Every year long time sponsors, Arlene Miller and Hewie Powell pull out all the stops and host a big Valentine's Day Party to raise money for the Mitrata-Nepal Foundation! It is a homemade pizza lovers' dream, great conversation and a marathon for Hewie the pizza maker! This year the party was rescheduled to March 10th and there was a big crowd as usual. We so appreciate their hard work every year to support our kids!  Such a creative way to raise money!

Our partnership with Karma Thalo has grown through the years! The Karma Thalo Foundation is a medical team of professionals who travel to Nepal annually to deliver healthcare services to the poor in Nepal. They have operated a clinic in Lisankhu, Nepal for many years. They organize and operate multi-day clinics providing immediate medical, dental and vision care.

For the past several years, they have provided a medical clinic for our children in Kathmandu. The children come from our poorest families, have low BMI’s that put them at risk for disease and do not get regular healthcare. More recently, Karma Thalo began funding extra nutrition and support for the Contact Center children too.

With young children in is so important to encourage them to love learning and to develop an interest in education and gaining knowledge about the world, science and how to become successful in life.  So at our Contact Center they make a special day for celebrating the Goddess Saraswoti, a Hindu deity of knowledge and enlightenment.  The children at the Contact Center and their teachers were offered puja (honoring the Goddess) and received blessings. They had a special vegetarian meal of kheer (milk-rice pudding), puri, channa with vegetables, and mixed fruit salad prepared in yogurt – all a typical nutritious meal prepared during pujas.