Current Projects NAAP-Boston is working on:

All members of NAAP-Boston are encouraged to join a committee in order to become more involved with the overall planning of activities.Join the Civic Empowerment & Political Committee, Culinary Committee, Public Relations/Media and Community Outreach Committee, Networking Committee, Cultural Committee, or Social Committee. Focus on one committee, focus on several, join all of them, or start your own committee. Your commitment to these committees is what you choose to make of it. This flexibility allows you to put in as much (or as little) as you can offer. We need as much input as possible to make these events happen for our community.

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NAAP-BOSTON COMMITTEES
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Civic Empowerment / Political Committee:

This committee serves to coordinate civic activities/initiatives to promote the interests of our community both at home and abroad through engaging the Arab-American community with civic activism and education. It will plan political activities to raise awareness about Arab-American issues and engage the Arab-American community in related issues. Specific initiatives can include: Voter Education/Registration Drives, Lobbying, Hate Crimes Response Plan, Special Registration Monitoring and Outreach, Political Educational Lectures, etc...

To join this committee, visit: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NAAP-Boston-Civic

Culinary Committee:

Join the culinary committee to learn how to prepare and cook exotic meals from all cultures, and meet people with similar interests.

To join this committee, visit: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NAAP-Boston-Culinary

PR/Media &Community Outreach Committee:

This committee works to create press releases for NAAP events and ensure that this information reaches appropriate media outlets. Additionally this committee will work to promote and market NAAP to the world.

Specific responsibilities include: developing press-releases, distributing through media connections, developing media contact database, subscribing to AP Newswire. Part of the community outreach can be to organize community volunteer work for various programs such as Habitat for Humanity & Telathon Programs.

To join this committee, visit: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NAAP-Boston-PR

Networking Committee:

This Committee will be focused on the professional and organizational networking arenas. Networking focused gatherings and lectures will be organized in order to help introduced and network Arab-American Professionals with each other. It will serve to provide professional resources to the general membership to enhance both the professional skill-set and career development of our community. It will also provide a forum for linking together the various student and alumni groups in Boston to better coordinate our efforts and benefit our entire community.

Specific initiatives can include: job fair, resume training, mentor/consulting program, job placement.

To join this committee, visit: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NAAP-Boston-Network

Culture Committee:

This committee serves to preserve and share our culture through social interaction among Arab-Americans and through cultural education for both Arab and non-Arab American communities. This committee will plan and organize events for the local community to celebrate our culture (art, language, and traditions).

Specific events may include: Plays, Art shows, Movies, Reading/Writing program, Cultural lectures etc...

To join this committee, visit: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NAAP-Boston-Culture

Social Committee:

This committee works to organize social events for our members. Past activities include haflehs, get-togethers, dinners, movie screenings, and picnics. Many of our members first become interested in NAAP after attending a social event. To join this committee, visit: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NAAP-Boston-Social