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May the Lord always look after us!
May the Liberty always show us the light! 
Sandhesh
 
A Newsletter of   Friends of Nepal - New Jersey   December 2009
Friends of Nepal- New Jersey
A non-profit organization
ID #30-0091226
 
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MISSION
To promote greater awareness and understanding of social and cultural heritage of Nepal and promote networking opportunities for people who are interested in Nepal and its culture.
 GOALS:
  • Preserve the cultural heritage, traditions and customs of Nepal.
  •  Promote Nepalese arts, literature, music, dances and customs
  • Provide assistance in Nepal
  • Promote positive dialogue and communication among Nepalese and friends of Nepal.
 Executive  Committees  
  President: Ananta Risal 
 Vice President: Raj Kalakheti
 2nd Vice President
 Bhusan Shrestha
 Treasurer: Dinesh Adhikari
 General Secretary:  Mahesh Thapa
 Chair - Women and Youth
Namrata Pokhrel
Chair - Organizational Development
Avneesh Lamichhane
Chair- Cultural Program
Mary Dhakhwa
Chair - Communication
Kamana Shrestha
Chair- Project Development
Avi Sharma
Immediate Past President
Dr. Tulsi R. Maharjan
Our Sponsors:
 
Binod Rokka's Law office  
 
 
   
Hot Breads
 
 
Young Lee "Sherpa"
Financial Service
 
 
Nepali Language and Culture Classes
 
We are planning to run Nepali language and culture classes for young children.  If you are interested learning more about the program or would like to volunteer your services, please contact us at  fon.newjersey@gmail.com
Our Sponsor
Royal Kamling Restaurant 

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Visit Our Sponsor
Queens Diamond and Jewelry  
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Our Sponsors
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Bal Bikas School in Sunakoth, Lalitpur
 
Manandhar Memorial Scholarship established in memory of Dr. Madhu Manadhar's parents.
30 students are getting tuition scholarship at this school.
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Joe Yannuzzi (2008 Mt. Everest Climber) and Family with H.E. Ambassdor Acharya and Dr. Tara Nirola at the FONNJ concert on November 28, 2009
 
 
PICTURES
 
 

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Do you know these Kalakars?
 
 
 
  prakasYou are cordially invited to a very special  Musical Concert with Nepal's renowned singer
 
Praksah Shrestha
 
 
"Ramailo Sanjha" 

 रमाइलो साँझ  
with  edisonMary Dhakhwa and
other local Nepalese talents!
  • Binayak Shrestha
  • Proveen Gurung
  • Promod Pokharel
  • Dipesh Adhikari
  • Surendra Shrestha 
  • Sajita Kalakheti
All Ticket and Sponsorship proceeds will be benefit Youth Club  and selected educational & Humanitarian Projects that better the lives of unprivileged women and children in Nepal.
 
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When: Saturday, January 9, 2010
Time: 5:30pm -9:00pm
Where: 120 Finderene Avenue, Bridgewater,
PeopleCare Center 
 
VIP Tickets: $50 per person
Advance: $25.00 Door: $30
Refreshments and snacks included
Limited to 150 people only, Please register in Advance
 
Registration 
 
 
Prakash Shresth's selected songs
awardBy: Hari Sharma 
न्यु जर्सीमासांगीतिक साँझ
 शनिबार, २८ नोभेम्बर, २००९
फ्रेन्ड्स ओफ नेपाल न्यु जर्सी(FONNJ)प्रायोजनमाआज न्यु जर्सीको एडिसन स्थित श्री कृष्ण वृन्दावनमा कार्यक्रमको आयोजना गरियो।उक्त कार्यक्रम को मुख्य उद्देश्य नेपाल स्थित देवघाट एवं भारत स्थित ऋषिकेशमा अवस्थित वृद्धाश्रममा रहेकाजेष्ठ नागरिकहरुलाई औषधोपचार एवं नियमित जीवन शैलीकोब्यबस्थापनको  लागि आवश्यक रकम संकलन गर्नु रहेको छ।
 
कार्यक्रमको संचालन गर्दै FONNJ का भुतपूर्व सभापति डा. तुलसी महर्जन ले विश्वको  लागि तपाई एक जनाको  अस्तित्व भएपनि तपाई एक जनामै विश्व हुनसक्नेबताउंदैयस संस्थाको अग्रसरतामा नेपालमा करिब २०० जना भन्दा बढि विद्यार्थीहरु  छात्रवृद्धिको सुविधा  तथा ४०० जना भन्दा बढि महिलाहरु माइक्रो क्रेडिट योजना मार्फत लाभान्वित भएको जानकारी दिनुभयो।
 
उक्त समारोहमामाननीय सभासद दीप कुमार उपाध्यायतथा सं.रा.स. का लागि नेपालका स्थाई प्रतिनिधि महामहिम राजदुत ज्ञानचन्द्र आचर्य, प्रमुखअतिथिको रुपमा उपस्थित हुनुहुन्थ्यो।साथै FONNJ का सभापति रिशाल, कार्यकारीसमितिकासदस्यहरु,  
एवं न्युयोर्क तथा न्यु जर्सीका सांगीतिक पारखिहरुको उल्ल्येख्य मात्रामा उपस्थिति रहेको थियो। कार्यक्रममा प्रसिद्ध तबलाबादक अच्युतराम भण्डारी, प्रसिद्ध सितारबादक वेवेत अकिन तथा प्रसिद्ध सारंगी बादक परशुराम भण्डारीले आ-आफ्नो वाद्देवादन मार्फत "सेवा नै धर्म हो" भन्नेआशयकोसांगीतिक संदेशको तरङ्ग दर्शक सामु  प्रवाहगरिरहँदा  दर्शक दीर्घामा कर्तव्यबोधको भावना जागृत भएको प्रस्टै  देखिन्थ्यो।
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Leave a Rich Legacy!
Would you like to help to
  •  Preserve the cultural heritage, traditions and customs of Nepal?
  • Promote Nepalese arts, literature, music, dances and customs?
  • Help poor people in Nepal? and
  • Promote positive dialogue and communication among Nepalese and friends of Nepal?
We are in the process of establishing various clubs to support many initiatives we are taking with our organization, if you are interested serving on any one of these committees, please contact fon.newjersey@gmail.com
  • Children Club: Help promote every levels of Children's enrichment programs
  • College Youth: Help them help us.Help them to be a social entrepreneurs, teach them lead.
  • Ladies Club: The interest is to start a Young Girls Club to explore their common interests, Kitty Party, Woman's night out
  • Professional Club: Young grads, one who have just started
    career, Professional who need job, looking for more opportunity
  • Media Club - to enhance our presence and dissipating news to the wider community 
  •  Audio/Visual Club- cinematography, Animation and stories as a Product to promote our goals & objectives .
  • Interfaith Forum- team up with SCCDC - Cultural Diversity Coalition, more interaction programs, interfaith Bhajans, possible festivities.  
  • Bhutani Business Development Club- Exploring Cottage industries,investment forum,creating economic portfolio,micro-loans options.
  •  NECC-NJ- a building - structure to enhance our activities and become completely independently run Nepali Education & Cultural Center.
  • FONNJ Foundation - for financial freedom, project proposals to the government, universities for special grants.
  • FONNJ Forum - for discussing social, political and economic development issues in Nepal 
     
DIGITAL DIVIDE PROJECT IN NEPAL
digitalTurning the digital divide into digital dividends - A collaborative project between New Jersey and Nepal
 
The world today is divided between the 'haves' and 'have-nots' not only by wealth but by a growing number of separations, including the access to knowledge and information which is provided through information technology -known as the digital divide. The heart of the "divide" lies in the financial expenses of obtaining computer. Despite the world today becoming a global village, majority of people in Nepal are deprived of technology. For most in developing countries, a computer is still a luxury. For children in public schools, the computer is in many cases just a word, which exists in books or in pictures.  This project is to help communities in Nepal to reduce the "Digital Divide".
 
The Digital Divide Grant for $16,000 will purchase computers for public schools in Patan. This is a collaborative project betweeb the Rotary Club of Branchburg, Rotary International,  the Rotary Club of Patan and Friends of Nepal, New Jersey.   (Read more about this project www.fonnj.org
   
If you like to learn more about this project, please contact Dr. Tulsi R. Maharjan, tmaharjan@comcast.net  
नेपाली मुलका भुटानीहरुसंग अन्तरक्रिया
By: Hari Shrama
फ्रेन्ड्स ओफ नेपाल न्यु जर्सी (एफ.ओ. एन. एन.जे. ) को तत्त्ववधानमा विश्व बाल दिवस को उपलक्ष्यमा गत शनिवार यहाँ स्थित नेपाली मूल का भुटानी नागरिकहरु संग अन्तरक्रियाको कार्यक्रम न्यु जर्सी स्थित एल्मोरा पार्कमा सम्पन्न गरिएको छ ।
उक्त अवसरमा भुटानी समाजका संयोजक श्री लाल बस्नेत को नतृत्वमा नेपालका सरणार्थी शिविरहरु बाट तेस्रो मुलुकमा पुनस्थापना गर्ने क्रममा न्यु जर्सीमा आउनु भएका भुटानी नागरिक हरु करिव ३५ जना को उपस्थिति रहेको थियो। एफ.ओ.एन. एन.जे. को तर्फ वाट संगठनका का सभापति अनन्त रिशाल, सोहि संस्थाका चिल्ड्रेन क्लव का निर्देशक शसी श्रेष्ठ एवं समाजसेवी राकेश श्रेष्ठ लगायतका महानुभावहरुको को उपस्थिति रहेको थियो।
 
उक्त अवसरमा एफ.ओ. एन. एन.जे. का सदस्यहरु तथा नेपाली मूल का भुटानी दाजुभाई दिदीबहिनी तथा वालवालिकाहरु हरु बीच विभिन्न विषयमा अन्तरक्रियाको साथै एफ.ओ. एन. एन.जे. को तर्फ बाट राहत स्वरूप लत्ताकपडा तथा खेलकुदका सामाग्रीहरु भुटानी पक्ष लाई हस्तान्तरण गरिएको थियो। अन्तरक्रिया को क्रममा सभापति अनन्त रिशालले भुटानी हरुमा रहेको सिप को आफ्नो संस्थाले पूर्ण रुपले उपयोग गर्ने आशास्वन दिनुभयो भने भुटानी समाजका संयोजक लाल बस्नेतद्वारा एफ.ओ.एन. एन.जे. का सभापति रिशाललाई आभार प्रकट गर्दै यस्ता कार्यक्रम मार्फत दुवै पक्ष लाभान्वित हुनेहुँदा यस किसिमका भेटघाट एवं अन्तरक्रियाको कार्यक्रम लाई निरन्तरता दिंदै जानुपर्ने धारणा राख्नुभएको कुरा एफ.ओ.एन. एन.जे.का समाचार
सम्प्रेशक हरि शर्मा द्वारा वितरित प्रेस विज्ञप्तिमा उल्लेख गरिएको छ।
विस्तृत जानकारी को लागि www.fonnj.org मा जानु हुन अनुरोध गरिन्छ।
 YOUTHFONNJ TO START NEW YOUTH CULTURAL CLUB
As Nepali community grows in New Jersey many parents have shown interest to start a new NEPALI YOUTH CULTURAL CLUB  to preserve and promote Nepali culture, dance, arts and other social culture related activities. If you like to join the CULTURAL CLUB, you can contact Shashi Shrestha. You can support the Culture Club being a "LEGACY CIRCLE MEMBER". Be a proud member of the LEGACY CIRCLE AND SUPPORT THE CULTURAL CLUB. 
COME MEET WITH BHUTANESE REFUGEES IN TRENTON
bhutrentonThe United States has volunteered to resettle 60,000 refugees. There are about 15 families in Trenton area who have  resettled.  These refugees are given only a few months of support from the government and the resettlement agencies. After that, they are required to become self-sufficient.  Nepalese community in Mercer and Middlesex counties are trying to meet with them and celebrate Dashai/tihar, Thanksgiving and Christmas all together with them. 
 
These families who cannot afford to buy essentials such as blankets, winter jackets, pots and pans, and toys for their children. If you like to provide any holiday gifts or donate anything, please let us know.
 
December 6, 2009
1:00 pm to 4:00pm
St. Bartholomew Lutheran Church
1748 S. Clinton Ave, Trenton, NJ 08610

Your assistant and support will be greatly appreciated. If you like to donate or support anyway, please contact fon.newjersey.org 
Interview and pictures of Refugees... INTERVIEW WITH REFUGEES 
100% of your
donation  help to
support projects
in NEPAL & HERE.
 
All contributions are
tax deductible and
your company
matching is
available.  
 

 

 
 I would like to join the LEGACY CIRCLE and help to 
SUPPORT VARIOUS PROJECTS
A non-profit organization
ID #30-0091226
  • Nepali Language and Cultural Classes
  • Micro-Loan Project in Nepal
  • Nanda Ratri School - Adult scholarships
  • Orphan Scholarships for needy students
  • Handicapped students Scholarships
  • Patan Health Clinic
  • Rotary Girl Child Scholarship
  • Digital Divide Project 
  • Rotaract Youth Leadership Program in Nepal

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  ____ $ 100  LEGACY CIRCLE MEMBERSHIP  
 
Name: __________________________________________
 
Address: ______________________________________________
 
Phone: _________________________  Email: _______________
You can mail the check to: FONNJ , P.O. Box 5015 Somerville, NJ 08876 www.fonnj.org