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MESSAGE from Nepalese Association in Southeast America (NASeA) – Election Commission

Posted on July 1, 2017 by NASeAdmin

EC2017.NASeA@gmail.com

Chief-Election Commissioner: Shaubhagya L.Shrestha (GA)

Members: Raja Ghale (GA), Kiran “Ron” Sitoula (MD)

Call to Register for the Convention and Become a Member of

Nepalese Association in Southeast America (NASeA)

By July 4, 2017

NASeA’s election for the Board of Directors and Officers will be held on September 3, 2017, during the Annual NASeA/ANMA Convention to be held in Charlotte, NC.

As per the bylaws of NASeA, only those individuals who are members of NASeA by July 4, 2017, would be eligible to contest or vote in the election.

Currently, only members of NASeA include (a) attendees at the 2016 ANMA/NASeA annual convention in St. Louis, MO (September 2-4, 2016) with payment of the full registration fees and (b) NASeA annual member (c) life members of NASeA. Please click this link to be NASeA Life Member and General Member https://naseaonline.org/?page_id=2158

Anyone registering with Full package for the convention by July 4, 2017, would be immediately granted membership of NASeA without incurring additional membership fees. This includes (a) Full Package for life member (b) Adult Registration (c) Student Registration (d) Athletes Registration Please click the joint convention link and Register https://jointconvention.org/registration/

Therefore, the Election Committee encourages all individuals who are not currently members of NASeA to register for the convention and become members of NASeA by July 4, 2017, and thereby be eligible to contest or vote in the election.

As per NASeA bylaws, anyone registering for the convention after July 4, 2017, would not be eligible to contest or vote in the election to be held on September 3, 2017

Please find below the NASeA Election 2017 Timeline for term 2017-2019.

IMPORTANT NASeA ELECTION TIMELINE for TERM 2017-2019.

Year: 2017, Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (EST, Washington DC)

July 01: General call to interested public to start considering nomination of their candidacy for various open posts in NASeA to serve for the 2017-2019 term.

July 04: Deadline to register to be eligible voter. Only members who register before midnight or have post-marked dates (if mailing) will be considered eligible for further verification. Anyone registering after this deadline can participate in all other conference activities except voting for the current term candidacy.

July 09: Executive Committee of current NASeA will submit first level of verification list of eligible voters to Election Commission. Executive Committee will also submit list of voters who were removed from the list and the reasons for it to the election commission.

July 16: Election Commission will publish first draft of list of eligible voters in NASeA website.

July 22: Voters can verify their eligibility status from website and can communicate with Election Commission via email if they have any question regarding their eligibility. Individual must provide their Full Name, Address, DOB and Contact Phone so that the commission contact you if further details are required.

July 23: Final Eligible Voters list will be Published in the NASeA website.

July 29: Candidates can file nomination following the appropriate eligibility criteria for various open posts using ONLY the downloadable or fillable forms that will be posted in the NASeA website by this deadline.

August 05: Withdrawal deadline for Candidates from various posts.

August 07: Final list of contestants will be published.

September 03: Election Day. Please be prepared to produce appropriate picture identification or other forms of proofs to verify your identity. You shall be denied voting if you do not produce such proofs to the satisfaction of onsite verification team. Election time notice will be published separately.

All official communications with Election Commission including sending of verification list, filing of candidacy and questions must be via EC2017.NASeA@gmail.com

Please do not call Election Commissioners with any personal favors or support. We are neutral and independent body. We will respond to emails in timely manner.

Thank you for your kind and sincere cooperation.

NASeA Election Commission 2017

Announcement:

Posted on June 21, 2017 by NASeAdmin

Announcement:

Please Register by July 4, 2017 11:59 EST (MIDNIGHT) to be NASeA Paid-up Member!

https://naseaonline.org/?page_id=2158

Please click the joint convention link and Register by July 4, 2017 11:59 EST

https://jointconvention.org/registration/

Only registered member by this deadline can cast vote or be a candidate for NASeA Executive Committee Election 2017-2019 to be held on September 3rd, 2017.

For detail please read the email below!

Respected NASeA Members,

Greetings!

As you may be aware of that the very successful two years tenure of the current NASeA ‘Executive Committee’, will be coming to end this September 2017. Three-member Election Committee lead by Saubhgya L. Shrestha together with Raja Ghale and Kiran (Ron) Sitoula has already been formed to conduct NASeA Executive Committee Election 2017-2019.

It is our immense pleasure to give continuity to the democratic processes and to conduct a free and fair election to form NASeA Executive Committee 2017-2019.

Following the guidelines of NASeA Bylaws/Article IX/ Elections 7.

“All persons nominated shall contest the election through the secret ballot. Only the dues paying members in good standing who have become members for at least sixty (60) days immediately preceding the election shall be eligible to vote.” NASeA Executive Committee has unanimously approved the following criteria adopted by NASeA Election 2017 Membership and Verification team lead by President Bimal Nepal.

Here are the guidelines of NASeA Membership 2017 and eligibility to vote and contest the election to be held on Sunday, September 3, 2017 during the 13th NASeA/ANMA Joint Convention 2017 which is to be held during Labor Day weekend i.e. September 01-03, 2017 in at the great city of Charlotte, North Carolina.

a. All current NASeA Life Members including all who become Life Member by July 4^th ,2017 11:59 PM EST are eligible to vote or contest the election. Be a Life Member and get special NASeA Silver Jubilee Discount. Life Member with Spouse $250 with $50 discount and Single Life Membership $175 with $25 Discount and be a proud Life Member of NASeA. Please click the link and be the life member https://naseaonline.org/?page_id=2158

b. One may pay NASeA Annual membership fee of $15 by July 4^th,2017 11:59 PM EST and be an eligible member to vote or contest the election. Please click this link and be the General Members of NASeA. https://naseaonline.org/?page_id=2158

c. The Full Package Registration in all categories paid to participate in the joint convention 2017 by July 4^th, 2017 11:59 PM EST automatically makes one a NASeA paid up member and be an eligible member to vote or contest the election. Only registration received for one of the following package qualify:

1) Full Package for life member ($80+)
2) Adult Registration ($85+)
3) Student Registration ($65+)
4) Athletes Registration ($65+)
Please click the joint convention link and Register https://jointconvention.org/registration/

d. All Full package registered participants in Joint Convention 2016 in St. Louis, MO are eligible to vote or contest the election. This official record will be obtained NASeA from ANMA within this month of June.

e. NASeA encourage all its General Members to register themselves as well as immediate family members residing in the same household only.

f. Any individuals registering for NASeA Yearly membership who create a Voters Bank i.e. several members registering from one source/credit card or Check will be deemed invalid. Election Committee/Members of Verification Committee reserves the rights to dispute and disqualify such members eligibility to vote. For details please read below the eligibility regarding Who Can Vote……

g. Membership sent by check via postal mail service, postmarked on or before July 4^th, 11.59 PM 2017 will be valid. Same thing is applicable for direct deposit too. No verbal communication is accepted on payment regarding NASeA Membership.

h. Registration must be done by July 4^th 2017 11:59 PM Eastern Time, following one of the above mention categories.

i. Any registration received after the specified time, will NOT grant you voting privileges regardless of registration category or NASeA membership type. System date (Date/time recorded by PayPal, Database system time will be used as official proof).

k. All the eligible Members/Voters from all mentioned above categories will be tabled in NASeA Website for General members to view.

l. Final NASeA Membership list will be officially sent to Election Commissioners by Sunday July 9, 2017 before midnight EST for the election purposes.

With due respect let us encourage all to pre-register for the Joint NASeA/ANMA Joint convention by July 4^th, 2017 11:59 EST MIDNIGHT. This will indeed provide the following extra incentives for our valued participants and members.

1. NASeA Yearly Membership begins immediately and makes pre-registrants eligible to contest and vote in the coming election.

2. Each registered individual will benefit in cash $25 i.e. The pre-registration fee paid will cover your NASeA $15 dollars yearly Membership due and you will save $10 for Early bird registration.

I would like to request all respected individuals, community leaders and friends of Nepalese in America to spread the news and welcome everyone to be NASeA Life Member, General Member and be the part of NASeA democratic process to elect the Executive Committee 2017-2019. Thanks in advance for everyone’s kind cooperation.

If you have any questions regarding this announcement please be advised to communicate with our General Secretary Shiva Bista, myself or any of the NASeA officers.

Always for the Nepali American Community and Friends of Nepal!

Respectfully,

Bimal Nepal

President,

And Executive Members,

Nepalese Association in Southeast America (NASeA)

https://naseaonline.org/

P.S. Please find below the Eligibility of Who can register?

Who can register?

Anyone with goodwill towards mission of NASeA and coming to participate in the joint convention and meet the eligibility criteria of becoming a member. During the actual voting, one must provide a proof of Government Issued ID, Passport, School/University Picture ID that has your name and address which must match with registered address will be allowed to vote.

Example 1:

I have wife and eligible kids who live in the same household to become NASeA Member to vote, can I register all of them using my credit card?

–> Yes you can.

Example 2:

I know lots of friends but they don’t have credit card and have asked me for help to register to vote can I help them?

–> No you cannot.

Unless they are your immediate family member and live in the same household, you may not register them. They have to register on themselves.

Why we are doing this?

The idea is to discourage “bulk” voter registration where whole group of people are registered using one credit card effectively practicing unhealthy habit of “vote buying” that are rampant in some other Nepali organizations. This process will ensure that genuine members of NASeA can vote which will create a transparent, healthy, competitive election environment.

Election Commission – 2017 Announcement

Posted on June 12, 2017 by NASeAdmin

Respected Nepali community members and Friends of Nepal in NASeA region and beyond,

Greetings!

On behalf of Nepalese Association in Southeast America (NASeA), I take this pleasure to announce the formation of the indepedent NASeA Election Commission 2017. As you may be aware of that the very successful two years tenure of the current NASeA ‘Executive Committee’, will be coming to end this September 2017. We will be conducting the election to nominate the new ‘Executive Committee 2017-2019’ during the upcoming Labor Day weekend during NASeA/ANMA Joint Convention 2017 in Charlotte, North Carolina.

The NASeA Executive Committee meeting held on June 11, 2017 has unanimously nominated three independent members for the post of election commission. All three nominees have graciously accepted their assigned responsibilities and are willing to volunteer their time. Please join me in Congratulating and welcoming the Election Commissioners for 2017.

1. Mr. Shaubhagya L Shrestha – Chief Election Commissioner

2. Mr. Raja Ghale – Election Commissioner

3. Mr. Kiran (Ron) Sitoula – Election Commissioner

With all due respect, I would like to proudly introduce our Election Commissioners.

Mr. Shaubhagya L Shrestha is our dedicated senior community leader, NASeA’s Election first Election Commissioner and Former President of NASeA.

Mr. Raja Ghale is our active community leader, Former President of NASeA and HPRR (पर्यटन दूत) of Nepal Tourism Board for the state of Georgia.

Mr. Kiran (Ron) Sitoula is a current Vice Mayor for the Town of Indian Head, Maryland. More importantly he is our dynamic youth leader, NASeA Adviser, Senior IT Project Manager with Department of Treasury.

We are confident in the prior experiences and expertise of all three election commissioners of conducting similar elections for different organizations in the past. We are confident such independent and highly qualified and respected member of our community will conduct the election following the proper bylaws, due process and in fair manner.

I would like to assure the Election Commission 2017 that NASeA Executive Committee will extend its full support and cooperation to conduct a free and fair election 2017-2019.

Always for the Nepali American Community and Friends of Nepal!

Respectfully,

Bimal Nepal
President,
And Executive Members,
Nepalese Association in Southeast America (NASeA)

CALL FOR CULTURAL PROGRAM APPLICATION

Posted on June 12, 2017 by NASeAdmin

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13th NASeA/ANMA Joint Convention

September 1-3 2017, Charlotte NC

Hosted by Greater Charlotte Nepalese Association (GCNA)

“Civic Engagement and Youth Empowerment of Nepalese in America”

CALL FOR CULTURAL PROGRAM APPLICATION

Namaste,

GCNA is hosting the 13th Joint Convention of Nepalese Association in Southeast America (NASeA) and Nepalese in Midwest America (ANMA) in Charlotte, NC during Labor Day weekend. The Joint Convention Cultural Committee hereby calls for the application of participation to all the talented performers in the cultural program.

To apply for the cultural program, please fill out the online form using the link shown below. The cultural program rules and guidelines are included on the same web page.

https://jointconvention.org/cultural-program-registration/

Important Cultural Program Information:
Application Deadline: Sunday, July 30, 2017
Acceptance Deadline: Tuesday, August 15, 2017
Performance Categories: Dance (Solo), Dance (Group), Vocal Music, Instrumental Music,

Master of Ceremony, Other (Acting, Stand Up Comedy, etc.)

For any questions or concerns, please email the cultural committee at cultural@jointconvention.org.

Thank you,

Arun Shrestha, Ph.D.

cultural@jointconvention.org
Coordinator, Cultural Committee

13^th NASeA/ANMA Joint Convention

CALL FOR PROGRAM PROPOSAL

Posted on June 5, 2017 by NASeAdmin

13th NASeA/ANMA Joint Convention

Sep 1-3 2017, Charlotte NC

Hosted by Greater Charlotte Nepalese Association (GCNA)

“Civic Engagement and Youth Empowerment of Nepalis in America”

CALL FOR PROGRAM PROPOSAL

The Greater Charlotte Nepalese Association is hosting 13th Joint Convention of Association of Nepalese Association in Southeast America (NASeA) and Nepalese in Midwest America (ANMA) in Charlotte, NC during Labor Day weekend. The Joint Convention Program Committee hereby calls for the proposal(s) of program(s) to be presented in the upcoming joint convention 2017.

The convention has been an excellent venue for public forums and interactions on wide range of topics that serve the best interests of our community. We encourage prospects to enlist programs related to our convention theme “Civic Engagement and Youth Empowerment of Nepalis in America” and those benefiting the Nepalese communities in the USA as well as in Nepal. We also expect program proposal(s) to connect with the mission of NASeA/ANMA/GCNA and with the knowledge, perspective, and interests of all three organizations as well as those of the convention participants. In order to develop an effective program, we invite all community members to submit their program proposal(s) by Saturday, July 15, 2017

Time available for each program will be one hour on an average; however slight variance can be accommodated depending on the nature and relevancy of the proposed program. The program committee will review the program proposal(s) and make its final decision in consultation with the Convention Core Committee. Decision will be notified to the concerning individual or team as early as possible.

Program proposal can be submitted using the form available at the link provided below. This is a detailed form, and we are expecting you to fill out as much details as you can. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the program committee. We thank you for your interest, and participation.

https://jointconvention.org/program-proposal-online-form

Program Committee
Manish Shakya, Dr. Manoj Jha, Satish Gupta, Bharat Kandel
For further information, please contact Program Committee
E-mail: manish_shakya@hotmail.com Phone: 864-354-4781

13th NASeA/ANMA Joint Convention Registration Opens

Posted on May 23, 2017 by NASeAdmin

Early Bird Registration Open, Click Here To Register Now !!

Greetings from Charlotte, North Carolina!

On behalf of Nepalese Association in Southeast America (NASeA) and Association of Nepalese in Mid-west America (ANMA) together with the host organization Greater Charlotte Nepalese Association (GCNA) and the entire Joint Convention Organization Committee, we invite you all to this historical 13^th NASeA/ANMA Joint Convention 2017 which is to be held during Labor Day weekend i.e. September 01-03, 2017 in great city of Charlotte, North Carolina.

The 13^th joint Convention has dedicated herself to the Nepali American Community with the theme being “Civic Engagement and Youth Empowerment of Nepalis in America”. It is high time that we the social organization and community leaders engage ourselves to empower our youth towards the civic engagement and best serve our country where we reside.

This Convention will bring distinguished guests form USA and Nepal together with hundreds of key members of the Nepali Diaspora from South East, Mid-West and entire regions of America. They will participate in a wide range of forums on important issues including, promoting Civic Engagement and Youth Empowerment of Nepalis in America, preserve Nepali language, literature and culture in USA, Immigration, information sharing in the field of business, healthcare, technology, participation in the US political process and leadership development targeted to youth, women, children etc.

Your participation is very important for this endeavor and we are ready to welcome you. We have great package for early birds, life members, athletes, and students.

With this note, we kindly request all our Nepali organizations Presidents, Community leaders and well-wishers to spread the news in your respective region and encourage all to register.

With Respect,

Rajesh Singh Bimal Nepal Bala Ghimire

Convention Chair NASeA President ANMA President

For more detail information visit our website at:

www.jointconvention.org

Interaction with Kanak Mani Dixit via conference call and Facebook Live

Posted on May 5, 2017 by NASeAdmin

Dear Respected Nepali Community,
You are cordially invited to this important interaction program with Kanak Mani Dixit, a renowned intellectual,
journalist, civic activist, and social worker from Nepal.

Please Join Conference Call and Facebook Live

Facebook Live: Kanak Mani Dixit, Bishwa Subba

Date: 05/07/2017 (Sun)
Time: (8:00-9:30) pm EST

Conf. Call Dial: (712) 432-0385

Conf. Call PIN: 139004

Moderator: Shailendra Bajracharya (Executive Vice President, NASeA)

Agenda:

Opening remark from Bimal Nepal, NASeA President
Interaction Topics
1. Social Works: Spinal Injury Rehab Center (SIRC) & New Sajha Yatayat,
2. Civic Society: Pillar of Justice, Democracy and Rule of Law,
3. Intellectual Journalism: Its Role for Sociopolitical Development
4. Culture and Arts: FSA and KIMFF
Closing Remark from Mohan Timilsina, NRN GA Chapter president

Organized by:
(1) External Relation Committee, Nepalese Association in Southeast America (NASeA)
(2) NRN USA Georgia Chapter

Kanak_Mani Kanak Mani Dixit was born on January 27, 1956 in Lalitpur. He is a renowned Nepali intellectual, journalist, civic activist, social worker, and environmentalist.

As an intellectual journalist, he founded the bimonthly magazine Himal in 1987 which subsequently became Himal Southasian and also co-founded Himalmedia. As a civic activist, he played a prominent role in mobilizing Civic Society during the initial days of Jana-andolan III to bring back democracy to Nepal.

As a social worker, he founded Spinal Injury Rehabilitation Center (SIRC) at Dhulikhel, Nepal, the first of its kind in Nepal. And, he gave rebirth to the long defunct Sajha Yatayat in a new form – an eco-friendly sustainable business model.

As a culturalist, he founded Film South Asia (FSA), an annual film festival of documentary films from South Asia. Plus, he also has a key role in supporting popular Kathmandu International Mountain Film Festival (KIMFF), an annual festival of mountain life documentaries from around the world.

Mr. Dixit studied at the Tri Chandra College in Kathmandu and obtained there his Bachelor of Arts in 1975. He studied at the University of Delhi, where he obtained a Bachelor of Laws. Afterwards he studied at the Columbia University, where he obtained two Master’s degrees, one in 1981 in International Relations and one year later one in Journalism. He worked for eight years from 1982 until 1990 at the secretariat of the United Nations in New York City. He was honored with a Prince Claus Award from the Netherlands in 2009.

Thank you and regards,

Shailendra Bajracharya
Executive VP, NASeA
Chair, External Relation Committee

Bishwaman Angdembe, (503) 851-4615
VP, NRN Georgia Chapter

_ नयाँ बर्ष २०७४ को हार्दिक मंगलमय शुभकामना !! _

Posted on April 14, 2017 by NASeAdmin

“सर्वे भवन्तु सुखिन:, सर्वे सन्तु निरामया, सर्वे भद्राणी पश्यन्तु , मा:कस्चित् दुख: भाग्भवेत “

Happy Nepali New Year 2074!

Respected Nepali Community Members in NASeA Region and Globally,

Respected Editors, Online/TV/Print Media in USA and around the globe,

Happy Nepali New Year 2074!

On behalf of Nepalese Association in Southeast America (NASeA) together with my officers, all former Presidents and advisers, and well-wishers of NASeA, I extend to you all, good health and prosperous life ahead during the auspicious occasion of Nepali New Year 2074!

As we welcome Nepali New Year 2074, we proudly invite you all to be the part of 13^th NASeA/ANMA Joint Convention 2017 in magnificent city of Charlotte, NC during the Labor Day weekend i.e. September 2-4, 2017. Please be advised to lock this date and stay tuned for further announcements.

NASeA proudly marked her Silver Jubilee in 2016 with various activities and officially declared to continue the spirit of NASeA Silver Jubilee 2016 to the 2017 convention. To honor this, we successfully completed Blood Donation Drive in 6 States (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina and South Carolina) where 93 Social Heroes donated blood saving 279 lives.

Furthermore, during the joint convention we will proudly honor “Silver Jubilee Medal” to all distinguished individuals for their outstanding contribution towards NASeA. We will officially release NASeA Silver Jubilee Bisheshanka. NASeA Life Member is indeed a Life Time pride and we encourage all to take the benefit of special Silver Jubilee discount and be NASeA’s prestigious life member.

Welcoming Nepali New Year 2074, I would like to propose NASeA together with her partner State organizations will work towards sponsoring “ADOPT-A-HIGH WAY” in the respective regions and community. Nepal Center of North Carolina (NCNC), North Carolina has been the 1^st State to Adopt-A-High-Way in our region and now from this year the town of Morrisville, NC has officially declared the third Saturday of April as a Nepal Day. This is the first time any city in North Carolina or NASeA region has recognized Nepal. These types of activities will indeed open the door for Nepali organizations “Civic Engagement” in all fronts to best serve our village, city, town and state of this great nation and keep our Nepali American identity alive.

Let us together Welcome Nepali New Year 2074 with Pride!

During this special occasion, let us all meet, greet and welcome Nepali New Year B.S. 2074 keeping our rich traditions alive here in the US far from our motherland Nepal. I join NASeA Interstate Coordinating Committee Chair Udhav Karki in circulating the announcement of various State/Student and Community organizations Nepali New Year 2074 celebration events to be held in various cities and states of our region.

With due respect, I would like to inform you all that I will be participating in three regions of North Carolina i.e. Morrisville-NCNC, High Point-TNCC and Charlotte-GCNA during this New year’s event and encourage all our officers, advisers, Former Presidents, Life Members to represent NASeA and be the part of local event to welcome Nepali New Year 2074!

NASeA April 2017 Calendar of Nepali New Year 2074 Celebrations:

Florida:

·         Orlando, Florida:

Nepali New Year Picnic 2074 is organized by Nepalese Association of Florida (NAF) in association with Nepali Community Center (NCCO), Orlando, FL.

Date: Saturday, April 15, 2017

Time: 12 PM to 5 PM

Venue: “Frederick Park” 3401 South Hiawassee Road, Orlando, FL 32835

For detail information please visit NAF website or contact individuals listed below:https://www.floridanepalese.org/

NAF President Ram Thapa at ramsharanthapa@hotmail.com

NCCO President Dhan Thapa at dhanthapa777@gmail.com

NASeA Adviser Bikash Devkota at bandipur3@hotmail.com

·         Tampa, Florida:

Nepalese Student Association of University of South Florida NeSA @ USF together with Nepalese community in Tampa is organizing Nepali New Year Picnic 2074 at USF Park.

Date: Sunday, April 16, 2017

Time: 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM

Venue: USF Park.

For detail information please contact:

NeSA @ USF President Nawaraj Pokharel at nawaraj@mail.usf.edu

·         Jacksonville, Florida:

Successfully organized “Ban-Bhoj” to welcome Nepali New Year Picnic 2074 Picnic organized by Nepalese Association of Florida (NAF)- Jax Chapter in association with Nepali Community in Jacksonville, FL.

Date: Saturday, April 8, 2017

Venue: 8th at Little Talbolt Island State Park.

For details please contact:

NAF-Jax Chapter President Pankaj Sharma<pankajnathsharma@gmail.com>

Georgia:

·         Atlanta, Georgia:

“Nepali New Year 2074″, Celebration together with NAG Election 2017-2018, and Annual General Meeting Celebration in Atlanta, Georgia. This event is organized by Nepalese Association in Georgia (NAG) and request all Nepalese to be the part of this New Year Celebration event.

Date: Saturday, April 15, 2017

Voting Time: 1 pm to 8 p.m.

NAG AGM Time: 3 pm to 4 pm

Snacks Time: 6 pm and Nepali Dinner at 8 pm

Venue: All Noor 6010 Singleton Rd. Norcross, GA 30093

For detail information please visit NAG website or contact individuals listed below:https://nepalgeorgia.org/

NAG President Damu Dangol @ damudongol@gmail.com

NAG VP Kumar KC @ <kumarkc002@yahoo.com>

South Carolina:

·         Greer, South Carolina

Nepali New Year 2074 celebration in SC by organizing Picnic. South Carolina Association of Nepalese (SCAN) requests all to come and together welcome Nepali New Year 2074. Egg hunting (Easter) will also be performed for kids with delicious foods and music.

Date: Sunday, April 16, 2017

Time: 10:30 AM

Venue: 301 East Poinsett Street Greer, SC 29651

For detail information please visit SCAN Facebook and Contact individual listed below:

https://www.facebook.com/SCAN.NEPALESE/

SCAN President Satish Gupta at sgupta5151@yahoo.com

North Carolina:

·         Morrisville, North Carolina:

Nepali New Year 2074 Celebration, with Nepal Day parade with various cultural activities organized by Nepal Center of North Carolina (NCNC), North Carolina. It is a pride as the town of Morrisville, NC has declared the third Saturday of April as a Nepal Day. This is the first time any city in North Carolina or NASeA region has recognized Nepal.

The highlight of this historical event will be the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony of the Parade in presence of H.E. The Nepali Ambassador to USA Dr. Arjun Karki and Honorable Mayor Morrisville Town Mark Stohlman and other distinguished guests.

Two miles long parade starts from Morrisville Town Hall and ends at Church Street Park. The parade will be a showcase of Nepali community of the area displaying wide range of Nepali culture and tradition.

Date: Saturday, April 15, 2017

Venue/Parade: 100 Town Hall Drive, Morrisville, NC

Formal Program: Church Street Park

Nepal Day Parade Inauguration/Ribbon cutting Time: 1:30 PM

Snack break and Socialization Time: 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Nepali New Year Celebration Time:  4:30 PM – 6:30 PM

For detail information please visit NCNC website and Contact individual listed below:  https://www.ncnepal.org/

NCNC President Dr. Sushma Pradhan spradhan@gmail.com

·          High Point, North Carolina:

Nepali New Year 2074 Celebration, TNCC Elected officers (2017-2019) Installation ceremony with various Cultural/Sports activities food and fun organized by Triad Nepalese Community Center, (TNCC), North Carolina.

Triad Nepalese Community Center (TNCC) is the first organization in NASeA region to establish her own TNCC community center in High Point, NC.         A perfect way to keep our culture and identity alive under one roof of community center.

Date: Saturday, April 15, 2017

Time: 12 Noon to 5 PM

Venue: NHCC, 3519 Imperial Drive, High Point NC 27265

For detail information please visit TNCC website and Contact individuals listed below:   www.nctncc.org

TNCC President Dr. Narayan Khadka 336-707 0592

·             Charlotte, North Carolina:

Nepali New Year 2074 celebration with an outdoor yearly event in Charlotte. Welcoming the New year and enjoying the beautiful weather of Spring with families and friends organized by Greater Charlotte Nepalese Association (GCNA), North Carolina.

Date: Sunday, April 16, 2017     Time: 11:30 AM

Venue: Frank Liske Park, 4001 Stough Rd, Concord, NC 28927

For detail information please visit GCNA Facebook and Contact individual listed below:

https://m.facebook.com/events/1527313107309580?%3Fti=ia

GCNA Coordinating Council, Sushil Nepal  gcna.cc@gmail.com

Alabama:

·             Huntsville, Alabama:

Nepali New Year 2074 Celebration, NANA Election, and Elected officers (2017-2019) Installation ceremony with various Cultural/Sports activities food and fun organized by Nepalese Association in North Alabama (NANA), Alabama.

Date: Saturday, April 15, 2017

Time: 11:00 AM

Venue: Ditto Landing Pavillion,

293 Ditto Landing Road, SE Huntsville, AL 35803 Phone: 256-883-9420

For detail information please visit NANA Facebook and Contact individuals listed below:

https://www.facebook.com/alabamanepali/

NANA President Sita Mainali SitaDidi@gmail.com

NANA Former President Dr. Divya Pradhan DPradhan97@gmail.com

NANA General Secretary Dr. Tilak Shrestha tilakbs@hotmail.com

·              Birmingham, Alabama:

Nepali New Year 2074 Celebration, Alabama Nepalese Association (ALNA) and its Nepalese Community of Birmingham invites all to be the part of Nepali New Year celebration. Do not miss chance to enjoy full day at Oak Mt. State park. We will have different activity including cooking, hiking, and more

Date: Saturday, April 15, 2017

Time: 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM

Venue: Oak Mountain State Park/200 Terrace Dr. Pelham, Alabama 35124

For detail information please visit NANA Facebook and Contact individuals listed below:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/210963678941449/

ALNA President Siddhartha Joshi <siddharthajosh@gmail.com>

Tennessee:

·                  Knoxville, Tennessee:

Nepali New Year 2074 celebration in Knoxville, TN organized by Tennessee Nepali Student Association (UTNSA).

Date: Saturday, April 15, 2017

Time: 03:30 PM onwards

Venue: West Hills Park (a.k.a West Hills John Bynon Park)

Entrance Address: 7624 Sheffield Drive, Knoxville, TN 37909

Nearest Landmark: Next to West Side YMCA

For detail information please visit SCAN Facebook and Contact individual listed below:

https://www.facebook.com/UTKNSA/?fref=hovercard

UTNSA President Suresh Poudel

BDA State Coordinator of TN Binod Chapagain  binodpchapagain@gmail.com

MISSISSIPPI

·                  Jackson, Mississippi:

Nepali New Year 2074 celebration in Jackson, MS organized by Nepalese Community in Jackson, Mississippi.

Date: Saturday, April 22, 2017

Stay tuned for the detail information or contact NASeA Adviser Dr. Khusi Ram Tiwari Tiwarikr@hotmail.com

LOUISIANA

·               NSA @ LSU, Louisiana:

Nepali New Year 2074 celebration in Louisiana organized by Nepalese Student Association of Louisiana State University and Nepali Community in Louisiana. Stay tuned for the detail information. We will update accordingly.

NASeA proudly shares her service towards the community. With our effective communication and active partnership with all our State/Student and community organizations we will give consistency to our mission in best serving our community of this region and together we will learn our best practices and moving forward build a strong networking always placing the American Nepalese community first.

I urge all State/Student and community leaders to provide us with the information of Nepali New Year 2074 Celebration and other regular activities in your region and we will update the monthly calendar accordingly. As always, thanks for all your support.

Let us all welcome the Nepali New Year 2074 and together keep our Nepali American root values alive here in US far from our motherland Nepal.

Always for the Nepali American community and Friends of Nepal,

Respectfully,

Bimal Nepal

President,

Nepalese Association in Southeast America (NASeA)

Theme Competition

Posted on April 9, 2017 by NASeAdmin

13^th NASeA/ANMA Joint Convention hosted by GCNA, Charlotte, NC

Respected Nepali community leaders and individuals of NASeA/ANMA region and beyond,

Happy Nepali New Year 2074 Greetings from joint convention!

We are writing this with great enthusiasm to inform you all that 13th Annual NASeA/ANMA joint Convention 2017 is going to be held in Charlotte, North Carolina from September 01-03, 2017.

This historical event will be is hosted by the Greater Charlotte Nepalese Association (GCNA).For the planning and preparation of the convention, the nine members of Core Committee have been formed to lead the joint convention. Similarly, several Program Coordinators have been nominated who will lead each committee and will be responsible for assigned tasks.

On behalf of joint convention committee please find below announcement for the THEME Competition.

With this note, we encourage you all interested individuals to be the part of this competition.Your creative thought can be “THEME” for this historical convention.

Nine member Core Committee composed of members from Nepalese Association in Southeast America (NASeA), Association of Nepalese in Midwest America (ANMA), and GreaterCharlotte Nepalese Association (GCNA) will select the best Theme which will be used for the convention web sites, banners, flyers and all other official communications. The people whose Theme is selected will be recognized during the Joint Convention.

Criteria for the Logo/Theme Competition:

1. One person can send multiple entries.

2. The theme has to be original and should reflect the mission of all 3 organizations involved (NASeA,ANMA,and GCNA). For your reference, please visit the web pages of each of the organizations, naseaonline.org, www.anmausa.org, and https://www.facebook.com/gcna.cc/?ref=page_internal

3. Sample theme:“Persevering Nepali American Culture and Identity”, “Nepalese Unity for Prosperity” etc.

4. Please send your theme to the Convention Chair at rsingh2002@hotmail.com no later than April, 12, 2017.

5. Please provide your name, email address and contact phone number.

On behalf NASeA/ANMA- GCNA Core Committee members, we would like to welcome and encourage you all to be a part of this historical joint convention.

Thank you all in advance!

With Respect,

Rajesh Singh, Convention Chair

Bimal Nepal, NASeA President

Bala Ghimire, ANMA President

Core Committee Members

13^th ANMA/ANMA Joint Convention 2017 hosted by GCNA

Charlotte, NC

Successful completion of coordinated blood drive in NASeA region

Posted on April 9, 2017 by NASeAdmin

PRESS RLEASE: “Blood Donation is Life Donation”

93-Social Heroes Donated Blood Saving 279 Lives in Six States of NASeA region

Respected Nepali Community members and well wishers in NASeA region and beyond,

Respected Editors, Online/TV/Print Media in USA and around the globe,

Greetings from NASeA-BDA!

On behalf of Nepalese Association in Southeast America (NASeA) Health and Welfare Committee Chair Satish Gupta, together with Blood Donors of America (BDA) President Dr. Nanda Regmi, I take this pleasure to share with you all that NASeA successfully marked her 25 Years of Community services by organizing synchronized Blood Drive in six states of NASeA region last Saturday, March 25, 2017.

Please join us in saluting all 93 Social Heroes from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee for generously donating blood during this historical day and being part of this great humanitarian task of saving 279 lives. Please find a brief blood drive report below:

Alabama: 5-Social Heroes donated blood in 15 Hughes Road, AL

Madhav Mainali, Santosh Pokhrel, Chrystal W, Kristin P, Cleveland L

Special thanks to host organization Nepalese Association in North Alabama (NANA) President Sita Mainali, and BDA State coordinator Madhav Mainali and well wishers for making this NASeA-BDA-NANA event in Alabama a success.

Florida: 12-Social Heroes donated blood in West Palm Beach, FL

Jaya Satyal, Dr. Amar Karki, Gopesh Maskey, Kiran Dev Pandel, Krishna Shrestha, Rishi Gautam, Dinesh Khatiwada, Srijana Nepal, Kari Boulder, Doyete Paul, Carlos Lovato, Bimal Nepal

Special thanks to host organization Nepalese Association of Florida (NAF) President Ram Sharan Thapa and BDA State Coordinator Dr. Choodamani Khanal and well wishers for making NASeA-BDA-NAF event in Florida a success.

Georgia: 26-Social Heroes donated blood in Marietta, GA

Nabin Regmi, Sagar Rijal, Arjun Sharma, Shailendra Bajracharaya, Surya Lamsal, Khadga Khadka, Raju Thapa, Deepak Pahari, Bikal Sharma, Kamal Thapa, Kapil Wagley, Krishna Devkota, Parash Kunwar, Saroj Nepal, Pashupati Neupane, Roshan KC, CK Parajuli, Tapobal Dhakal, Pranaya Lama, Karan Kunwar, Dinju Shrestha, Sujit Pun, Bikash Chhetri, Sanjay Dhakal, Sujan Basnet and Bhabindra Basnet.

Special thanks to host organization Nepalese Association of Georgia (NAG) President Damu Dongol and BDA State coordinator Bhabindra Basnet and well wishers for making this NASeA-BDA-NAG event in Georgia a success.

North Carolina: 26-Social Heroes donated blood in High point, NC.

Dr. Narayan Khadka, Roshan Shrestha, Bandana Khadka , 23 individuals did not want to publish their names.

Special thanks to host organization Triad Nepalese Community Center (TNCC) President Dr. Narayan Khadka, BDA Joint Treasurer Bandana Khadka and well wishers for making this NASeA-BDA-TNCC event in North Carolina a success.

South Carolina: 11-Social Heroes donated blood in , Mauldin, SC.

Shashank Gupta, Basudev Parajuli, Dilli Bhatta, Ofisher Hartsoe, Michelle Burke, Gary Hensley, Mary Koenemanh, Ksinges, Satish Gupta & 2 individuals did not want to publish their names.

Special thanks to host organization South Carolina Association of Nepalese (SCAN) President/BDA State Coordinator and NASeA Health and Welfare Committee Chair/EC member Satish Gupta and well wishers for making this NASeA-BDA-SCAN event in South Carolina a success. Furthermore, BDA EVP and Blood Donors Hero Ajaya Satyal graciously observed this event as a chief guest in SC.

Tennessee: 12-Social Heroes donated blood in University of Tennessee, TN

Puskar Chapagain, Bishwa Pokharel, Girish Upreti, Som Shrestha, Joshua Crum, Mary Reynolds, Kristen Brown, Caitlin Harpell, Justin, 3 Individuals did not want to publish their names.

Special thanks to BDA State Coordinator of TN Binod Chapagain together with University of Tennessee Nepali Student Association (UTNSA) President Suresh Poudel and UTNSA Faculty Adviser Hem Bhandari and well wishers for making NASeA-BDA-UTNSA event in Tennessee a success.

Finally, we would like to extend special gratitude to all our partner organizations i.e. State/Student organizations Presidents, community leaders together with Blood Donors America State Coordinators, all our community members and well-wishers for their full cooperation in supporting us making this historical Blood Drive marking NASeA Silver Jubilee a grand success!

Count on us, NASeA and BDA will continue its partnership to organize multiple Blood drive events in this region and together we will work towards saving the precious life to fulfill this great humanitarian task. We will always reinforce our commitment in best serving our community here in NASeA region and beyond.

Once again I salute you all!

Always for the Nepali American Community and Friends of Nepal!

With Respect,

Satish Chandra Gupta,

Chair, Health and Welfare Committee, NASeA

Nanda Regmi, DVM, PhD

President and Officers Blood Donors of America (BDA)

https://blooddonorsofamerica.org/bda/

Bimal Nepal

President and Officers Nepalese Association in Southeast America (NASeA)

naseaonline.org

Author: NASeAdmin