Newah Organization of America (NOA) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v... CHECK THIS ABOVE LINK. Dear NOA friends and community members: Jwojalapa! Namaste! Hello!   It is our great pleasure to cordially invite you to the Newah Organization of America's 8th Annual Convention and General Meeting in the Washington, DC metropolitan area on Sunday May 24, 2009. As always, we hope you can join us over the Memorial Day holiday weekend for our traditional gathering of NOA members, friends, and supporters. Please come to enjoy informative presentations, good company, delicious food, Nepala Mandala arts and crafts exhibition, business forum, and great entertainment. Join us for traditional Newah Samay Bajee and dinner followed by the cultural program. All are welcome! Mark your calendars:   Date: Sunday, May 24, 2009 Time: 2:00–10:00 p.m. Venue: Potomac Community Center. 11315 Falls Road, Potomac, MD 20854  Admission fee is $20 per person; children under 10 years of age are free. Thank you in advance for your participation and continued support of NOA. We hope to see you there! Regards, The NOA Executive Committee Questions?  Comments?  Ideas? Want to help? We’d love to hear from you!   Please contact: Rajesh Shrestha (703-999-6476; rshrestha7@hotmail.com) Ganesh Kayastha (301-996-6970; gkayastha@yahoo.com) Balaram Joshi (301-649-4104; balaramj@verizon.net ) Season Shrestha (410-404-5388; seasonshrestha33@hotmail.com)    SPONSORSHIP & DONATIONS NOA welcomes contributions from any individual or company wanting to sponsor part or all of any of the planned programs. NOA will be grateful for any support fro our activities! (All donations & contributions to NOA are tax deductible; NOA is a fully accredited permanent 501C3 Tax-Exempt, Non-Profit, Public Charitable Organization.) LUSKUS—NOA’s Annual Publication— CALL FOR PAPERS & ADS Submit events and news of the Newah community in your area; articles and papers written on topics relating to Newah heritage, including art and artifacts, history, culture, language, literature, etc.; and discussions of the issues of the Nepalese community in the U.S. We also accept greetings, matrimonial news, school success highlights, business promotion, and simply good wishes and compliments. The deadline for submissions is midnight April 15, 2009. Ad Rates: Cover Pages Full Page Back Cover, color $200 Full Page Inside Cover $150 Half Page Inside Cover, color $100   Inside Pages: Full Page $100 Half Page $50 Quarter Page $30