Featuring the Southwest Ohio Arab American Excellence Awards
Come together. Celebrate. Honor. Connect.
Join DAAF for a celebration of the heritage we share and the people who strengthen our community. Enjoy dinner, music, dabka and dancing, and help us honor this year’s Southwest Ohio Arab American Excellence Award recipients.
Choose your seat
Twenty round tables, eight seats at each table. Select your available seats when booking directly with DAAF. Seating is limited to 160 guests.
Ticket
Price
Early bird · through October 18
$65
Standard · beginning October 19
$75
DAAF member savings
Extra $10 off
Members pay $55 during early bird, or $65 afterward. Use your personal member code and membership email at checkout for up to two tickets total. You pay the displayed total; DAAF covers processing fees.
Keep this private confirmation link. Admission requires a confirmed seat ticket.
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50/50 Raffle tickets · collect at the Hafla
Add 50/50 raffle tickets to your DAAF order: 1 for $5, 10 for $45, or 50 for $200. You pay the displayed total; DAAF covers processing fees.
Your physical raffle tickets will be given to you when you attend the event on November 7. Bring your order confirmation to the raffle-ticket pickup point. Admission is purchased separately; the confirmation is a pickup receipt, not a physical raffle ticket.
Be part of the celebration
Support DAAF’s work and connect your business with our community through a Hafla sponsorship.
Premier · $1,000
Prominent name and logo recognition on event signage and digital media, a half-page program ad, verbal recognition during the award presentation, and four free admissions with preferred seating.
Gold · $500
Name and logo recognition on event signage and digital media, a business-card-size program ad, and two free admissions with preferred seating.
Silver · $250
Name and logo recognition on event signage and digital media. Admission tickets are purchased separately.
Explore sponsorships & choose your package →. After payment, Premier and Gold sponsors automatically receive their free admissions with preferred seating. Your confirmation email links to the tickets. Extra admissions and raffle tickets are charged separately. DAAF will coordinate recognition and program artwork. Contact us about sponsorship.
Southwest Ohio Arab American Excellence Awards
Celebrate the people whose achievements and service enrich our community. Award recipients will be honored during the Hafla.
Hafla 2026 — Joy Is Our Resilience
Dayton Arab American Forum presents
Hafla 2026
Joy Is Our Resilience
An evening of Arab culture, community and excellence—shared over dinner, music, dabka and dancing.
Saturday, November 7, 2026 · 6–10 PM
OREF · Orient Banquet Hall
4338 Union Road, Middletown, OH 45005
Featuring the Southwest Ohio Arab American Excellence Awards
Come together. Celebrate. Honor. Connect.
Join DAAF for a celebration of the heritage we share and the people who strengthen our community. Enjoy dinner, music, dabka and dancing, and help us honor this year’s Southwest Ohio Arab American Excellence Award recipients.
Choose your seat
Twenty round tables, eight seats at each table. Select your available seats when booking directly with DAAF. Seating is limited to 160 guests.
Members pay $55 during early bird, or $65 afterward. Use your personal member code and membership email at checkout for up to two tickets total. You pay the displayed total; DAAF covers processing fees.
Join or renew your DAAF membership
Choose your seats with DAAF →
New DAAF purchases: all sales final. Questions? secretary@daaf.org.
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AMERICAN FORUM
A place for you. An evening for us.
Hafla 2026 — take your seat.
Saturday, November 7 · 6–10 PM
OREF · Orient Banquet Hall · Middletown, Ohio
Member savings available
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Where shall we sit?
Choose a table, then pick your seats below. Seats stay available until payment succeeds; the first completed payment gets them.
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Tap a numbered seat to select or remove it.
Up to 10 admissions per order.
50/50 raffle
Add a little anticipation to the evening. Choose a single ticket or a bundle, with or without admission.
Collect your physical 50/50 raffle tickets at the event. A raffle purchase does not include admission.
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Your order is confirmed.
Seat changes close November 7 at 6 PM Eastern. Checked in? Please ask event staff for help.
Save your confirmation linkKeep this private confirmation link. Admission requires a confirmed seat ticket.
50/50 Raffle tickets · collect at the Hafla
Add 50/50 raffle tickets to your DAAF order: 1 for $5, 10 for $45, or 50 for $200. You pay the displayed total; DAAF covers processing fees.
Your physical raffle tickets will be given to you when you attend the event on November 7. Bring your order confirmation to the raffle-ticket pickup point. Admission is purchased separately; the confirmation is a pickup receipt, not a physical raffle ticket.
Be part of the celebration
Support DAAF’s work and connect your business with our community through a Hafla sponsorship.
Premier · $1,000
Prominent name and logo recognition on event signage and digital media, a half-page program ad, verbal recognition during the award presentation, and four free admissions with preferred seating.
Gold · $500
Name and logo recognition on event signage and digital media, a business-card-size program ad, and two free admissions with preferred seating.
Silver · $250
Name and logo recognition on event signage and digital media. Admission tickets are purchased separately.
Explore sponsorships & choose your package →. After payment, Premier and Gold sponsors automatically receive their free admissions with preferred seating. Your confirmation email links to the tickets. Extra admissions and raffle tickets are charged separately. DAAF will coordinate recognition and program artwork. Contact us about sponsorship.
Southwest Ohio Arab American Excellence Awards
Celebrate the people whose achievements and service enrich our community. Award recipients will be honored during the Hafla.
Nominations are open through October 5, 2026.
Submit an award nomination →
Questions about the Hafla? Contact DAAF.