¢ — One man’s | pitch for a m- better life West Van barber’s dream realized The Maga tn laned that bas woven ties, nob only between etvilications, but abo between man anid the deep values be devives from the cart gues dail generosity, ardor and taste, anid the baman ity har opens the doors of’ paradise, = Lebanese Minister of ‘Tourlsm Nieolas Batrouche GOODNESS and generosity, By Androw McCredie Community Bdltor West Vancouver barber Michelle Tbrahime, like fis native dando of the Hagaa Valley: dn Lebanon, embodies dose traits, Readers mighe remember Tbrahine trom a War = hear fans alike, And speaking of fins, at the fest annual tournament, held fust last month, Tbrahime returned to his homeland to a hero's weleome, as thousands of villagers turned out to support concerts.: Captlano College: Annual Spring Concert of the North Van. Alumni Band together with Alumni jazz ensemble Jazz Connexion and special guests Real ‘Time Afay 27 at 7:30 p.m, ‘Tickets $8.50 at the door. Centennlal Theatre: A Touch of Ukraine, a variety concertoft Ukranian music, song and dance, May 25 at 2 pan. Theatre bos office: sd AAR, Delbrank Baptist Chureh: Vision Africa. Five young Kenyan mos: clans in concert, May 25 at 7 pum. Free, Shaw Theatre, Deep Cover pase in ie Core tea: tures Keith Hennett and his group Tin Sandwich, May § at 2 pum. ‘Tickets, $12, include door prizes and story fast September detail: Ing his effurt to create and outtit a men's soccer team back {n his home Well, 4x months tain of later and sons to Ibrahime's good: Ness and generosl- ty continue to dety bounds. Eleven teams now ERAN: compete ina newly created WEST Van barber league in the and philanthroplot = Baqaa Valley, and» Michelle Ibrahime., lbrahime has rent. eda bus for team travel between the ancient villages, In addition, the West Van barber has e-eet- ed a monument to his Ather and brothers — all killed turing Aghting in the country's recent the field on which his village's team ply. The monument contains a water fountain ringing aweh-needed water to players and . Va78 " thea sacks. Tnformation: 924- me Hendry = Halls ‘The Mumberley Inheritance. Comte melodrama, May 16-31. ‘Tickets: S10/8, Reservations: 983-2633, Presentation House: Generations, Headlines ‘Theatre and S.ULCLCLES.S. present a unique form of dntenerive theatre about parent-child celationships in families undergoing resettlement. May 23-35 at 8 pam. (May 25 audicace must be sear ed by 7215 pam, beeause of live television require: ments.) Tickets, $8: 251- 2006, The Revenger's Tragedy. Klizabethan bloat and gore trom Vancouver's newest theatre company, New Renaissance Productions, he team’s ¢ fashion arts trave ‘NORTH SHORE LF REE ERSTE ESS Sg RR LR CE ee SILAS SO fg reas SENN RR LN NNO ERS fags tea SEM TS gnhel? the team and thank the man who has given thenr hope for the fiture, village in Lebanon, Last yeu Ibrahime had trouble fielding a '22 players _ texan, women bring their t ubhouse (part of Laney May 29-31, June 4-7 ar 8 pan. with 3 pam. miatinges June t, 8. 990-3474, events dy, Anne Macdonald Halk Jurying for North Vancouver's 19th Annual Folkfest Cratt: Bair, May 30, 1 am. Register with NV. Community: Arts Council: O88-OR4d, Around ‘Town iy a free service provided for non-profit and community arts groups, Please cunall ( miller@nsnews.com) or fax a press release for your antertalament cvent to O88. A104, Deadline for Wednesday inctuston Js the previous Friday, The News tries to enaure lems appear in the paper at feast once before the event takes place, but space consteainis may Hit the number of submissions printed, For guaranteed — publication contact classified (986-6222) or display advertising (980-0511). — Compiled by Martin Millerchip Ibrahine’s family hone) in search of a tryout, “ftry, but [jist can't say no,” Ebrahime says of the constant streany of young players, Currently, the tean tas aver 70 players, “We needed somewhere asa clubhouse, and Pi ahaten yas ak 1 ' Sunclay, May 28, 1887 = North Ghore News = #3 Photos submitted THANKS to the efforts of West Vancouver's Michalle tbrahime, this young boy (above) can dream of one day playing for his village's soccer team (below). Ibrahlme has heiped to create and fund a soccer team in his Lebanese home town, and has also bullt a water-fountain monument to his father and four brothers who were killod In the Lebanese war. since 1 don't tive in the fanily home anymore | offered it,” he adds, noting that on his most recent visit he had to sleep on the couch of his awn hame, “Bue the foy [see on the peaple back home fron this team is well worth all of it.” Rut brahine still has generosity to give. “T really want to bring them (the team) over here and Ii them play ar Ambleside Park,” said Ibrahime, nating that the fields they play on in Lebanon are better suited as parking lots, “1 took a nice pair of Adidas shoes with me and because the field is so bad they were worn out after just nwo games,” Helping out (brahime’s case back on the North Shore are soccer players Scott Macey and ‘Tony Waters who have pitched in with soc cer boots and balls for the fledgling league: “They've always been in the back working for me,” he says of the local soccer community, Also, Ubrahime hopes to purchase outright the team bus, They currently rent it. And on the field of play, the team hopes to qualily for the Lebanese League, and according tu Ibrahime, “when we make it into the league, we're going to go all the way.” Considering what Ibrahime’s goodness and genesosity have created, you'd be wise to mark those words, — andrew@nsnews.com NEWS photo Mike Wakefield MOTHER Nature, the greatest artist of all, is the Inspiration for Barry Derlago’s oll and acrytic paintings showing at The Silk Purse Gallery until Sunday, June 1.