National Alliance of Lebanese Americans, NALA National Alliance of Lebanese Americans (NALA) A National organization dedicated to building a better future. Preserving a place for people of Lebanese heritage amongst the ranks of free people, and assisting those suffering the ravages of war through those hard times to get back on their feet. NALA believes that by emphasizing the common grounds between the Americans and Lebanese we can re-establish and strengthen the historic bonds of friendship. And by highlighting the mutual American and Lebanese interests we can guarantee a lasting place for Lebanon in the American conscience and on the American agenda. NALA believes that if the people of Lebanese heritage need assistance, they need it from a strong well organized American based institution with the capacity to effectively render such assistance. Together we can build a better financed and better structured organization capable of providing leadership towards a better future. With your support and active participation NALA will continue to build on its accomplishments and grow stronger to realize the full potential of the Lebanese American community to guarantee a better future. OBJECTS AND PURPOSES The National Alliance of Lebanese Americans is a tax-deductible, nonsectarian, nonpartisan, charitable and educational organization. It is a national organization with members throughout the U.S. NALA is organized to provide leadership in: Education on Lebanon and its people, mutual American and Lebanese interests, and the historic American-Lebanon bonds of friendship. Humanitarian assistance to needy Lebanese. Advocating the human and civil rights of the Lebanese people and their rights to freedom, peace and prosperity. Refocus on American interests in a Free Democratic Lebanon. Enhancing American Lebanese institutional bonds and relations. Articulating the concerns and aspirations of Americans from Lebanese descent. Assisting Lebanese descendants in the U.S. in achieving a better future. NALA does not get involved in internal Lebanese or American politics, nor does it wish to do so in the future. But, as an American organization of Lebanese descendants, NALA places the interests of the Lebanese people and the interests of the U.S. in the Middle East at the heart of its efforts. NALA's activities in all their aspects are undertaken within the context of future American-Lebanese friendly relations and mutual American and Lebanese interests.