Birthday?
Anniversary?
Special event or person
to
honour?
Benefit Himalayan children at the same time!! Choose an item from below and donate online at CanadaHelps.  We will send a card to the recipient on your behalf (Make sure to include their address)Nutrition Fund Broccoli $35 Eggs for 200 people $35
7 Fruit Trees $35 Cooking Class $50 Rinpoche is eager to improve the diet of his students. Small Carpets For Bedrooms $65 each
Keep kids' feet warm in their rooms, getting into and out of bed. The school is unheated. Temperatures go to 0 C at night. Running Shoes $40 for 2 pairs
Most SMD kids play sports in bare feet, risking injury and hookworm infections. Sanitation Fund $300 per year
Karma Samdup, vice principal of SMDBS, has requested cleaning equipment and supplies, to teach the boys about sanitation.New Robes $35 per monk or nun
A set of new robes, underwear, socks and shoesPicnic and Pilgrimage Fund $350 per trip
SMD is a walled school compound and children rarely get out. A field trip includes bus rental and food. Concert Fund $250 per concert
To preserve the culture of Himalayan peoples, the kids learn traditional songs and dances of Nepal and Tibet. Performances for the local community reinforce Himalayan culture, and everybody has fun. In December, 2010, a thousand people came! Small Purchases $35*Board games*Small stuffed toys*Sports equipment*Art supplies*Warm underwear (vests)*Warm socks
Namo Buddha Monastery ideas for monks:
With the SMD Branch School for
monks, the shedra, ngondro and other retreats, Yarne, Namo Buddha
Clinic, and visiting lay students, the cooks are feeding around 400
people per meal.Below
is an example of approximate food costs. You may find the amounts
surprisingly high, but food prices are severe in poor countries and in
Nepal food inflation is reported to be 25%. Dhal for one year $1,700.00 Brown Rice for a year $1,300.00 Yogurt 3 times a week/year $2,500.00 One egg a week/month $ 120.00 Fruit: per person
Banana $ 17.00 Watermelon $ 28.00 Orange $ 50.00 Apple $ 124.00
Most vegetables are less expensive than fruit.
You
can help improve the diet and health of the monks, nuns and SMD kids. Give the gift of a
meal, or any element of a meal for a day, week, month or year in the
name of a loved one.
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Going to Nepal?
The
children, monks and nuns are grateful for gifts of vitamins, books,
DVDs, clothes, shoes, seeds, games, toys, and art supplies. You could be a YAK and carry items to Nepal!
Gifts of items going to Nepal are not eligible for a tax receipt unless pre-approved by our treasurer.
Please contact us for further information. email
Thank you for your generosity!!!
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CANADIAN ASTROLOGER HELPS KIDS
For the past several years, the prominent astrologer Georgia Nicols has donated
all the proceeds from her annual forecasts. Over the years, Georgia's donations
have helped Thrangu Rinpoche's schools enormously.
Georgia sends out a weekly forecast if you subscribe ...it is always amusing and usually right on
target!.
www.georgianicols.com DO YOGA, SPONSOR A STUDENT
Open Door Yoga in Vancouver donates a portion of each membership towards sponsoring an SMD student. They have been involved with SMD for many years.
A group from Vancouver with Samsara Journeys took three laptops donated by Braintrain, learning software in the US. Check out their websites.
Braintrain (thanks to Dr. Sandford)
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