The December 14th Ama Foundation fundraiser sponsored by the Mill Valley Mountaineering Club (AKA Board Member Fred Doar) was a huge success – thanks to the superhuman efforts of Fred Doar, his wife Marianne and the board and, of course, the warm hearts and high holiday spirits of the attendees. The room was decked out in colorful prayer flags, and …
Save Our Education Fund – and have fun, too!
Please join us for a wonderful evening of holiday fun in Mill Valley, California on December 14! Our Holiday Dance Party features Wonderbread5, one of northern California’s most fun bands, an auction of Asian art, vacation packages and Nepali crafts that would make fantastic holiday gifts and some surprise guests. Reserve your tickets here. What’s this all about, besides …
Thank You to Moldovan Academy
Our friends at Moldovan Academy, a private pre-school in San Francisco, honored us with a fundraiser, called Art in the Park, on a beautiful day in September. To celebrate Moldovan’s 10th anniversary, the Academy put on ten fundraisers throughout the year, culminating in the grand finale, called Art in the Park, to benefit Ama Foundation. As you might guess, the …
Happy Dashain from our Family to Yours!
Dashain is the biggest, longest and most auspicious festival of the year in Nepal, celebrated by everyone. During the 15 days of celebration, no one works, and the goddess Durga in all her manifestations is worshiped with special pujas and tika ceremonies. In preparation for Dashain every home is cleaned thoroughly and beautifully decorated, painted as an invitation to the …
Monsoon Rainy Days
We’ve had a huge monsoon this year, which has been welcome, as our garden is providing plentiful vegetables and the lush vegetation around our house looks beautiful. Because of the rain we’ve been focused on indoor activities – everything from special ceremonies to games and puzzles. Since we have been in mourning for Anjana, we have not had full celebrations …
An Ama Ghar Wedding
On April 22, Ama Ghar hosted our first wedding. Although three of our other grown Ama Ghar children have married, this was the first ceremony to take place in our Ama Ghar home. Our lovely Menuka, who was the first child to join Ama Ghar in 2001, married Arjun Pun, a very nice young man from the village of our …
Greetings from Kathmandu!
This has been an exciting week for Manisha, as she is due to receive her Bachelors degree in Hospitality and Hotel Management from the prestigious Silver Mountain College on March 5. This week she’s shopping for saris to wear for the ceremony – and she dropped in to visit her Ama Ghar sister Parbati, who is working as a barista …
A Visit from Rob Uncle!
Although the older children call him “Rob Brother”, Rob Sanders is still “Rob Uncle” to the little ones… and no matter what we call him, we all look forward to his December holiday visit to Ama Ghar. Rob was Board Chair at Ama Foundation for many years, and this visit was particularly meaningful because he helped to steer Ama Ghar …
Find Holiday Gifts That Support Ama Ghar
During this holiday season, we really appreciate our friends who donate a percentage of their profits to support Ama Ghar! If you want to find some high quality, unique gifts for your friends and family and benefit Ama Ghar at the same time, check out these links: Happy Earth Tea – Our friend Niraj Lama is donating a percentage of all …
What we’re thankful for at Ama Ghar
We are so thankful for the beautiful moon over Swayambunath, and to live in such a beautiful place. We are thankful that we have a new member of our family, nine year old Pooja. She will head off to school after all her medical and dental checkups are complete. And the children are thankful that despite our rule against …