{"id":20748,"date":"2015-04-29T16:51:24","date_gmt":"2015-04-29T21:51:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/?p=20748"},"modified":"2015-05-08T17:52:31","modified_gmt":"2015-05-08T22:52:31","slug":"nepalese-students-raising-money-to-support-relief-efforts-for-earthquake-victims-back-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/2015\/04\/29\/nepalese-students-raising-money-to-support-relief-efforts-for-earthquake-victims-back-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Students Raising Money to Support Relief Efforts for Nepal Earthquake Victims"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Stephanie<\/a>
Stephanie Serres, a senior majoring in social work, visits with (L to R) Bibek Shakya, a senior business administration major; Ruhi Sharma, a junior business administration major; and Sajil Shrestha, a freshman computer science major, at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ’s SunSplash event. Shakya, Sharma and Shrestha, all from Nepal, were raising funds to support relief efforts for victims of the earthquake in their home country over the weekend.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

Nepalese students at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ are raising funds on campus to support victims of this weekend’s earthquake in Kathmandu, Nepal.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bibek Shakya, a senior in business administration; Ruhi Sharma, a junior in business administration; and Sajil Shrestha, a freshman computer science major, are coordinating this effort. Shakya is graduating this May and has been in Bemidji for 3.5 years; Sharma has been in Bemidji for about 2.5 years. They are among nine Nepalese students currently attending classes at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ.<\/span><\/p>\n

Funds can be donated at the International Student Organization, located in the International Program Center office in Deputy 103, from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. May 4-7 and 8:30 a.m.-noon on May 8.<\/p>\n

In addition to the on-campus donations, the students are advocating for contributions to Oxfam America<\/span><\/i><\/a> or the World Food program USA<\/span><\/i><\/a> in support of the relief effort.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Even one dollar counts,” Sharma said.<\/span><\/p>\n

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