the Aboul Hosns.



Looking forward to seeing you in Marion!!

from Sonya Mire:   

Najla Sangid Mire, wife of Fouzie M. Mire (Aboulhosn)passed away August 19th, 2009 in Knoxville, TN. Najla and Fouzie lived in Kingsport TN for over 50 years before moving to Knoxville TN. They were married for 57 wonderful years, had four children and 7 grandchildren and were very active and involved in the Aboulhosn family. Services were held in Kingsport TN, Beirut Lebanon and Bteckney Lebanon. To the dozens of loving cousins and friends who came from near and far to celebrate Najla's incredible life with her famly....Thank You. My pride and gratitude for my family was established long ago, but in trying times, the strength and support they provide is truly unbelievable. May our bonds grow even stronger in the future.

from waleed aboulhosn:   

Thanks to all who came to the Aboulhosn Mini-Family reunion in Princeton, WV. We all had great time and glad to see so many family members there.

from Hassan Aboul-Hosn:   

To all Aboul-Hosn relatives and friends.

We had a huge lost in this Family, a man who left us many lessons of Life, teached us how to be a great person with "Heart and Love" to give us as a gift.

Uncle Sleiman attended a call from "ALLAH", but always will be alive in our minds !!!

I would like to share my condolences with every body from this Great Family !

With Love, from his nephew: HASSAN ABOUL-HOSN.

from Wissam S. Aboulhosn:   

Dear cousins

Just to update everyone, our family reunion is going to be in btecknieh lebanon June 12-14 this year.Hope to see you all there ......

from Wissam Salah Aboulhosn:   

Dear Aboulhosn family

I'm glad to inform you all that we are working on having our family reunion in Btekhnieh this year.Since the majority of us are going for the elections this coming june. I spoke to Mr. Tarek J Aboulhosn the president of the rabita in lebanon ,he said they would love to have the reunion there , the date we working on is Fri june 12 - Sun june 14 2009.Please E-Mail me with any suggestions at Shosn@Comcast.net . Thank you and we looking forward to see you all there.

from E. Ghassan Abulhasan:   

Hope all is well with you and yours. I regret to advise that this year’s Aboulhosn Family Reunion is canceled due to lack of participation. I will contact the hotel on 6/18/2008 to advise of the cancellation; however, I would advise that if you are still registered to attend, please call the hotel at: Phone number: 540-736-1006 or 540-786-8321 ext. 7112, to cancel your reservation.We will be looking for suggestions from you on whether to hold a 2009 reunion, and where. You can e-mail your suggestions to Wajdih at wajdih@comcast.net. Have a great summer, Ghassan PS Please pass the word in the event I missed someone…and I am sure I did

from E. Ghassan Aboulhosn:   

Dear Cousins and Friends:

Hope all continues to go well for you and your loved ones.

This is to inform you that we officially booked the Fredericksburg Hospitality House and Conference Center for our 2008 Reunion.

The dates are June 27, 2008 to June 29, 2008. We blocked a number of rooms for the 27 and 28. There are a lot of interesting places to be visited in the area. Those of us who would like to arrive at the hotel prior to those dates or wish to stay longer should have no problems getting the rate we arranged for the Aboulhosn Reunion: $89.00.

The hotel advised that several rooms had already been booked, even before this announcement. The number of rooms we blocked is limited, and the hotel will hold them at our rate only until May 28, 2008. So please call the hotel at 540-786-8321 and tell them you are with the Aboulhosn Reunion.

We will write as we get closer to the date with more details.

See you in Fredericksburg.

Ghassan

from E. Ghassan Aboulhosn:   

Dear Folks:

First and foremost, greetings to the Aboulhosn family and to our friends.

We have been working on figuring the status of the 2008 Aboulhosn reunion,

and I know that many of us have been wondering what will happen this year.

I got good news.

After considering several options, including coinciding with the ADS gathering in Florida,

we decided to hold the reunion a few days before. The area and hotel, while very nice,

would not be as expensive as the accommodations in Florida, and yet would allow

those who want to make both events to do so.

We will reserve a number of rooms at the The Fredericksburg Hospitality House and Conference

Center. The hotel is located at 2801 Plank Road, Fredericksburg, VA 22401

Phone number: 540-736-1006 or 540-786-8321 ext. 7112.

The room rate is $89.00 plus tax. This includes breakfast.

Please be sure to mention that you are with the Aboulhosn family.

The rooms will be available to us at this rate until May 28, 2008. After that date,

whatever is not sold to us will go back to regular market rate. If you would like a virtual tour

of the hotel and information about it, please visit: http://www.fredericksburghospitalityhouse.com

For those who are not familiar with the area, Federicksburg is between Richmond, VA and

Washington, DC. It is within an easy ride to King’s Dominion amusement park. Convenient rail

service is available to Union Station in DC, which puts one near the museums and monuments.

If train travel is not your thing, DC is about an hour’s drive away.

Many of Virginia’s historical areas are within a short drive. Williamsburg and the attractions

in the Williamsburg area are also within driving distance.

As before, we will start arriving on Friday June 27, 2008. We will have a meeting/hospitality suite

donated by the hotel. We will register for the banquet and dance set for Saturday and a picnic for

Sunday. (The picnic option is still open). Saturday you may want to visit the near by sites

As of this writing, the fee for all this is approximately $75.00. We are still talking with the hotel

to see if we can realize further savings.

At this stage, I need your input and assistance. To decide whether to make the commitment

the hotel is requiring, I need to know if you will be able to make it to the reunion, and how many

members may be in your party.

Your response to this request in as timely a fashion as possible is essential; the hotel has given

us until April 30 to decide.

You may reach me at emiliobeyk@hotmail.com , or in the evenings at 703-754-8252.

Thank you and hopefully we will see each other in Fredericksburg!

Ghassan

from Hassan Aboul-Hosn:   

Hello my dears cousins and all members this wonderful Family. I'll be great to know when and where gonna happen our "Family Reunion 2008". Keep in touch, fellows. Sincerely, HASSAN ABOUL-HOSN.

from Kamal:   

It looks like some have been having trouble posting pictures into the web page. Turns out there was an issue, but all should be resolved now. Here are the steps for posting pictures on the Aboul-Hosn family site:

1. Go to the Pictures section and click on "Register." Enter all required information.

2. When you get an email, click on the link the email says can be used to finish the registration process.

3. On the Pictures page, click on "Login." Use the user name and password you just registered. If all goes well, you should see "Your Account" and "Logout" in the upper right-hand corner.

4. To add an album of pictures, scroll to the bottom of the page and where it says "Album Actions," select "Add Album."

5. Type in the required information. At the very least, you should put in a name and a title.

6. When the new album is created, click "Add Items" in the options list on the left. You will likely use "From Web Browser," "Windows XP," or "Upload Applet." Select the pictures you wish to add and put captions, if you wish.

Your pictures should now appear in the photo gallery.

from Ghassan Aboulhosn:   

Dear Cousins:

Our folks in Richmond, true to their reputation, are busily organizing activities, which will make our reunion that much more enjoyable.

Wajdih got the Sheraton to make the Presidential Suite available for us to gather.

There we will conduct the registration on Friday evening, and we will organize and distribute information about the activities that are planned for the weekend.

Amer Shakeeb is putting together a visual “trip through the years”, and he requests that we provide him with any digital pictures of the village, Lebanon, and the family that you may have. Aemer hopes to put together the kind of show that would take you to past reunions as well as bring sights of Btecknay and Lebanon to you.

Please send your pictures to Amer at: majdhosn@comcast.net

Please be sure to report to the Fairmont Suites, which is the name for the Presidential Suite, when you come to the Sheraton.

Please bear in mind the all the rooms we had blocked at the Sheraton have been sold.

Wajdih convinced the AmeriSuites to allow a few more days before they close out our block of rooms. Please see our previous posting about the

AmeriSuites for more information. We now have until the June 1, 2007 to reserve your rooms at the AmeriSuites and get the Aboulhosn rates.

Please pass the word. This is a great time to be in the Richmond area because of Jamestown’s 400th anniversary. You will really enjoy the trip into history being planned. Don’t miss this runion!!

See you there…

Ghassan

from Ghassan Aboulhosn:   

Dear Cousins:

Hope all is going well for you.

We are only a week from the 29th, the cut-off date to reserve our rooms at the Aboulhosn rates.

It is exciting to tell you that our folks have booked all the rooms we had blocked at the Sheraton. In fact, the Sheraton informed us that the hotel is fully sold for those dates.

We also blocked a number of rooms at the AmeriSuites Hotel, 804-560-1566, Mr. Joe Gajewski is our contact. The AmeriSuites, 201 Arboretum Place, is about a mile from the Sheraton. The AmeriSuites informed us that we still have—as of this writing-- a few rooms from those we blocked available.

This year is a particularly good year to be in the Richmond area at this time. This year, in Jamestown, the 400th anniversary of the establishment of the first permanent British settlement is being celebrated, and are they celebrating!

Our folks in Richmond have arranged—among other things-- for transportation to Jamestown on Saturday, June 30th.

This promises to be very well attended, chock-full of activities reunion. Make sure you don’t miss it.

Remember, your rooms must be reserved by the 29th of May to get the rates.

To those of you who have already reserved your rooms and are set to come to Richmond, it will be great seeing you.

Because our mailing lists are limited to the addresses we have, we need your help in getting the word out. You know that our reunions are only as much fun as we make them. And the more of us show up, the more fun we can make them. So please pass the word about the reunion.

See you there,

Ghassan (Jamil Barackat) Aboulhosn

from Waleed and Abir Aboulhosn:   

Congratulations to Dalal and Mykel. Welcome to the family.

from Kamal Aboul-Hosn:   

A big congratulations go out to Dalal and Mykel for their recent wedding. It was wonderful to see so many family members there. Pictures of the festivities can be found on my personal website.

from Ghassan Jamil (Barakat) Aboulhosn:   

Hello Cousins:

We received as call for assistance from our cousins in Btecknay, Lebanon.

Recently, an assessment of the condition of the Khalye or Aboulhosn Community Center disclosed that major repairs and overdue maintenance must be performed.

The study determined that approximately $80,000.00 would be required.

To that end, I am passing the request to you to please donate as much as you can.

If you do wish to donate, please make your check out to The Aboulhosn Family and mail it to:

The Aboulhosn Family

C/O ITC Inc.

P.O. Box 1166

Haymarket, VA 20168

Please send your donations by April 28, 2007 so that your assistance can be hand-delivered to Btecknay.

If you have any questions, please call me at 703-754-8252 any evening,

Also, a word of thanks goes out to those of you who have already donated. Your generosity is appreciated.

Ghassan Jamil (Barakat) Aboulhosn

from Ghassan Abulhasan:   

Dear Cousins:

Hope all is well and that things are working out just like you want them to.

Many of us have been wondering about the 2007 Family Reunion.

Finally, we have a clearer picture of where we stand on the matter, and I am writing to let you know just that, and to thank you for your patience.

An adjustment had to be made to the plan. We hope each and every one of us will come together at this year’s Reunion to be held in Richmond, VA.

The dates are:

June 29, 30 and July 1.

We blocked 30 rooms at the Midlothian Sheraton. More details about this will follow.

In the meantime, you may call the hotel directly to reserve your rooms from the 30. The hotel is located at: 9901 Midlothian Tpke, Richmond, VA, US 23235. The phone number is:

(804) 323-1144.

Please be sure you tell them you are with the Aboulhosn Family Reunion.

Registration for banquet and picnic will be at the Sheraton on Friday Evening and Saturday until 3:00 pm

Banquet will be at the Druze Center in Richmond on Saturday from 7:00 pm until…

Sunday.

Picnic from 11:00 am until you think its time for you to leave.

More information will follow, please check the Family web site in the Reunion link, and look for our emails.

Please pass the word.

It sure will be nice to see you amongst our cousins.

from Wael Abolhosen:   

happy new year and my best wishes to all of you and your families.i just want to let you know that my adress in mexico city has been changed and my phone number too.

the new adress is :

peña pobre AV 28-502.

tlalpan.

z.c:14050

mexico city

and my new phone number is:0052 55 31871162.

thx and good luck

from Munir Abou el Hossn:   

Hi...I live in Brazil. My father is Hassib Aboul Hosn e my grandfather is Feiz Namam Aboul Hosn. They are of the city of Btekhnay. I have a cousin here in Brazil and us we communicated direct is Hamzi Aboul hosn. I wait for my relatives' news. Hug

from E. Ghassan Abulhasan:   

Dear Folks:

We have a limited quantity of Tee and Polo shirts still available for sale to family members who would like to own shirts commemorating the 25th. Anniversary of Aboulhosn Family Reunions.

Tee shirts are offered for $10.00 each. Polo shirts are at $20.00. We have S.L.XL. sizes.

Of course all proceeds will go into the family’s funds.

Please contact me with your orders.

emiliobeyk@hotmail.com or emilio@itcplumbing.com

Regards,

Ghassan

from Rashid Abulhasan L.:   

My daughter Lilia and her husbad Dirk Bremm had a beautiful child named Valerie Leyla in Haidelburg Germany where they live. I am so proud of my grand-daughter that I want to share the news with you all.

Her picture is in the page.

from Nina Abul-Husn:   

Just want to send my sympathies to all our family in Lebanon right now. It is so sad too see this happening and I am very sorry for those who have to go through these tragic events. I am coming to Lebanon with a team of relief workers in the very near future to help with the humanitarian effort. I hope to see some of you soon. In good health...

~Nina

from Ramy Ballout:   

Tanya Khaled Abul Hosn was tragically taken from us on July 3rd in Beirut Lebanon.

I grew up with Tanya at school in Beirut at the American Community School and always visited her village in Btekhnay as I was next door in Bmariam.

I never knew God could choose to take you Tanya when it could have easily been me. I will forever remember the precious childhood and teenage days that we spent together at school and in our villages.

I am happy to know that you were born again shortly thereafter to a mother who was blessed to have a baby girl with your spirit full of life, love, and joy...

Ya hayati ya Tanya...how we will all miss you...

from Kamal Aboul-Hosn:   

Thanks to everyone who came to the 25th family reunion this year! I hope all of you who made it had as much fun as I did. I have posted pictures from the occasion. If you have more to add, please contact me so we can get them added. Additionally, we still have shirts available! You can buy them via credit card by clicking on Family Reunion on the left.

from S:   

Hello to all the people that attened to the family reuion. wish that you had good lovely time.

Looking forward to the next year,,, Inshallah to be there,

God Bless you all

from Hassan:   

Congratulations ! We got a new "Aboul-Hosn" member, Derik Aboul-Hosn, already borned in 15/JUN/2006, New Brunswick-NJ. Beautiful Hicham's baby ! I'm so glad to become a uncle ! Best wishes Family.

from Hassan Aboul-Hosn:   

We are so happy and enjoy with us ! I just wanna let you guys know, about my new-born nephew, Hicham's son, already born in New Brunswick-NJ. Please, send me some names, we don't know yet, which one is better. I hope all good things to every one in that great "Aboul-Hosn Family" .

from Kamal:   

We have posted a travel and visitor information pamphlet for the 2006 family reunion. It contains info on how to get to Hershey and what to see in this part of Pennsylvania. We also sent this pamphlet and a second letter to everyone for whom we had addresses, so you should expect to get those in the near future!

Looking forward to seeing all of you in June!

from Kamal:   

We sent out a mailing about the family reunion a couple months ago. I hope many of you received it and are planning to come! However, we got quite a few of them back due to addresses being incorrect and out of date. If you did not receive a mailing, please send me an email and let me know and include your updated address.

Also, please check with all the Aboul-Hosns you know to see if they got the letter about the reunion. If not, please send us their addresses, too! We'll be sending a second mailing and hope to include even more people than the first.

See you in June!

from Susy, Mario, Emilio,Caro, & Yuyo:   

With deep sadness and sorrow we bring the sad news of Haisem Badid Aboulhosn with 34 years old passed away yesterday February 14, 2006. Haisem born in Venezuela, was the son of Badid Jamil Aboulhosn and May Aboulhosn also his sisters Randa, Rayza, Rima, and his Brother Raed.

Haisem we always going to remember you with love. Our thought and prayers go out to our Aunt May and special to thank you, Raiza for the support and help with your brothers and sisters… God bless you…Rest in peace Haisem….We love you..!

from Carolina & Yojaina (Miami):   

February 08,2006

A new baby boy arrived in my brother family; Marwan Hassib Aboul Hosn & Natalia Obeid (Venezuela)

Congratulate again, and we feel very happy for you..

Love you your sisters...

from Marwan Hassib Aboul Hosn Saad:   

Thank You sisters our litle Andres is a beatifull boy to enhance the Aboul Hosn Heritage of good looking and inteligents aboul hosn's male units. jeje

from maher Wajih Sangid:   

With Deepest sadness would like to announce the death of our Beloved Grandmother "Jamila Ali Aboulhosn" at age of 84years old. She passed away on Tuesday January 24th, 2006.

She was preceded in death by her husband,"Nassib Abdulhamid Aboulhosn and daughter Samira. She is survived by her sons Ramzi, of Brazil, & Chaouki, of Richmond,VA; and daughters Amira, Siham, Najwa,& Hiyam. Jamila will always be remembered as a loving, caring mother of "7 kids, 17 grandchildren, and 11 Great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 12 p.m.in Btekhney. The family will receive friends at her late residence on Saturday and Sunday in Lebanon and on Sunday @ 4Pm in Richmond, Virginia.

from Kamal:   

The information for the 25th annual Aboul-Hosn Family Reunion has been posted! You can find out the details by clicking on "Family Reunion" on the left. You will also be receiving this information by mail shortly. If you are planning to come, please take the time to register so we can get an accurate count of the number of people coming.

Looking forward to seeing you in Hershey in June 2006!

from Waleed And Abir Aboulhosn:   

we are very sorry to bring you the sad news of the loss of

Afif Jamil Aboulhosn

ABOULHOSN, AFIF JAMIL, 70, of Miami, Florida died Sunday, October 30th. Afif was born April 5, 1935, in Kabbeh, Lebanon, and was the son of Jamil Shaheen Aboulhosn and Maheba Zeinaldin. Afif left Lebanon in 1953 to start a life in Venezuela and after a

long and prosperous career as an entrepreneur, he moved to the United States in 1982 to expand his business, where he remained until his passing. Afif was a caring and loving husband, father, grandfather, uncle, and friend. He will be remembered for his dedication to his family, his love of life, and his sense of humor. He is survived by his wife, Helen Aboulhosn; his children, Afif Aboulhosn Jr., Maheba A. McKinney, Joseph K. Aboulhosn, and Rebecca A. Ackley and her husband Jeffery Ackley; his daughter-in-law, Lilly Aboulhosn; his grandchildren, Andrea Aboulhosn, Sabrina Aboulhosn, Edward Aboulhosn II, Amira McKinney, and Anise McKinney; and his siblings, Afaf Ali Aboulhosn, Monif Aboulhosn, and Abdullatif Aboulhosn. He was preceded in death by his son, Edward Imad Aboulhosn and his brother, Raif Jamil Aboulhosn. Although it will be difficult to live life without Afif, his family is comforted in knowing that he is now with his son, Edward Imad, who passed away on November 7, 2004. God Bless them. Family and friends may call upon the Caballero Rivero Woodlawn Funeral Home, 11655 SW 117 Ave, Miami, FL 33186 on Saturday, November 5, 2005, from 5pm to 10pm and Sunday, November 6, 2005, prior to the final funeral services at 2:00 pm. To visit this Guest Book Online, go to www.herald.com/obituaries.

Published in The Miami Herald on 11/3/2005.

from Kamal Aboul-Hosn:   

Mark your calendars! The 25th Annual Aboul-Hosn Family Reunion is going to be June 16-18, 2006 at the Holiday Inn Harrisburg-Hershey right outside of Hershey, PA! Expect much more information in the future on the website and also by mail, including how to register and reserve a room, local attractions, and plans for this year's reunion. With your help, we'll make it the best reunion yet!

from wael abolhosen:   

hi all.i would like to share with all of you that yesterday july 5th the family of uncle wadih rashid abolhosen received from the algerian ambassador in mexico on the name of the algerian goverment and with the presence of the lebanese and the palestinian ambassadors in mexico city andin presenceof the family members and friends ,the honor certificate of the 50 th aniversary of the algerian revolution .the honor certificate was signed by the algerian president abdelaziz boutaflika .this is an honor for us as a family of uncle wadih abolhosen and its an honor for all the aboulhosen family around the world.thank you .

from Kamal Aboul-Hosn:   

Hello, everyone!

Let me say that it was great to get to see everyone at the reunion this year! I have some wonderful memories as I'm sure many of you do. I know that many of you took pictures and video at the reunion and it would be perfect for everyone to share those. For pictures, there are a couple options. You may register and upload pictures on your own at http://www.aboulhosn.org/gallery2 by clicking on "register" on the right. You will receive an email that allows you to set up a password and upload pictures after logging in. The other option is to email me (kamal@aboulhosn.org) the pictures you want posted and I will be happy to put them up.

I saw several people who had video cameras as well and I'd like to create a montage video of the reunion to post on the website. If you took video and would be able to send it to me, that would be great! I can take them in either VHS or Mini-DV format (the tape that comes directly from the camera). If you send me the tape, I can transfer it to the computer and mail the tape back to you. If you took any video and would like it included in the montage, please mail the tape to:

Kamal Aboul-Hosn

115 Kings Way

Ithaca, NY 14850

If you have any additional questions or suggestions, please let me know. I'm looking forward to seeing you all at the reunion next year in Hershey, PA!

Kamal

from Ghassan Abulhasan:   

Dear Aboulhosns:

We are fast approaching May 24. That is the cut-off date when our preferred room rate may end. The room rate could change from $99.00 to $135.00.

If you plan to stay at the Clarion during our reunion, I urge you to reserve your rooms before the 24th of May. Please call the Clarion, 727-220-1410. Be sure to tell them you are with the Aboulhosn family

If you plan to join us in the banquet, it would be helpful to us if you let us know that, and how many of your group will attend. We have to give the hotel a pretty accurate number of attendees. We loose money when we don’t give the hotel good estimates. You can help us by clicking on the registration link on the left to fill out the form.

Several rooms have been booked, and there are a few still available from the number we blocked.

Combining the list of folks who registered on this web page with the several who stated they are coming, this will be a very well attended reunion.

We talked with Bush Gardens. The standard admission charge for adults is $49.99. They have group rates. A group of 15 would be charged $43.00 per adult, and $36.00 for children from 3 to 6 years of age. If we get a group of 40 or more, the charge would be $35.00 for adults, $10.50 for a meal Bush Gardens would provide, and $28.00 for kids, with $9.00 for the meal.

We reserved 20 tickets for Saturday just in case. Once there we can increase of decrease that number.

Please pass the word. Some of us won’t read this notice on the Internet, and this is the last notice we will send about the reunion.

See you in historic Williamsburg.

from E. Ghassan Abulhasan:   

Dear Aboul-Hosns:

This letter is to inform you of the latest about our Family’s 2005 Reunion.

We have arranged for the Reunion to take place from June 24, to 26, 2005. The place is Historic Williamsburg, VA.

We blocked a number of rooms at the Clarion Hotel Conference Center Historic, 500 Merrimac Trail. The phone number for reservations is: 757-220-1410.

The rate per room for our event is $99.00 per night. For those of us who may want to take advantage of this reduced rate and occasion to make a longer visit to the Williamsburg area, the hotel agreed to honor this rate for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday preceding our Reunion. The hotel will hold our rooms until May 24, 2005. Rooms will be released to general sales after that date and will be sold to us at the reduced rate if available. Don’t forget that this is peak tourism season for the area. Please make your reservations early!! We don’t want anyone to get left out.

Please be sure to mention that you are with the Aboulhosn family group when making your reservations.

The schedule is:

Friday June 24, 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm

Reception and Registration. Finger Foods, Refreshments, and cash bar.

Saturday 7:00-10:00 am

Buffet breakfast

On your own to explore.

Hotel staff will be happy to provide with tickets, brochures, and information for your activities throughout your stay.

Saturday 7:30 pm to mid-night

Banquet and dance. Pop and Arabic dance music for those who want to shake it. The hotel has planned a delicious menu with foods and desserts that will delight the most discerning palates. Refreshments with your meal, and cash bar.

Sunday 9:00 am to 11:00 am

Buffet breakfast. Come at your leisure. A brief Business meeting is scheduled for 10:00 am. Your attendance will be appreciated. We will decide on our future plans at this time.

If you have a specific issue you would like to

bring to the floor, please submit it to Ghassan at emiliobeyk@hotmail.com or 703-754-8252 evenings, or Chouki at C.Hosn@haengineers.com , Phone: 804-357-4366 or Wajdih

at wajdih@comcast.net day-time phone number,

804-901-1544. in advance for consideration.

The Williamsburg area has many attractions for all ages. Its role in American history is unique. Sites have been preserved, and museums may be toured which provide in depth knowledge about the birth of our chosen country. Or you and your group may want to take a horse-drawn carriage ride through the historic town.

Amusement parks, such as Busch Gardens, are a short drive away and will make for a lot of family fun. The shop-aholics will be able to over-dose at this place! There is a bus/shuttle service from the hotel that will transport you to the historic area.

For the golfers, some of the best fairways and greens await you! Schedule your Tee time at the hotel. Tennis anyone? Let’s get enough players and we will have a tournament. Bring your rackets. If you would rather just relax, visit and catch up, we will be provided with a comfortable, well appointed Hospitality area.

Restaurants for all tastes and budgets are in abundance, from elegant dining to burgers and fries.

The one thing that will make this a great reunion will be your presence. Based on the response we got from our initial inquiry through the Internet, this is shaping up to be just that- a great Reunion. Thank you for your responses.

We are posting a registration form on our web page. Please go to www.aboulhosn.org and follow the links to register for the reunion. Remember, this registration is not for the hotel. You must call the hotel to reserve your rooms. The registration on the web is to help us in estimating attendance. Please be sure to call the hotel before May 24, 2005.

Let’s make this the Mother of all Reunions!!

The 2005 Reunion Committee

from Kamal:   

Hi everyone! The family website has moved to a new server (which is not running out of my house). This means a faster website and a smaller chance of a crash. If something isn't working, please let me know!

from Ghassan Abulhasan:   

Dear Cousins:

I am writing to ask for your assistance. I need your input so that we could reach some consensus on :

a) Should we hold a reunion this year?

b) If so, will you attend and support the reunion?

These are the facts and terms:

The hotel Chouki is reserving for the reunion is the Marriott in Williamsburg, VA.

While we are negotiating with the hotel, we need to know if you will attend. The date is June 24 –26, 2005. The hotel is located near many historical and recreational attractions. The Marriott is one of the better hotels in Williamsburg.

Chouki negotiated a room rate of $139.00 per night. To make this a successful reunion, we need to book al least 50 rooms. This will translate to an attendance of about 125 of us.

So that we can decide whether to make the commitments the hotel requires, we need to have a commitment from you. This will let us know if we should hold the reunion this year.

Please let me know by return e-mail if you are coming. We must have your response before February 10,2005. I urge you to please let me know.

My e-mail address is emiliobeyk@hotmail.com

Your help is appreciated,

Hope to see you at the reunion,

Ghassan

from Sarah Hamden Korman:   

Edward “Moody” Imad Aboulhosn, 36, of Miami, FL passed away on Sunday, November 7, 2004. He was born in Venezuela, August 18, 1968. He is the son of Afif Jamil Aboulhosn and Helen Hamden Aboulhosn. Moody was a devoted husband, father, son, brother, and friend. He has resided in Miami for 26 years. He was a successful entrepreneur. He will always be remembered for his generosity, his humor, and his dedication to his family. He is survived by Lilly Aboulhosn, the mother of their 3 children, Andrea 15, Sabrina 11, and Edward 9. His 4 siblings also survive him Afif Aboulhosn Jr., Maheba Mckinney and her 2 daughters Amira and Anise, Joseph K. Aboulhosn, and Rebecca Ackley and her husband Jeffrey. Friends may call upon the Caballero Rivero Woodlawn Funeral Home; 11655 SW 117th Ave.; Miami, FL 33186 on November 10th and 11th from 6 pm-9 pm. Final funeral services will be held on Friday, November 12th at noon.

from Kamal:   

I have added one more feature to the webpage at the request of those who have expressed concern that the directory, with email addresses listed, could increase the amount of spam people get. Now, when going to browse the directory, one must type "Aboul-Hosn" into the box provided in order to gain access. This will keep programs used to collect email addresses out of our family directory. You should only have to type it in once per visit to the website. I apologize for the minor inconvenience, but I think in the end, it will benefit us all!

from Kamal:   

Welcome to the new and improved Aboul-Hosn Family Webpage! You will notice a lot of changes on the page. Here is a detailed list:

1) Completely new layout. All pages have been redesigned for a better look and more functionality.

2) Headlines on the Home page. The headlines, which come from The Daily Star, update automatically.

3) Better search/display abilities in the directory. Now, you can sort the data by a desired field, choose whether or not to group people at the same address, and choose a number of results per page to display.

4) New fields in the Directory. Now, you can enter an instant messenger screen name, occupation, and company, as well as assign a phone number to each individual rather than a family as a whole.

5) Pictures! The process of adding pictures has gotten a lot easier. Now, on the pictures page, you can click on "Register" to create an account to give you access to upload photos. Please upload pictures anytime you want! You can also add a picture to your directory entry, which will appear whenever someone scrolls over your entry in the directory.

I hope you find these new features useful and fun. I'm looking forward to seeing all of you at the reunion in less than a week!

from waleed aboulhosn:   

Mrs. Hassiby Aboulhosn

BTECHNAY, Lebanon - Mrs. Hassiby Aboulhosn, 89, of Btechnay, Lebanon passed away Sunday, June 13, 2004 in Btechnay.

She was born in Lebanon on Feb. 15, 1915, and was the daughter of the late Ali and Naeyam Aboulhosn.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Mahmoud Aboulhosn; a daughter, Mounira 'Marie' Hamden; and two infant children.

She is survived by her sons, Jim Aboulhosn and his wife May of Princeton, Nabil Aboulhosn and his wife Hala of Raleigh, N.C., Ziad 'Ed' Husn and his wife Peggy of Fairfax, Va., Issam Aboulhosn of Australia, Hickmet Aboulhosn and his wife Mona of Lebanon; daughters, Jana Helal and her husband Afif of Lebanon, Amira Aboulhosn and her husband Jamil of Australia and Samira Aboulhosn of Lebanon. Numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren and great great grandchildren in many different parts of the world.

Locally she is survived by the following grandchildren: Mona Hamden of Princeton, Gary Hamden and his wife Joan of Lerona, Willie Aboulhosn and his wife Abir of Princeton and Omar Aboulhosn and his wife Weena.

The family will be gathering on Saturday at 1 p.m. at the home of Jim and May Aboulhosn, 47 Pisgah Lane, Princeton. Phone (304) 425-2288.

Funeral services were conducted in Btechnay, Lebanon on Monday, June 14, 2004.

Information submitted by Memorial Funeral Directory and Cremation Center on the Athens Road in Princeton.

From waleed and abir aboulhosn:   

With deep sadness and sorrow I bring the sad news of the passing of Uncle Ramiz Fayze Kassem Aboulhosn, of Johnson Tn. We will miss him a great deal and remember the love and joy he brought into our lives. Our thought and prayers go out to his family in this time of sorrow and hardship.

From Hosam Abu;-Husn:   

We are deeply saddened to announce the death of our son Kevin Abul-Husn of Whiting, IN. He was laid to rest this morning after a tragic accident took his life on the morning of Monday, May 24 2004. Kevin was taken way before his time at the young age of 26. He was a wonderful beautiful person loved by many. Kevin was pure at heart and wanted only the best for everyone he knew. The love his family has for him cannot be expressed in words - it is much too deep. Rest in peace Kevin - you will never be forgotten. He is survived by his mother and father, Hosam and Cheryle, 4 sisters, Debbie, Tracie, Nina, and Kayla, 2 sons, Bahige and Antonio, and neice and nephew, Kylie and Anthony.

Please remember him always.

From Kamal:   

Dear  Relatives:

Are you ready for another fun reunion?

This year we are getting together in one of the world’s best fun cities! Miami Beach, here we come!

We reserved rooms at the Fairfield Inn & Suites, 4101 Collins Avenue. The room rate for our event is $80.00. The rate is guaranteed to us until May 25th. After that date, rooms may be available to us at the discounted rate based on availability. The discounted rate applies to three days before and three days after our reunion, if anyone is making this event their vacation.

This resort/hotel is located on the beach. It is near many of Miami Beach’s best attractions.

Our reunion opens on Friday June 25th.  

We will have a “Hospitality Suite” to register. Pastries and finger food will be available.  

Saturday June 26th

Free to enjoy Miami Beach’s wonderful attractions and great shopping areas nearby. The beach is a few steps away or just relax poolside.

7:30PM            Banquet. Dinner will be served in the Atlantic & Pacific Room.

Details about entertainment are being finalized. This will be a Reunion that you will talk about for years to come.

Sunday June 27th.

Breakfast Buffet in the Atlantic & Pacific Room. Business meeting will start at 10:30AM. 

Farewells and “See you next time” , or “you have to come and see us” will be exchanged all around. Another great Reunion is concluded.

Please make your room reservations now. Remember that the discounted rate is guaranteed only until May 25th. Make sure to tell reservations that you are with the Aboulhosn Family Reunion. Their phone numbers are: 305-673-3337 or 1-800-777-9533. Ask for In House Reservations Department. 9:00AM to 5PM

If you have any questions, please  call Wajdi  Haseeb at: 804-901-1544, 

Carolina  at: 305-301-7901  or  Ghassan  at:  703-754-8252

See you all there.

From Tarek J Aboul Hosn:   

To All Aboul hosn family members , The new "Rabita" elected in Btekhnay , Lebanon are planning to open a new web site for the Aboul hosn family in Btekhnay.

please send by return e-mail to the above address all members e-mail. This will enable the "Rabita" to prepare a list of all Family members & contact all on a regular bases.

Regarsd to all

Tarek J Aboul hosn

From Kamal:   

I've updated the family tree online to contain all entries entered thus far. Sorry that it has been so long since I've done this. Please keep adding to it!

From E. Ghassen Abulhasan:   

March 11, 2004

Dear Aboulhosns:

Greetings To All Our Relatives:

Many of us have been waiting for a progress report on the status of our family’s 2004 reunion.

I am happy to tell you that thanks to the efforts of some of our family members, in particular owing to the diligence of Carolina Aboulhosn, our reunion is planned for June 25th to the 27th.

On behalf of the Family, Carolina arranged for the reunion to be held at the Marriott Fairfield Inn, 4101 Collins Ave., Miami Beach, Fl. Our contact at the hotel is Mr. Howard Konetz. Phones: 1-305-673-3377 or 1-800-777-9533. Please make your reservations early. Be sure to let reservations know that you are calling as an Aboulhosn Family Reunion Member.

We reserved, and the hotel blocked a number of rooms at the discount rate of $80.00 per day. The hotel will honor this rate for three days before and after our event; however, you must make your reservations no later than May 25 , 2004. After May 25th , rooms not reserved will be released to be sold at market prices, which range from $125.00 to $165.00. After May 25th, rooms will be available to us at the discount rate pending availability.

The hotel is a beachfront resort with many features to make our stay enjoyable. Further information about the hotel may be viewed at www.fairfieldinn.com. Follow the links to the hotel.

Our event plan is:

Reunion Starts Friday June 25th

Hotel check-in is from 3:00 pm

We will have a suite for greetings, registration to our reunion and to reserve your seats at our banquet. The hotel will provide with snacks and cash bar for the evening.

Saturday June 26th.

Buffet breakfast. —Registration and Banquet reservations.

Free day to enjoy Miami Beach and the surrounding area’s many attractions.

Relatives and friends arriving on Saturday will be directed to our registration area after they check in with the hotel. Reservations for our banquet will continue.

Saturday June 26th. 7:30 pm

Family and friends with reservations will be seated for our Banquet.

Sunday June 27th.

Buffet breakfast.

Business meeting is scheduled for 10:00 am.

Farewells.

We will advise about the cost per person on our next communication. Please visit our family web-page www.aboulhosn.org for updates. Please pass the word and let our relatives know about this communication, and the above information.

Please be sure to contact the hotel as soon as possible and before May 25th. This will enable the hotel and the event planners to get a feel for the number of banquet attendees, and to insure that you will receive the Aboulhson family rate.

Relatives planning to attend but who do not require hotel accommodations should contact Carolina, phone number: 1-305-301-7901

Wajdih, phone number: 1-804-675-2085

Ghassen, phone number 1-703-754-8252 (evenings)

From Waleed and Abir Aboulhosn:   

It is with sadness and deep sorrow that I bring to you the sad news of the passing and loss of Aunt Marie Hamden of Princeton, WV on Feburary 2nd, 2004. To all who knew her, we will miss very very much. Our thoughts and prayers go out to her family in this time of sorrow and hardship.

From E. Ghassasn Barakat Aboulhosn:   

It is with deep sorrow that I bring to you the sad event of Ghassan (Jamil Mohamed) Aboulhosn's passing on the 8th of January, 2004 in Richmond.

Those of us who knew him will miss him.

I know that we all join in prayer for his widow, his children, his mother, father and brothers. May they have the strenght to bear this pain.

From Kamal:   

New features are available on the page now! First of all, people can upload their own pictures. For the necessary password and instructions, please email me.

A dynamic version of the family tree is now up, too. Go add your family to it!

From Kamal:   

Another note on the pictures: You can now add comments to any of the pictures that are currently in the gallery without any password.

From Rev. Mark Fleenor:   

I am so happy to see the reunion in Pigeon Forge. As we live in Kingsport and have a home in Pigeon Forge, I also look forward to helping in any way. For those who may be flying in, I am willing to shuttle anyone back and forth to the Knoxville airport.

It has been a great pleasure to have met many of my extended family over the past 20 years. My grandfather is David Salamon who passed in 1975. Thanks to Salman and Nada my mother's, Freda, side of the family has enjoyed knowing more of our Lebanese home. Some day I will go to the village. See you in June...Mark (423-378-3002)

From E. Ghassan Aboulhosn:   

Dear Aboulhosns:

With deep sadness, I regret to inform you of our loss of our cousin, uncle, mentor and friend, Mr. Wadih Boulhosn, of Mexico.

His passing is a loss to the family. Those who know him and love him will miss him.

E. Ghassan Aboulhosn

From Anwar Adib Aboul-Hosn:   

I received the E-mail from Gary with thanks, we in Dubai support your choice for any location to

get the reunion as great as possible. If our

schedule permit you may see some of Dubai Aboul-Hosn`s at the re-union.

Keep us informed.

With regards

From romina boulhosen:   

hola como estan todos soy romina boulhosenvivo en mexico me gustaria que me informen sobre los eventos familiares que se realizan y tambien porsupuesto culturales muchas gracias estamos en contacto

From Charlene A. Beaman:   

Hello to Everyone!

I would like to take this opportunity to thank those people who have taken on the task of saving our reunion this year. I know how much work it takes to organizing our Family Reunion and even more effort is needed to do so at the last minute. Thank you.

I also know that it is virtually impossible to please everyone all the time or maybe even some of the time. However, I would like to encourage you to consider voting for our reunion to take place in the Smokey Mts..I know PineIsle is a lovely place and one I would like to visit some day but it has limited activities for the entire family. Pigeon Forge, in the Smokies, has variety of places and things to do for people of all ages. Gary Alexander has done the research and is prepared to move forward with plans if you want him to do so. Please take a moment and pull up the websites posted for more information about the area.

My best to all.

From E. Ghassan Aboulhosn:   

Dear Relatives:

Planning for the 2003 Family Reunion is getting underway. To reflect your wishes for a location for the Reunion, we asked you, the members of our family, to indicate your preference.

Please take a moment to cast your vote on the Home Page of our web site.

To learn more about your choices, please seethe announcement on this page and follow those links. Also, be sure to click on the 2003 Reunion Page and follow those links.

As time is of the essence, please note that the polling will be closed on February 20, 2003.

Thank you for your help

Ghassan Aboulhosn

From Gary Alexander:   

Greetings to our family!

We have been asked to look for an alternative site for this year's reunion. We propose The Grand Resort Hotel in Pigeon Forge, TN, located at the foot of the Great Smokey Mountains, America's most-visited national park. This area is a fast-growing tourist mecca with an amazing variety of attractions. (This is 30 miles from Knoxville.)

Pigeon Forge is home to Dollywood (a miniature Disney-like park), numerous attractions such as water parks, Ripley's Aquarium, museums, musical theatres, helicopter rides, adventure golf, and hundreds of outlet stores. Nearby Gatlinburg also offers a variety of shops and attractions such as sky trams and even "snow" skiing in summer. Take a short drive up to Clingman's Dome,hike up to the tower and view seven states. There are so many attractions, one could stay for weeks and not see everything. All this is in a safe, friendly, Southern atmosphere. Many attractions are within walking distance of the hotel and trolleys run between major attractions.

The hotel is affordable ($79.95/night for three nights, $89.95/night for two) and they would be very accomodating. Please visit the following websites for photos and more information on the area: www.grandresorthotel.com, www.pigeonforgechamber.com, www.ripleysaquariumofthesmokeys.com, www.Dollywood.com

Please visit the Aboulhosn home page and vote for your choice after viewing the information.

Thanks,

Gary Alexander Aboulhosn

from a:   

where willthe reunion be held now?

From WAEL FAYEZ ABOLHOSEN:   

Hello everybody ,I am glad to hear the latest news about our family and their activities .
I hope that will see you soon in Mexico or in the United States or in oue home land Lebanon.
I wish you the best and good luck to all of you

From Kamal:   

New news regarding the 2003 Family Reunion: Informal surveys among family members have shown that attendence at the reunion in Mexico City would be minimal, so it is not going to be held there. Please see the 2003 Reunion page for more info.

From Kamal:   

I added a poll to the front page of the website regarding the 2003 family reunion. Please take a second and answer the question!

From Kamal:   

I added some more information for the 2003 Family Reunion. It includes some relevant links, vaccine info, and travel stuff. Let me know if you have any other information you think I should put up!

From Samir, Alleta, Nada & Dalal:   

As we can not all be together during the

holiday season, we will be thinking of you and

your families.

From Feras Aboulhosn:   

Hello Everyone. Hope to meet you all sometime in the near future. This is message is for Rebecca Aboulhosn. Congratulations on your engagement to 'Jeffery Ackley', from all of us in Canada. We wish you the best. Stay in touch. Its a good thing the internet keeps us updated.

From Feras:   

Hello Everyone. Hope to meet you all sometime in the near future. This is message is for Rebecca Aboulhosn. Congratulations on your engagement to 'Jeffery Ackley', from all of us in Canada. We wish you the best. Stay in touch. Its a good thing the internet keeps us updated. :)

From Feras:   

Hello Everyone. Hope to meet you all sometime in the near future. This is message is for Rebecca Aboulhosn. Congratulations on your engagement to 'Jeffery Ackley', from all of us in Canada. We wish you the best. Stay in touch. Its a good thing the internet keeps us updated. :)

From Feras:   

Sorry everyone. I didnt know it would paste my message x 3....Thought it wasnt working. But hey, look on the bright side, if you missed the the first time, you got to see it again. We just got so excited for you Rebecca that we thought once wasnt enough.

From Kamal:   

I've added a new page devoted to the 2003 Family Reunion. I plan to add more, including a page of relevant links and any and all updates that come in about the reunion. Spread the word to everyone in the family you know!

From Waleed and Abir:   

We would to wish Sarah(Hamden)Kormick and Doug a very happy life together and May you celebrate many years in joy and happiness. Sarah and Doug were united in marriage September 14, 2002.

From waleed and abir aboulhosn:   

Happy wedding anniversary to Dad & Mom(Jouadat and May Aboulhosn of Princeton), WV on their 40th year anniversary.

From Waleed and Abir Aboulhosn:   

We would like to take a moment to congratulate Rebecca Aboulhosn and Jeffery Ackley on their recently announced engagement. And to wish them good luck and a life time of happiness and joy.

From Rebecca Aboulhosn:   

The family and friends of Mr. Joseph Hamden would like to take a moment on the one year anniversary of his death to remember a great man whose great deeds and warm heart touched so many. We love and miss you!

From Kamal:   

Sorry, everyone, it looks like the directory wasn't working. I had made some changes to the "Add/Update Entry" page which made it so it was impossible to add an entry. If you tried adding yourself within the last week or so, please try again. Sorry for the inconvenience!

From Kamal:   

I've added a message board to the website. This is a place where everyone can have discussions and exchange messages. Once you go to the Message Board, you will see a list of topics. You can click on one and see all of the messages posted there. Clicking on a message will display the message and any replies to it.

Please post anything you want on the message board! I've already started a message in the "Family Reunion" topic about my experiences at this last family reunion.

From Kamal:   

I added more picture of the 2002 Family Reunion, sent to me by my Uncle Samir. Seeing the pictures serves as even more of a reminder of the fun I had there!

From Kamal:   

I added the pictures that I took at the family reunion banquet to the Pictures page. If you have any pictures from the reunion or any other events, please send them to me so I can post them!

From Kamal:   

The Announcements page is now ready to go! If you have any updates on your family, please feel free to add them here!