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Nepalese Association of Florida (NAF) is scheduled for NAF’s Adopt-A-Highway Cleaning Program-
West Palm Beach. Sunday, October 3, 2021, at 8 AM.
Please meet us in the parking lot behind McDonald’s in the corner of Forest Hill and Jog. Dress: It is advised to wear a full shirt, jean pants, closed shoes, and a hat. You can bring your own gloves if not, we will provide you disposable gloves and trash bags to pick up the trash. FDOT will provide us yellow reflective jackets during our Volunteer hours. NAF will provide volunteer hours for participating middle and high school students.
Thank You and looking forward to seeing you all there.
If you need more information on the program, please reach out to NAF naflorida2016@gmail.com or Mr. Bimal Nepal, Program Coordinator 561-531-1881
Annual general meeting with cultural programs
“अनुभव र अनुभूति-Father’s Stories Never End Let’s Hear From Them”.
In celebration of Father’s Day here in the USA, the Community Forum-Nepalese Association of Florida (NAF) is organizing the virtual program title “अनुभव र अनुभूति-Father’s Stories Never End Let’s Hear From Them”.
The program is scheduled for June 27th from 10.00-11.45 AM (Eastern Standard Time), 7.45 PM-9.15 PM (Nepal Standard Time) (बिहान १० बजे, (फ्लोरिडा) बेलुकी 7:45 बजे (नेपाल)
Zoom (Meeting ID: 898 9843 0736 Passcode: 512607)
The program will be Live on Facebook.
“Meet and Greet Program with Mahabir Pun”
Nepalese Association of Florida (NAF) organizing “Meet and Greet Program with The Ramon Magsaysay Award Winner Dr. Mahabir Pun”. The program is scheduled for June 19th from 12.30 PM-3.00 PM at Spice Indian Grill Orlando (4498 N Alafaya Trail #306, Orlando, FL 32826).
PLEASE RSVP TO CONFIRM YOUR PARTICIPATION.
http://evite.me/BpWUaypWs7
Contact: Narayan Neupane 407-376-2758
*CDC guidelines will be followed to avoid exposure to COVID19.
“Navigating Path To College”
The program will be focused on prospective or future college student to help them with our expert panel from college graduate or current college student from our community. Goal of the program is to guide and help our future student for their success in college entrance and selecting their dream.
Please encourage such candidates who are about to enter into the college to join the program and please let us know their information in advance. We will be publishing list of 1st panel group before the program who will be sharing the experience and answer the questions from 2nd group.
Program will be hosting by our recent college graduate Jenny Khanal and college current student Shailee Banskota
https://www.facebook.com/nepaleseAssociationFl/photos/gm.272915347411876/3317598701583887/?type=3
Program on how to protect mind during stress situation
According to Buddhism, the state of the mind is one of simplicity and tranquility. It is through experience in life, desired sense, learned emotions and obsessions that this pure state becomes complex. The Buddhist meaning of mindfulness is to understand the mind and to have knowledge of its capacity. For these it is important to pay attention to the mind. Our discussion program will be focused on how to protect mind during stress situation. Our speaker Prof. Bajracharya will discuss the protection of mind in perspective of Buddhism right after our regular mindfulness by Rosy Sharma.
NAF Mentordhip Program QA Session
Dear Community Members,
Namaskar,
NAF Executive team conducted emergency meeting on current COVID19 pandemic. Meeting was attended by current NAF executive team, and advisers. From the meeting, following decisions were made:
1. NAF executive team appointed adviser and Community Leader Mr. Krishna Shrestha from West Palm Beach as a Chair to lead COVID19 Response Team. He will coordinate the task force with NAF executive team member Niraj Shrestha.
2. Task force team has appointed following community leaders as contact person for each region:
Miami and Nearby area:
· Shiva Nepal -786-620-6627
· Chooda Mani Khanal -786-797-6412
Port St. Luci, West Palm Beach to Fort Lauderdale:
· Ram Thapa-561-313-9721
· Binod Basnet- 561-866-5443
· Krishna Shrestha-561-310-0694
· Niraj Shrestha-305-790-1620
Orlando and Nearby area:
· Narayan Neupane-407-376-2758
· Bikash Devkota- 407-453-1732
· Nagendra Dhakal -407-373-5475
Gainesville to Jacksonville:
· Jaya Khakurel-904-738-0907
· Anila Neupane-571-442-1610
· Dipendra Sahi-352-317-8283
· Kalpana Shrestha-904-314-9584
Tampa, Naples and Fort Myers Area:
· Deep Karki-813-753-5616
· Pragati Ghimire-617-460-6665
· Kamal Tiwari -813-789-1343
Tallahassee and Nearby area:
· Bishal Gautam-352-213-9234
· Mitra Khadka-352-870-5527
· Tej Poudel-901-612-8870
All University and College students should contact Mr. Nirjal Shrestha at 580-695-5882 for any questions or concerns. He will be working as a coordinator to connect with the representatives and student from Universities.
If there are any question and concern due to current COVID19 pandemic, please contact one of the community leaders from your area. Appointed members will try to reach out to each community member via social media or text or email or call.
3. NAF is currently working with other organization as well as Nepal Embassy-Washington DC, in case further assistance are required for community.
4. NAF will be uploading a webpage to raise fund for COVID19. Fund will be utilized to help community members who are going through economic hardship due to COVID19. Fund will be strictly utilized for COVID19 related work only.
We want to thank all the Health Workers and people who are currently working on health care field for their commitment to fight against COVID19.
Any new information and activities will be updated in our website and social media.
Stay Safe
NAF Executive TeamVirtual Nepali Pathshala
सम्पूर्ण फ्लोरिडा वासी नेपाली दाजुभाइ दिदि बहिनीहरु
नमस्कार,
नेप्लीज एसोसियसन अफ फ्लोरिडा (नाफ) को आयोजनामा भर्चुअल नेपाली पाठशाला कक्षा संचालन गरिन लागिएको विषय यहाँहरु समक्ष सहर्ष जानकारी गराउन चाहन्छौं । फ्लोरिडाका विभिन्न शहरहरुमा नेपाली वालबालिकाका लागि संचालित नेपाली पाठशालालाई सहयोग पु-याउन यस किसिमको कक्षाको संचालन गर्न लागिएको हो ।
सहभागी पाठशालाहरु
क) एनसीसीओ ओल्र्याण्डो पाठशाला (NCCO Orlando Pathsala)
ख) गेन्स्भिल पाठशाला (Gainesville Nepali Pathsala)
ग) वेश्ट पाम बिच नेपाली पाठशाला (Westpalm Beach Nepali Pathsala)
घ) ज्याक्स नेपाली पाठशाला (Jacksonville Nepali Pathsala)
ङ ) रमाइलो ट्याम्पा (Ramailo Tampa)
पाठशालासंग सम्बन्धित नहुनुभएका अन्य उत्सुक भाइबहिनिहरुले समेत कक्षामा सहभागिता जनाउन सक्नुहुनेछ ।
अहिलेको अवस्थामा भाइबहिनीहरुलाइ केहि समय भएपनि समय बिताउन सजिलो होस साथै भाइबहिनिहरुलाइ एक आपसमा नजिक ल्याउने उदेश्यले कक्षाको संचालन गरिएको हो । वालवालिकालाइ अविभावकहरुसंग संगै राखेर भर्चुअल कक्षामा सहभागिता जनाउनहुन समेत अनुरोध गरिन्छ ।
मिति ः अप्रिल ५, २०२० (आइतवार)
समय ः दिउसो १ बजे देखि २ :३० बजेसम्म
यहाँहरु सवैको सहयोगको अपैक्षा गर्दछौं ।थप जानकारीकोलागि –नाफमा सम्पर्क गर्नुहोला info@floridanepalese.org)/narayanneupane@gmail.com/anilanepane@gmail.com
धन्यवाद,
नेप्लीज एसोसियसन अफ फ्लोरिडा (नाफ)
Mindfulness-Meditation Online Class
Dear All Community Members Namaskar,
NAF
(Nepalese Association of Florida) is organizing online Mindfulness-Meditation Online Class starting from March 28th 10.00 AM- 11.AM (EST) (Every Saturday). The program will be run by our community member and certify instructor for Mindfulness Meditation Mrs. Rosy Sharma Sedhain. She has completed here certification from the UMass Center of Mindfulness and teaches a course in mindful meditation and yoga at the Barboursville Branch of the Cabell County Public Library. According AAP (American Association of Psychology) Mindfulness has enjoyed a tremendous surge in popularity in the past decade, both in the popular press and in the psychotherapy literature. The practice has moved from a largely obscure Buddhist concept founded about 2,600 years ago to a mainstream psychotherapy construct today. Advocates of mindfulness would have us believe that virtually every client and therapist would benefit from being more mindful. Among its theorized benefits are self-control, objectivity, affect tolerance, enhanced flexibility, equanimity, improved concentration and mental clarity, emotional intelligence and the ability to relate to others and one's self with kindness, acceptance and compassion(https://www.apa.org). Our instructor also suggest that mindfulness-based practice could be beneficial for reducing stress on children (From Article Title-Mindfulness can help manage children’s stress).
Pleas join us every Saturday from 10.00 to 11.00 AM (Easter Standard Time) via Zoom https://us04web.zoom.us/j/9813582640 or scan the QR code (Below) to log in to program. If you need more info on the program, please contact Anila Neupane (anilanupane@gmail.com or 571-442-1610).
Thanks
Mindfulness-Meditation NAF Team
Respected Nepali Diaspora,
Greetings!!
Nepalese Association of Florida (NAF), INC is the flagship organization in Florida working for the collective good of all Nepali living in the state of Florida. Our mission is to foster brotherhood among all the people of Nepali origin living in Florida and make our collective presence felt in the larger American context. As a nonprofit organization, we run solely on donations and membership fees. So, I will like to request all of us on behalf of NAF, to be the paid members. For three months we have running our Membership Drive with reduced membership fee which will expire after April 30th. I will request to take advantage of this opportunity to be members.
Become A NAF Members:
Your support has enabled us to accomplish current initiatives like; community programs- Adopt a Highway, children’s academy to promote Nepali culture and language, mentorship program, community interactions program, VisitNepal2020 and future program.
Without your support, we would not be able to continuously provide our community with valuable benefits and actively develop our community. We want to thank all of our life members and current general members for your continued support.
Let’s encourage and motivate friends, neighbor, local community members to be a paid member of our organization.
We request you to be member online https://floridanepalese.org/membership/. However, if you wish to pay offline, please make check payable to NAF and mail it at: XXXXXXXXXXXXXX or contact local community members in your area:
Fort Myers:
Cheban Acharya
Gainesville:
Anila Neupane
Nirjal Shrestha
Tirtha Mali
Jacksonville:
Dharma Acharya
Pankaj Sharma
Jaya Khakurel
Miami:
Shiva Sharma
Chooda Mani Khanal
Niraj Shrestha
Orlando:
Narayan Neupane
Bikash Devkota
Tallahassee:
Bishal Gautam
Mitra Khadka
Tampa:
Pragati Ghimire
Sushil Bhattachan
Deep Karki
West Palm Beach:
Ram Saran Thapa
Amar Karki
Krishna Shrestha
Binod Basnet
Note: Membership fee you pay is also tax deductible, as a charitable contribution during the IRS tax filing.
