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Sponsors deliver Vitamins to SMD

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:19:21 +0100

Mike and Chantal Schauch from Vancouver visited and brought vitamins.

Mike reports, "Natural Factors multi vitamins were safely delivered to Shree Mangal Dvip School for Himalayan children in Nepal. The kids and staff were very grateful to receive these multis!

When visiting the school, we discovered that approximately 100 new kids were admitted to the school this year. Most of these kids come from extremely remote mountain villages, and many suffer from severe malnutrition when they arrive at the school. Before they arrive at the school, most kids have never even received three square meals a day. So the vitamins are very important for the children’s health and well being"

Solar Power at Tara Abbey

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:34:14 +0100

SOLAR POWER INSTALLED AT TARA ABBEY

Municipal electrical power is a great problem for everyone in Nepal. Load shedding (rolling blackouts) is scheduled twice a day for a

total of at least 8 hours, so it is common to use fuel powered generators for back up power.

Generators are costly to run, noisy and polluting and Tara Abbey has been able to minimize reliance on a generator by reducing the outlets and machines connected to generator power and by just doing without which really restricts many monastic activities – especially studying!

Last year Khenpo Chonyi, the Abbot of Tara Abbey, tested the use of solar power by installing a small solar panel and battery to illuminate the walkways between buildings. It worked so well that the decision was made to provide more solar power throughout the Abbey.

Kuber Electronics of Nepal has just completed the installation of solar panels, inverters, batteries, wiring and insulation which will provide lights for dorm rooms, shrine rooms, the dining hall, hallways and front gate.

Half of the $8000.00 USD needed for this project came from HCF donors (including Friends of Tara Abbey) in the United States and half from a a generous Tara Abbey donor from Malaysia.

Edmonton Fund Raiser - Kids Helping Kids!!

Mon, 13 May 2013 15:56:46 +0100

Last week two children in Edmonton spearheaded a campaign to raise funds through their elementary schools to fund education for the Himalayan children in Tsum, far away in the mountains of Nepal. They raised over $300!

Jane (mom) writes:

Michael A. Kostek Elementary School had a school-wide bottle drive on Wednesday, May 8th and Thursday, May 9th.
Hillview Elementary School will be doing a ‘Principal for a Day’ raffle on Monday.

All proceeds from both grass-roots events will help fund teachers’ salaries in Tsum Valley.Our global community is growing, with Edmonton teachers and students helping provide education all the way across the world in an extremely remote Himalayan valley.

Are you going to Nepal? Want to be a 'yak'?

Sat, 11 May 2013 16:32:32 +0100

Donors have graciously supplied VVF with medicines and other items for the schools and clinics in Nepal.

Are you going to Nepal?
Could you take an extra suitcase?

Please email us at vvfcanada@yahoo.ca to help get supplies to the projects in Nepal.

Thank you!

Karma Dolma in Halifax update

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 20:15:58 +0100

Karma Dolma Gurung just finished her year of studies at St. Mary's University in Halifax, NS. She is preparing to buckle down to summer classes and two part-time jobs!! She is so dedicated to getting her degree!

This is an update from her school newsletter with a recipe for you to enjoy.

Terry Symonds' Next SMD Fund Raiser

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 20:29:20 +0100

Terry Symonds needs your help to support 10 kids at SMD. Please join him at his Fund Raising Event May 4, 2013

Sullivan Community Hall

6 pm-12 am

6306 152 Street, Surrey, BC V3S 3K9

Tickets in advance from Terry (778 829 0962)

$25 each ($30 at the door)

Blind Auction.

Coffee house with folk artists, spoken word, and

community dancing.

Deep Seated and the Dust Covers.

Light snacks, coffee and tea provided. (no alcohol)

Thrangu Rinpoche arriving in Vancouver!!

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 21:26:27 +0100

Dear Sangha Friends,

Tashi Deleg!
It is with great joy that I am to invite you all for a welcoming ceremony for our beloved master, Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche. Rinpoche will arrive at our monastery 2 pm on May 1, 2013. We are extremely fortunate that Rinpoche will return here to be with us and bless us with his presence. It is our honor and great privilege to have him in residence here at his seat in North America.

On behalf of Khenpo Sonam and our monks, I would like to cordially invite you to this welcoming ceremony for Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche. Please come and enjoy this auspicious event with us.

Refreshments in the Dining hall 1 pm
Arrival and welcoming ceremony 2 pm
Dinner 6pm

Please RSVP

With best wishes,
Dungse Lama Pema

Thrangu Monastery Canada thrangumonastery.org
8140 No. 5 Road
Richmond BC V6Y 2V4

PREZI of SMD now online!

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 18:35:55 +0100

An updated PREZI about SMD Boarding School is available now online.

P REZI

The school year has just begun, new kids have arrived from the remote Himalayan Mountains to get a superlative education, and sponsorships are being renewed.

Enjoy the presentation. Forward it to friends. Share it on Facebook. Use it for a fund raiser.
Help to generate awareness of SMD and the needs of the kids in Nepal.
THANKS

Notes for donations to send to Nepal

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 03:29:48 +0100

Thanks to everyone who gave items for the yaks!

What you can take to SMD School

Headlamps, external memory drives, USB flash drives (memory sticks).

Never need clothes (they can buy anything here except woolen socks and good warm under vests.

NO CHILDREN'S CHEWABLE VITAMINS

Multivitamins (non-chewable, adult dose), BUFFERED vitamin C, iron tablets, wart medicine

Art supplies, masking tape, sidewalk chalk, BluTac, materials to repair library books

Solar flashlights and solar chargers for laptops VOLTAGE IS 220
Laptops

Karaoke disks - folk songs - especially Tibetan disks

Electronic dictionaries to help students read English books more quickly. (It’s their 4th language.)

Earthquake gear: mylar blankets, Petzl headlamps, 50 feet of 1/2” nylon (not poly) rope, work gloves for rescue team, solar flashlights (torches), duct tape - any other survival gear

Dog care items for SMD's rescued street dogs: rawhide bones, brushes, collars, (they’re mid-sized dogs) squeaky toys, biscuits

Acupuncture needles for the clinics at Thrangu Tara Abbey and Namo Buddha Clinic.

URGENT Call for items to send to Nepal

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 06:06:07 +0100

Hey, we have yaks ready to take supplies to the projects in Nepal.

They leave soon so we need the items by March 27!!

Request for VITAMINS, MEDICINES, ACUPUNCTURE NEEDLES, SMALL TOYS, CLOTHES
for the clinics and SMD Boarding School.

Contact Lori at vvfcanada@yahoo.ca if you can help.

THANK YOU!!!