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Browsing Archive: May, 2011

Namo Buddha Well Drilling Project SUCCESSFUL!!!

Posted by Vajra Vidya Foundation on Sunday, May 22, 2011, In : Namo Buddha Monastery 
Lama Yonten of the Namo Buddha Medical Clinic stands beside the site of the water facility being constructed to get fresh water to the hundreds of monks, students and support staff at Namo Buddha Monastery in Nepal.  There has been a severe shortage of water recently and, with all the kind donations from around the world, this will solve the issue.  Thanks to all for your assistance!
Lama Yonten writes:
We have good news today: the well we're digging gave water and it
wasn't very far down....
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2 SMDers at South Asian Youth Summit (SAYS) in the US

Posted by Vajra Vidya Foundation on Wednesday, May 18, 2011,
Two SMDers have been chosen to attend the South Asian Youth Summit (SAYS) in the US.
  Debra Ann Menzies of the Himalayan Children's Fund in the States says, "Through a rigorous examination and interview process, Tashi and Kunchok were selected out of 250 applicants to be part of seven delegates representing Nepal in the SAYS program, which includes Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Maldives."
Read the article in the Shambhala Sun  http://www.shambhalasun.com/news/?p=21097

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SMDer Graduates in Atlanta, Georgia

Posted by Vajra Vidya Foundation on Tuesday, May 17, 2011,
Atlanta International senior hopes to use American education to improve life in Nepal
By Gloria Love

When Karma Gurung crosses the stage later this month to collect her diploma, it will be yet another leg in a journey the Atlanta International School senior said has taught her to celebrate life, even in the face of seemingly insurmountable challenges.

Gurung hails from Manang, Nepal, a village near Mount Everest which requires a seven-day journey by foot to reach from the nearest city.
“In my v...
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SMD New School Year

Posted by Vajra Vidya Foundation on Wednesday, May 4, 2011,
THIS IS A NOTE FROM SHIRLEY BLAIR, DIRECTOR OF SMD BOARDING SCHOOL.  

Last week was intake...new kids.  Today [MAY3]  was the first day of the new school year. Yesterday was the end of a ten-day prayer festival at SMD.  All our nuns and monks came back from overseas and people from all over the Himalayas were here to pray together, to create conditions for world peace. There were  3000 laypeople here to get our founder's blessings yesterday afternoon and afterwards, a mad scramble to get...
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