Newsletter: October 2016

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Dear <<First Name>>,

We would like to wish you and all Nepalese a very Happy Dashain festival and hope you are enjoying the festive season with your family and friends.

Dine for a cause

We organised a fundraising dinner on 6 August 2016. As always, we were humbled by the turnout of our supporters.You all made this event another of our successful fundraising events.

The event was attended by personalities from various walk of life who found a common theme to celebrate - "Helping build better Nepal". We are thankful to our Hon. Consul for Nepal - Mr Fred Brown for addressing our supporters and also reading out an encouraging message from Embassy of Nepal in Canberra supporting our effort in helping out lives in Nepal. Special thanks to Dr. Hilary Wallace for being our Speaker for the night and shedding some light on the importance of Play Therapy for special children in Nepal. Thanks to Dr. Alex Zahnd for Skype session from Switzerland and speaking about RIDS-Nepal and Family of Four project. All proceeds from the event will go towards this project in Humla and Jumla region.

We were able to raise just over $3000 for our Family of 4 project. The fund will be handed out to RIDS-Nepal to implement holistic community develoment project. The project provides - smokeless stoves, pit latrines, clean water, and solar electricity to villages along with self-help projects such as running high-altitude greenhouse to grow their own produce in Humla and Jumla region of Nepal.

You can be a part of the project by making a donation.

Donate to Family of 4 project

Entertainment for the night was possible - all thanks to Reema Chaaru, Sanu Shrestha, Kusum Rai, Amrita, Anish Shahi, and 11th Hour. Thanks to our major sponsors - Orion Law, Everest Finance, Everest TravelPoint. Also thanks to our raffle sponsors - Everest Nepalese Restaurant and Cafe, Himali Gurkha Nepalese Restaurant, and Shangrila Nepalese Restaurant. More pictures on our Facebook album.

Upcoming events

Our annual event - Kite Festival is BACK! This is a FREE entry event and is a family fun day where people of all ages can come and join in the fun of flying kites. There will be kite flying competition for a small fee, yummy Nepalese food, sausage sizzle, and plenty for kids and kids-at-heart adults. Please bring your friends and family and have a picnic at the park.

Venue: Curtin University - Edinburgh Oval South
Date: Sunday, 20 November 2016
Time: 11am - 4pm
Entry: FREE

Far and Away - Book Launch

Sudhira Shah would like to invite you to join Western Australia Launch Celebration of portraits book of Nepalese families in Australia titled “Far and Away: Nepalese Families in Australia by Sudhira Shah”.

Far and Away is a collection of portraits, illuminated with brief profiles by Yogendra Bista, through which Sudhira Shah shares her love of photography, art and family. Her images, testament to her powers of observation and ability to capture the critical moment, convey the strength and pride of this beautiful people and their love and support for each other. The vibrant colours and textures of the gorgeous images highlight the diversity of Nepalese culture, while the profiles reflect the challenges, sacrifices and successes of transplanted lives that every reader can relate to.

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