Middle East Gala
Saturday, August 26, 2023 – 6:00 PM
Cherokee Country Club
5138 Lyons View Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919
Please Join Us
The Arab American Club of Knoxville and UT Middle East Studies invite you to a formal gala for a night of glamour, fun, live Middle Eastern music, fine dining, and an auction.All proceeds benefit AACK/UT student travel scholarships to Arab countries for Arabic study abroad, archeological digs, and other educational programs.
Your contributions are tax deductible.
Contribution Options
$150 per personGold Sponsor $5,000; Silver Sponsor $3,000; Bronze Sponsor $1,000
RSVP
Contact: mideastgala@gmail.com to RSVP and select salmon/steak plate.Ticket payment: Venmo @AACKTN or check (addressed to AACK, 11235 West Point Dr. Suite #301, Farragut, TN 37934)
Sponsorship payment: contact Professor Matt Buehler at mbuehle2@utk.edu
Download this document to become a sponsor
Learn about past student awardees of the AACK Travel Scholarship
Learn about the Middle East Gala Planning Committee
Read the UT press release about the Middle East Gala
Thanks to the sponsors of the Middle East Gala
Double Gold Sponsors
Gold Sponsors
Silver Sponsors
Arab American Club of Knoxville Board
Belleza Salon and Spa
The Buehler Family Foundation Fund
Financial Partners of TN, LLC
Travel Corner International
Bronze Sponsors
Badih and Kristie Saliba
Mansour Hasan State Farm
Naf Naf Grill
First Watch
Union Jack’s English Pub
Union Place Bar and Grill
UT Center for Global Engagement
UT Division of Diversity and Engagement | Office of Community Engagement & Outreach
UT Department of Political Science
UT Department of Classics
UT Department of World Languages & Cultures
Other sponsors
Center for National Security & Foreign Affairs |Howard H. Baker Jr. School for Public Policy & Public Affairs
Graduate Knoxville
Markman’s Diamonds
UT Department of History
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