FON Nepal Projects Fund update
(Posted Aug 18, 2007)
FON is releasing $3500.00 to the Nepal Projects Fund and will be funding $200 - $1000.00 to charitable projects focusing on education, health services, development work etc in Nepal.

If you are interested in receiving funding, please mail applications to FON's mailing address or email to avishrestha@msn.com; pandeydeven@yahoo.com or sherbkarki@yahoo.com. Please click here to download application form. 

Also please mail checks to FON's mailing address if you would like to contribute to any particular project of interest in Nepal or to the Nepal Projects Fund in General.

FON Community Help Fund update
(Posted Aug 18, 2007)
The FON annual picnic successfully raised $620.00 for the FON Community Help Fund and established to provide financial support during emergencies in the Southland Nepalese Community. Thanks to Kanhaiya & Rohin Kayastha, Rajendra & Timila Kansak, Brad & Lata Kadel, Sher & Binita Karki, Anil & Anita Nepal, Sarba Sakya, Durgesh & Nita Regmi, Upendra & Pooja Joshi, Kavin & Binu Aryal, Anul & Anju Thapa,
Premu & Sabina Rana, Urmila Kumar Panjiyar for their contribution to the Fund.

As you may be aware, this fund was created in 2006 and a $1000.00 contribution was made to Bhuwani during an emergency situation. If you are interested to contribute to this fund, please send check to FON's mailing address and specify Community Help Fund.

Update on the FON-LA Nepal Project Fund:
(Posted Dec 11, 2007; Updated Feb 14, 2008)
As many of you know, Friends of Nepal - Los Angeles has created NEPAL PROJECT FUNDS with $5000 and will be funding $500 - $1000 to charitable projects that are in line with FON's vision - i.e., focusing on education, health services, and development work in Nepal.We are proud to share with you that FON contributed a sum of $5,200 to the following projects in December '07 as part of this project.

$2000 - 2007 Food Relief Efforts
            $1000 to the Prime Minister's Relief Fund. Please click here to view Receipt 
            $1000 to Nepal Red Cross. Please click here to view Receipt

$1000 - Shree Jyoti Bhawan Primary School, Armala (near Pokhara) 
            Please click here for more info on this project

$1000 - Nepal Orthaepedic Hospital (www.noh.org.np), Jorpati, Kathmandu. 
            Please click here to view Thank you letter 
            A free health camp was organized in the first week of December. 
            Please click here to view Free Health Camp pictures

$300 -  Majendra Memorial Scholarship Fund, Los Angeles

$600 -  Benjamin Esther Trust 

$200 -  Help Nepal e-Library Project

These individual organizations are grateful for the generosity shown by the Southern California Nepali Community. Special thanks to those who contributed to our recent call for flood relief. Together, with your help, we will continue to build a stronger Nepali community and continue raising money in the coming days to support various other charitable causes. If you would like to make further contributions to any of the above projects or FON community Help fund, please send check to FON's mailing address. 

Friends of Nepal- Los Angeles  Summer Picnic   (Posted July 24, 2008) Parents, Kids & Singles come join Southern California Nepalese for Summer BBQ, Sports & Fun filled Activities.  Location:7550 East Spring Street Long Beach, CA 90815 Date & Time: August 9th, Saturday, 2008. 12:00 Noon - 5:00 P.M. Cover Charge:  Free (Any contribution to meet expenses welcome)   (Friends of Nepal-LA will be providing Food and drinks)

For details contact:   Abhijeet Shrestha: 310-210-5913   Arvind Shrestha: 310-916-5539   Bikash Sharma: 714-254-5102   Bhakta Thapa: 562-304-8970   Kavin Aryal: 562-713-3051   Kundan Rimal: 310-782-4260   Deven Pandey: 805-732-8666   Mohan Sharma: 714-423-2457   Dr Sher B. Karki:  909-910-2701

Thakali community - Toran-Lha Festival‏ (Posted Apr 4, 2008) Tomorrow, April 5, 2008, being the occasion of the greatest festival of the Thakali community, we wish all of our friends and families a very Happy Toran-Lha. Let's celebrate this joyous festival with delicious food and lots of fun at Tara’s Kitchen Restaurant in Los Angeles.

Celebration Venue and Ticket:   Tara's Kitchen   10855 Venice blvd    Los Angeles, CA 90034   Please click here for Google map   Ph: 310-836-9696   Date: April 5th, 2008, Time: 7:00 pm   Price: $25.00

Nepali Women’s Global Network - ESSAY CONTEST:
(Posted Jan 26, 2008)
Friends of Nepal like to inform it's members about the announcement from the Nepali Women’s Global Network (NWGN) that they are now accepting submissions for their first annual essay contest. Winners will each receive a cash award of $500 to be put toward their tuition and/or the expenses associated with their first year at college. Please see click here for details.

Update on 2007 New Year's Eve Celebration:
(Posted Dec 11, 2007)

Here is the update on this year's New Year's Eve Celebration Party that many of you inquired about. This year's celebration party will be held at Sitar Restaurant, a very popular exotic Indian restaurant in Pasadena. It's not a New Year's celebration without a toast to family and friends. The evening is sure to be jam packed with entertainment for people of all ages. Once again our very own Nepali DJ Sound Figure will play music of all types as we dance the night away. Please see Flyer for details. Address: Sitar Indian Cuisine 618 E Colorado Blvd Pasadena, CA 91101 (626) 449-5954 Please Click Here for Google map Time and Date: 7:00 PM, December 31, 2007 Cost = $25 (with early reservation); $35 (at the gate); $20 for Children (ages 5- 13); and free for children under 5

FON-LA NEPAL PROJECT FUND 
(Posted Sep 18, 2007)

Friends of Nepal - Los Angeles has created NEPAL PROJECT FUNDS with $5000.00 and will be funding $500 - $1000.00 to charitable projects focusing on education, health services, development work etc in Nepal.
 
Please mail applications to FON's mailing address or email to avishrestha@msn.com; pandeydeven@yahoo.com or sanscript@earthlink.net. Please click here to download application form.


Flood Relief Fund Raiser Announcement 
(Posted Aug 28, 2007)

Dear Friends of Nepal:
Friends of Nepal-Los Angeles is seeking contributions for Flood Relief efforts in Nepal.  The recent Monsoon Floods in Nepal have affected more than a quarter million people in 47 of Nepal's 75 districts leaving several thousand families homeless and
killing more than 400 people. Please help!
 
FON- LA will match all contributions received (upto $2500.00) for the relief efforts. We are looking to raise at least $5000.00. The funds will be sent to the Nepal Red Cross Society and/or the Prime Minister Disaster Relief Fund in Nepal.

Please click here to donate online using Paypal
Or 
Please send Check to the following address: 
Make Check Payable to: Friends of Nepal-Los Angeles
Mailing address:
3500 Overland Avenue #110-51
Los Angeles, CA 90034
www.fon-la.org
 
All contributions are tax deductible.
Thank you for your continued support.
Friends of Nepal Board of Directors

Buddhist Ballet in LA
(Posted Sep 18, 2007)

On Oct 7, 2007 at 3:00 pm, at the wilshire christian church, Tara Gurung Black and friends will be performing a nepalese buddhist ballet 'Chandelika'. This is a benefiit performance and all funds will be donated for rebuilding school in Nepal. Please see Flyer for more details.

TASC invites you to His Holiness Gold Medal Celebration in Los Angeles 
(Posted Sep 18, 2007)

The Congressional Gold Medal will be awarded to His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, which is the highest expression of national appreciation, in recognition for his exceptional service. To honor this prestigious achievement, Tibetan Association of Southern California would like to invite you to come celebrate this joyous moment. We will also be raising funds by donation for Tibetan Government in Exile on this day. Please see Flyer for more details. 

Location: Covenant Presbyterian Church
6323 West 8th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90045
Date & Time: October 20, 2007. 5 pm to 10 pm

Please contact TASC Board Members for any questions:
Namgyal Kyulo: 310-895-3529, Nono: 562-243-6228, Sherap: 818-300-5032, Tenzin Dakpa: 310-802-9360, Tenzin Dolkar:310-923-5758, Pema Gyalpo: 714-457-1964,Tenzing Tersey: 310-570-0590 


Historic 25th anniversary Association of Nepalis in Americas (ANA) silver jubilee convention to be held in LA
"If there is one place you are planning to visit in 2007, make that LA. Do not miss
the biggest convention ever to be held outside of Nepal. Be a part of the Nepali history."

Please visit official website http://www.ana-convention.org

Thank you all for taking part in this year's Convention! Thank you for giving us the opportunity to serve you as a host! Thank you for making this Convention a truly extraordinary and wondrous event! Thank you to our sponsors for stepping up to the plate! Thank you to all the volunteers for excellent running of the Convention! "Thank you for sharing this momentous event with us!” A HUGE thank you to all! FON-LA! See you in Los Angeles soon!

The historic 2007 ANA 25th convention will be held in Los Angeles from Fri June 29 to Sun July 1. Come to beautiful, sunny Southern California for the convention's informative sessions, cultural program, 25th ANA open sports competitions and much, much more -- and stay to enjoy all of southern California's attractions such as world famous beautiful beaches like Malibu, Santa Monica, Venice, and Newport Beach; theme parks like Disneyland and Universal Studio; Hollywood; Beverly Hills; and notable museums to name a few. Come to have fun but also to make positive change in our communities and beyond. This convention promises to reach out to a wide audience and aims to bring together the Nepalese Diaspora and Americans alike. 

The convention theme is:  "One Love, One Heart...Moving Forward Joining Hands"  Celebrating the 25th Anniversary ANA convention, LA 2007.

TASC presents Pasang Dolma in Concert -June 23, Sat 5pm - the finest Tibetan Woman Singer in EXILE
About the Singer: Pasang Dolma is arguably the best Tibetan female singer in exile. She can also sing bonus Hindi and Nepali songs at the concert. She is on a US Tour and has already performed in NYC, Portland, Madison, Minneapolis, Colorado.  Click here for more information

New Year's greetings from the FON Board of Directors/2006 New Year's eve Celebration pictures:
(Posted Jan 11, 2007)

Dear friends of Nepal:  First of all, wish you all and your families a happy and prosperous 2007! We would like to thank everyone for their support and participation in helping make the New Years eve celebration a memorable event. Read on...   Click here for party pictures

LA convention theme announcement/Gen. meeting date and venue
(Posted Sep 6, 2006)
Thanks to all the participants for taking part in the 25th Anniversary ANA convention theme contest. We  received a lot of entries. They all were good and there could not have been one winner. We ended up taking   ideas from various themes and combined them to come up with a unique one. Are you ready to hear it? Here  it is."One Love, One Heart...Moving Forward Joining Hands" Celebrating 25th Anniversary ANA convention,  LA-2007. Read on... 

Announcing the ANA-LA convention chairbody/call for committees' coordinators
(Posted Aug 29, 2006)
To make our 2007 LA convention a successful, fun and memorable event, we have started the process  of setting up the convention organization. The FON- LA Board of Directors after consultation with many of the individuals who are taking an active role has nominated the following individuals for the various positions. Read on... 


Miscellaneous


List of Donors

Establishment of the FON Community Help Fund:
(Posted Oct 13, 2006)
From our experience of helping with Bhuwani, we can take the lesson that emergencies which we could help out with monetarily happen from time to time. With this in mind, FON has established a permanent fund for crises in our Southland Nepalese community.This waysome monetary support could be made available to the needy person(s) immediately depending upon the crisis rather than taking a few more days to collect the fund.Please support us in this effort by making contribution to this communityfund whenever and whatever you can. Checks can be mailed to the FON's official address listed on this site.

WHITE HOUSE INTERNSHIPS for Nepalese American 
(Posted Aug 18, 2006)
Friends of Nepal- LA (FON) has received this announcement from  Jimmy D. Lee. Mr. Lee serves  on the President's Advisory commission and was appointed by President George W. Bush as  Executive Director of  the White House Initiative on Asian Americans. Read on...