A really big thank you to all my guests who came along to the first Fundraiser Dinner held at Chillies Authentic Indian Restaurant on Tuesday 4th October. It was energizing sharing beautiful food and sharing information about MSEIP with everyone. Thirty-eight people poured into the restaurant and within minutes a wonderful atmosphere was created abuzz with conversation and fabulous aromas. The history of the my involvement with Mirge was received with interest as was the explanations of the work we are undertaking. Many guests expressed an interest in visiting and even volunteering in Mirge. Everyone's generosity has meant that 777 books donated by Bookery in Melbourne and Macmillan Publishers will now be sent to Nepal and distributed to our target schools. There has been many donations in this past week and now we have enough to support some of the actions identified in the Mirge Visioning Training aspect of the SEIP. Most likely we have enough funds to start installing a drinking water system at Kalidhunga, paint for the new classrooms and add extra funds to the base amount supplied by the government for new gender specific toilets for Kalidhunga Higher Secondary School. I am very grateful to all who continue or have just begun to support this significant work.
I leave for Nepal for a 3 month volunteering stint in Mirge on Monday 10th and will also assist ECCA with further SEIP projects. So my next blog will have the hint of authentic Dal Bhat and posted from Nepal.
