America-Nepal Society, established in 1967, is one of the oldest organizations related to Nepalese and Friends of Nepal living in the USA. This is a non profit organization working exclusively for charitable, literary and educational activities. The activities ANS has done over the years are for fostering greater knowledge and understanding of literature, arts, cultures, values, manners, social customs, and other facts of diversities and similarities among Americans and Nepalese in the USA.

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America-Nepal Society

invites all the community members and friends of Nepal
to join
Dashain - Tihar Mela 2008
On
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Time: 12:30 noon to 7:00 p.m.

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ANS Press Release: October 2, 2008

The ANS Executive Committee (Board) has considered and approved the recommendations proposed by the Special Commission headed by Ms. Kathie Stein and two members Dr. Shyam Karki and Mr. Kris Ghimire regarding the current ANS bylaws and the holding of elections to the ANS Executive Committee on October 18, 2008. The Special Commission held a meeting on September 28 and heard remarks by a representative of the ANS Board and the petitioners. Based on these suggestions and the Special Commission's own deliberations, the Commission recommended an appropriate course of action. Based on those recommendations, the Election Committee will reopen nominations to the ANS Board. The Election Committee will announce the period during which new nominations can be submitted, the qualifications recommended by the Special Commission and other procedures it deems appropriate.

Recommendation of the Special Commission

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2008 Membership Application Form
-- PDF Format
-- Word Format

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Dear Community members,

As we all know, our homeland is being ravaged by extreme monsoon rain and floods primarily Terai region.  It has already taken over 90 innocent lives and this number is going up while over 300,000 people have been left displaced or homeless.  Loss of livelihood and damage of infrastructure has become major hurdle to the daily lives of affected region.  Nepal government has already made appeal to international community to help those flood victims.  Therefore, America Nepal Society is requesting the entire community members for your compassionate assistance to those flood victims.  Your small donations will go long way to help those needy victims.   Donation can be mail to treasurer of ANS:

Subash Joshi
7103 Galgate Drive
Springfield, VA 22152
Cell phone:703-300-8006

For more info, please contact:

Bishnu Thapa: 571-214-2267
Netra Ghising: 703-597-4098
Khem Bhattachan: 571-242-5510
Kabindra Sitoula: 571-259-3984
Madhav Acharya: 703-599-4226
Laxmi Gaudel: 703-220-8782
Lekhnath Bhandari: 703-638-9686
Govinda Giri: 571-239-4710
 
Sincerely,

Prem Sangraula
President, ANS