Nepalese Association in Southeast America

Theme Competition

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, www.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 [email protected] 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

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)

http://blooddonorsofamerica.org/bda/

Bimal Nepal

President and Officers Nepalese Association in Southeast America (NASeA)

www.naseaonline.org

NASeA Talk Session: Tax saving tips (Individual/Small Business Tax)

NASeA Talk Session: Tax saving tips (Individual/Small Business Tax)
Tax compliance issues and pitfalls faced by immigrant taxpayers

Don’t miss an opportunity to ask your question to Tax experts!

(Presentation will be followed by Question and Answers)

Sunday, March 19, 2017

Time: 11 AM EST

Conference Call Dial – (712) 432-0385

Conference Call Code: 139004#

The following will be the speakers:

Kumar Bhandari CPA, MTX, Georgia
Rabin Karki, Liberty Tax Owner, North Carolina
Roshan Bhandari, High Point, North Carolina
Saroj Nepal, MBA, Georgia

	Kumar Bhandari CPA, MTX Masters of Taxation and Bachelor in Accounting Kumar Bhandari works at as tax consultant (Prime Accounting & Tax Solutions LLC). He has full range of tax planning & preparation, payroll, accounting and bookkeeping services throughout the United States. He has been engaged as senior tax advisor with other large national and international Accounting firms. ● Federal and multistate tax compliance and planning in various industries with focus in Real Estate ● provided tax planning, consulting & compliance service ● High Net-worth Residents and Non-Resident individuals tax compliances ● Tax compliance and planning of estates & trusts, manufacturing, distribution, software, technology, staffing, non-profit private schools/associations/foundations, professional services industries ● US compliance for international operations/owners’ (inbound & outbound) tax planning and compliance ● Consulted various small to mid-sized companies on financial reporting, multi-state payroll tax, sales tax, property tax and local jurisdiction tax planning and compliances. Consulted on Mergers and Acquisitions ● Performed audit of multinational corporations.
	Rabin Karki, Liberty Tax Owner Raleigh, North Carolina Rabin Karki has been in tax business for more than 14 years.He owns “Liberty Tax Service” in several locations in North Carolina. He has tremendous knowledge, and experience in both “Individual”, and “Business” tax laws.He has been conducting training classes on Tax for everyone in North Carolina.
	Roshan Bhandari High Point, North Carolina Roshan Bhandari has been working as an accountant for a hotel management company for last six years.Prior to working in his current job he volunteered for The City of High Point to file taxes for the low income population also known as VITA program.VITA program, also known as Volunteered Income Tax Assistance which is a program set up by IRS to offer free tax filing services to individuals who make less than $54,000, person with disabilities, and individuals with limited English.Roshan understands that there are certain section of Nepalese folks all over who are on their way to prosperity but currently qualify for VITA program. He will be able to guide to the VITA program in your city so that the IRS-Certified volunteer will be able to file your taxes electronically for free.
	Saroj Nepal, MBA Georgia Saroj Nepal graduated from Bellevue University with MBA (Master in Business Administration). He has been working in the accounting and tax field for last 8 years. Currently he works as a Senior Accountant in Phase 3 Marketing and Communication. He also owns a book keeping company where he is providing service to small business and personal financial needs such as tax preparation bookkeeping, payroll, CFO Service.

Welcome/Opening Remarks: Bimal Nepal   President,  NASeA

Moderator: Shailendra Bajracharya

Once again, looking forward welcoming you all in this important talk session.

With Respect,

Shailendra Bajracharya

Chair, External Relation Committee, NASeA

Executive Vice President, NASeA

Synchronized Blood Drive Event in all states of this region

Blood Donation is Life Donation!

Nepalese Association of Southeast America (NASeA) in partnership with Blood Donors of America (BDA), and the host organization, Nepalese Association of Georgia, (NAG) marks her Silver Jubilee (25^th) celebration by organizing a Synchronized Blood Drive Event in all states of this region.

For all locations – Blood Drive On Saturday, March 25^th, 2017

State	Time	Location	Contact Info
Alabama
Florida
Georgia	3:00am – 7:00pm	Haveli Indian Cuisine 490 Franklin Gateway SE, Marietta, GA 30067	Damu Dongol, President, NAG (770) 330-6917Bhabindra Basnet, State Coordinate (404) 324-3473 Shailendra Bajracharya (404) 376-7292 Gobinda Shrestha (404) 313-0337 Tara Pun (404) 944-8939 Bishw Angdembe (678) 250-5264 Arjun Khapange (678) 733-2886 Kumar KC (347) 531-6431 Bachan KC (678) 592-1710 Santosh Pahari (954) 397-5435 Ram Khatri (678) 770-8063 Bidhya Gurung (404) 447-8272
South Carolina	11:00am – 4:00pm	785 E Butler Road, Mauldin, SC 29662	Satish Gupta (919) 455-5151 Nishant Aryal (313) 515-4280

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Please Spread the news and request all to be the part of this humanitarian task!

Contact: Satish Gupta, 919-455-5151

Chair, Health and Welfare Committee, NASeA

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