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                    For Immediate Release 
                    December 26, 2009 
                     Newly Elected National Al-Awda Coordinating Committee 
                     Al-Awda, The Palestine Right to Return Coalition is pleased to announce the formation of its new national coordinating committee. The listing below indicates the members who were elected to represent their chapters on the national coordinating committee for a one year term. The national positions of responsibility indicated were determined by the elected representatives following a nomination process. To contact any of the elected representatives, please use info@al-awda.org 
                    
                      
                        - Dr. Jess Ghannam,        San Francisco, California               - Chair
 
                        -  Dr. Zahi Damuni,           San Diego, California                    - Treasurer
 
                        -  Johnnie Batarseh,         Sacramento, California                  - Secretary
 
                        -  Abbas Hamideh,            Cleveland, Ohio                           - Internal Affairs
 
                        -  Amani Barakat             LA/Orange County, California          - External Affairs (overseas)
 
                        - Abou Obeida Omran,      Houston, Texas                           - External Affairs (U.S.)
 
                        -  Marwan Ahmad,            Phoenix, Arizona                          - Media
 
                        -  Aida Williams,               San Diego, California                     - Fundraising
 
                        -  Ghattas Khoury,            LA/Orange County, California         - Membership/Outreach
 
                        -  Khalid Hijazi,                 Charlotte, North Carolina
 
                       
                     
                    The newly elected coordinating committee wish to thank the outgoing chapter representatives for their service.  
                    Until Return, 
                    Al-Awda,   The Palestine Right to Return Coalition 
                      PO Box 131352 
                      Carlsbad, CA 92013,   USA 
                      Tel: 760-685-3243 
                      Fax: 360-933-3568 
                      E-mail: info@al-awda.org 
                    WWW: http://al-awda.org 
                    Al-Awda, The Palestine Right to Return Coalition (PRRC) is dedicated to advocacy for the restoration of Palestinian human, national, legal, political and historical rights in full with particular emphasis on the right of Palestinians to return to their homes and lands of origin from which they have been dispossessed since 1948. PRRC is a not for profit tax-exempt educational and charitable 501(c)(3) organization as defined by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) of the United States of America. Under IRS guidelines, your donations to PRRC are tax-deductible. To donate, please go to http://www.al-awda.org/donate.html and follow the instructions.                     | 
                  
                     
                     
                       
                    
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