We invite you to read this lovely letter from Ama Ghar visitor Mischa Noll, which he recently sent to the children. Enjoy! Dear Ama Ghar, It has been two months now since I was in your home and was lucky enough to be a part of your daily lives. Ama Ghar is full of wonderful personalities, and I still smile …
A New Year Letter from Bonnie
A letter to Ama Foundation friends and supporters from Bonnie Ellison – a bit late because we’ve been having trouble uploading photos to our blog! “Happy New Year Everyone…. I hope your holidays were filled with fun and love…..it was at Ama Ghar. On Christmas eve, in spite of a Bandh and after six hours, we got to the General …
Book Sale to Support Libraries in Kenya
Scope International partnered with Snow Lion Book Company is organizing a mega Presidents’ Day book sale to benefit school libraries in Kenya, donating 50 percent of the proceeds to Ama Foundation. Scope International is a wholly owned subsidary of Standard Charter Bank, which has operated for over 150 years in some of the world’s most dynamic markets, leading the way …
Himalayan Evening by the Bay
Ama Foundation invites you to our Himalayan Evening By the Bay Benefiting the New Ama Ghar Children’s Home Saturday, February 5th, 2011 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm in San Francisco, CA The program will include: Authentic village style Nepalese cuisine, Speech by Shrawan Nepali, the Founder of Ama Ghar Video and Pictures Presentations of the New Ama Ghar The Himalayan …
An Ama Ghar Adventure on Everest
Here’s a wonderful story from Ama Foundation Board Member Manoj Kanskar, whose vow to climb to Everest Base Camp before he turned 50 became a fundraising success for Ama Ghar: “Before I set out, trying to keep the promise to myself, to trek to Everest Basecamp before turning 50, I had some trepidation. Though I had been up to the …
A Holiday Letter from Bonnie
Namaste all, I want to wish you all a Happy Holiday Season and the best for the New Year. Thank you all for your continued efforts for this lovely place called Ama Ghar. We completed our move two weeks ago after a total of 22 truck loads which included 2 trucks from the guest apartment where I had been storing …
Mha Puja
Although this holiday was celebrated last month, we thought you’d be interested in reading Trish McCulley’s account of a beautiful Nepali holiday, which originated with the Newars of Kathmandu valley. Enjoy! “Ama Ghar celebrated Mha Puja this year on Saturday, November 6th. Mha Puja is a Newari festival celebrating ones physical self. I have come to think of it as …
Ama Ghar Rice Harvest
One of our repeat visitors to Ama Ghar, Bob G., joined us for rice harvesting and delighted us with his impromptu silly working songs and lots of teasing. We all had a lot of fun getting the rice cut and threshed. It was a great day outdoors in the field, working hard and having fun. And we served our lunch from the …
Report on the “Soft Opening” from the Ellison Family
Hope you’ll enjoy this post from Trish McCully, Bonnie Ellison’s sister – wonderful background about the Ellison family and more detail about the ribbon cutting ceremony: “Our day began with much anticipation. The Ellison family numbered six plus our friend Daisy was visiting Ama Ghar’s new home and Bonnie Didi’s heart project. In 2001, Bonnie Didi called the family and …
Report on the "Soft Opening" from the Ellison Family
Hope you’ll enjoy this post from Trish McCully, Bonnie Ellison’s sister – wonderful background about the Ellison family and more detail about the ribbon cutting ceremony: “Our day began with much anticipation. The Ellison family numbered six plus our friend Daisy was visiting Ama Ghar’s new home and Bonnie Didi’s heart project. In 2001, Bonnie Didi called the family and …