Update, 21 November 2001

Hello friends.

We hope you are doing well and Ramadan is going well for you.

Here is an update of where the 2002 Tibra Awards project stands as of November 21, 2001:

Donations received: $860 in total, ranging from $25 to $485 per donor

Outstanding pledges: $200 in total

Judges committed: 5 educators from the Libyan community. Full set!

Nominations promised: 3

Nominations received: None

Our goal is to raise $2,500 for the 2002 Tibra Awards program. We are $1,640 short of our target.

We really need your commitment at this time. We need you to send donations and nominations. Donations can be $5, 10, 20, 50 or any amount you can afford. Write a personal check or money order to the order of Hana Naas and mail it to the address below. Also, think about someone you might know in her final year of high school, contact her and try to fill out the nomination form together.

Please reply to tell us if you have already sent your contribution or will be able to nominate or donate by a deadline of February 1, 2002.

Your support is critical for the success of this community project because we can not do it alone.

Have a happy Thanksgiving!

Tibra Team

http://www.tibra.org

P.S. Send donations and nominations to:

Tibra Foundation
P. O. Box 2344
Westerville, OH 43086

2002 Tibra Awards

Dear friends:

We are launching the second annual Tibra Awards, a community supported program for honoring distinguished young Libyan women. The first round of the program honored five excellent finalists, awarded an academic scholarship of $1000, and was well received by the community worldwide. With your direct participation and generous support, we hope this year to grow the program and award two academic scholarships.

Dr. Gamal Khalil, who was a judge in the first round, has joined the founders to form the Board of Trustees. The legal process has been started to establish the Tibra Foundation as a non-profit organization on the local and federal levels. The attorney in charge estimates the process for federal registration will take a few months. A financial summary and budget are continuously updated on the Tibra site.

You are invited to join the Tibra Awards celebration of community pride in Libyan young women. The program needs your help in raising funds, recruiting judges and encouraging nominations. Our goal is to have five judges, five finalists, and raise $2,500. We believe the rewards of presenting our community in a positive light and investing in our young leaders are well worth the effort.

Please click on the links below and forward this message to your family, friends and contacts.

Announcing The 2002 Tibra Awards: http://www.tibra.org/

Note: Printable nomination forms and other documents can be downloaded from the site.

Deadline for Nominations: 1 February 2002

Announcement of Results: 1 May 2002

Progress updates will be provided by e-mail and posted on the Tibra web site.

Join the celebration!

And Ramadan Karim to you and your family.

Tibra Team