Friends of Nepal - New Jersey

SAVE THE DATE - FOR OUR NEW YEAR CELEBRATION -April 27, 2013

You are cordially invited to attend the Nepali New Year Celebration on April 27, 2013 at the Chutney Manor Restaurant

There will be speacial entertainment, DJ music and typical Nepali food. Advance registration $25 per adult and $15 for students and children under 14. You can register clicking this link. Registration after April 14 will be $30 and After April 21 registration will be $35.00.

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3793 U.S. 1 South Brunswick, NJ 08852

NANDA RATRI SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP DISTRIBUTION 2012.

“The things you do for yourself are gone when you are gone, but the things you do for others remain as your legacy.”

FONNJ's annual scholarship distribution ceremony at the Nanda Ratri School in Kathmandu. Scholarship recepinets are adults who work during the day time and goes to school at night to improve their future. Thanks to all our Legacy Circle Members for their kind donation to make this scholarship program possible.

“The things you do for yourself are gone when you are gone, but the things you do for others remain as your legacy.” Kalu Ndukwe Kalu

FONNJ PROMOTES NEPALI CULTURE AT GSM'S ANNUAL EVENT IN NY.

Friends of Nepal-NJ sponsored a dance program for the Ghar Sita Mutu's annual program in New York yesterday. Ms. Kabina Singh performed her special Newari dance at this event. Thank you Kabina for your outstanding performance and promoting Nepali culturel.

Dance Program link

MARY DHAKHWA'S NEW VIDEO Sunsanama

Shooting was taken place in Karna Sakya,s Hotel Park Village in Budhanilkantha! Hope you guys enjoy the video.

DASHAI-TIHAR CELEBRATION pictures

Photos and videos from Sunday, December 2 - Dashai- Tihar Celebration

Kabina Singh

DASHAI-TIHAR Photos -

By Rakesh Shrestha

Photos by Bikas Shrestha

Video by WhiteHimal TV

HELP WITH NJ VIHARA'S MEDITATION CENTER BUILDING PROJECT

Photos from the event.... click here

We are requesting Nepalese community to help with the new Mediation Center buidlling project which will be starting shortly. We request our friends and family to donate generously for this special project so that we will have a place to conduct special functions for our community.

Your support will be greatly appreciated.

Youth Initiatives

Megan Karki and Uditi Karna

By: Megan Karki

CHARITY WORK

Living in America my entire life, I never saw such abject poverty as I had in Nepal. Since early childhood I always had amorousness for Nepal. I had a desire to do something to better people’s lives in my ancestral homeland. I became galvanized to raise money for Raksha Nepal, an NGO (non-governmental organization), after reading about the founder Menuka Thapa on the daily Kantipur.

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