NEWAH ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA Public Charitable Organization, A 501 c3 Tax-exempt, Non-profit _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ NOA 11th Annual Convention and General Meeting Update Dear NOA friends, families, and well wishers: Jwojalapa!  NOA's 11th Annual Convention and General Meeting is this coming Sunday, May 27, 2012 at Eastern Middle School, 300 University Blvd., Silver Spring, Maryland. NOA is delighted to announce that our Invited Chief Guest is 93-year-old living legend, Chancellor of Nepal Bhasa Academy, and winner of 3 Madan Puraskar, the honorable Dr. Satya Mohan Joshi.  Don’t miss this rare and exciting opportunity to hear from an amazing Newah scholar and writer!  Dr. Joshi will be joined by other excellent presenters on this year’s convention theme, Newars Today: Where We Are.  We will of course have our fantastic culture show, Nepal Mandala: Arts and Crafts exhibition, and delicious samay bajee and dinner.  And this year we are pleased to add a special program just for kids.  Here’s a quick look at the details: NOA 11th Annual Convention and General Meeting: Venue:    Eastern Middle School, 300 University Blvd., Silver Spring, Maryland 20901 Date:     Sunday, May 27, 2012 Time:    2:00 PM–10:00 PM Theme:     Newars Today: Where We Are Tickets:     $30 at door; $25 in advance Sponsorships and donations:  NOA welcomes contributions from any individual or company wanting to sponsor planned programs.  All donations to NOA are tax deductible; please contact season@newah.org or ramlals@yahoo.com for more information. We look forward to seeing you on Sunday, May 27th with NOA members, friends, families, and supporters!  Thank you for your continued support, and please forward this announcement! Visit www.newah.org for updates, and don’t hesitate to contact any of us with questions or ideas, or to volunteer. We hope to see you at the convention! Regards, The Executive Committee Newah Organization of America (NOA) Season Shrestha: 410-404-5388/ season@newah.org Birendra Pradhan: 347-400-4173/ birendra@newah.org Ravi Pradhan: 443-604-0478/ munaandravi123@yahoo.com Babita Shrestha: 703-477-6920/ bshrestha@ifc.org Mahindra Pradhan: 301-821-2796/ mahindra@newah.org Ram Lal Shrestha: 240-581-0078/ ramlals@yahoo.com Pushkar Prajapati: 703-270-8456/ pushkar@newah.org Bishomver Pradhan: 443-839-520/ bishomver@newah.org Rajesh Lal Shrestha: 301-905-7348/ rajesh@newah.org