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A Night Our for Nepal

On May 14, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Alumni, Fundraising, Nepal, Orphanage

Two alumni of Cosmic Volunteers — Meredith and Marni — recently raised $1,200 at a charity event they held last month called “Night Out For Nepal” at Fergie’s Pub in Philadelphia. These two good friends volunteered together in Kathmandu in the fall of 2011, taking time off from their busy work schedules and lives to [...]

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A Son Heading to Nepal

On June 23, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In Africa, Nepal, Parents of Volunteers, Teen Volunteers

I had a wonderful conversation a couple days ago with a parent whose teen son flies to Nepal soon for a volunteer program. We talked for an hour, having a great conversation that ended with her telling me she felt even better about the trip. I don’t consider myself a talker, but when it comes [...]

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Solicitation from Orphanage in Nepal

On March 18, 2011 · 1 Comment · In Donations, Nepal, Organizations

As a follow-up to an earlier post about a traveler who asked me for the names of orphanages in Nepal to donate items to: I am pasting below a solicitation email I received recently from an orphanage in Nepal. If you do decide to donate items in Nepal, please stay away from this place, because the items [...]

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Perils of Charitable Donations Abroad

On March 18, 2011 · 1 Comment · In Donations, Nepal

I recently received an email request from someone traveling in Nepal who had items she wanted to donate to a local orphanage. I ended up not giving her the information, and she wrote back a negative email. I just wrote back to her explaining my reasoning. Perhaps my email below will shed some light on [...]

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