Dear San dai and all, This post has come to the attention of Association of Nepalese in Minnesota (ANMN) and we feel compelled to respond to the concerns regarding ANA's performance raised here. As many of you know, ANMN was just involved in coordinating the funeral services of the three Nepali students who died in a car accident in Southern Minnesota. We received pledges of support from various individuals and organizations during this difficult time, including ANA. We feel that we must give credit where credit is due and testify in defense of ANA that they were actively supporting us as soon as the news of the accident became public. ANA was in touch with the ANMN president, Mr. Bijay Shrestha and they pledged us financial support right from the beginning. We are still in touch with them. The bills for the cremation ceremony are coming in and ANA will bear part of the expenses. An e-mail thanking all the individuals and organizations, including ANA, who came through at this difficult time was sent out to the ANMN e-mail subscribers. We must also thank you San dai for using this public forum to spread the news and setting up the paypal account to enable people to contribute from different parts of the country. In fact, Nepalese all over the U.S. and abroad expressed their profound sorrow and showed strong desire to contribute anyway they can to ensure honorable and dignified funerals for these three young adults. ANMN would like to take a moment to thank all the individuals and organizations in MN, all over the U.S. and Canada for their kind support. ANMN will make public a financial report once all the transactions are accounted for. If there is any good news in this tragedy, it is that that even if we are thousands of miles away from our own friends and families, we have knowingly and unknowingly, created a new set of friends and families away from home who will come together in support in times of our own needs. We are sure Bedija, Nishma and Utsav's families will take some comfort in the fact that although they could not be with their son and daughters, their son and daughters made their last journey with friends, families and even strangers who were deeply moved by their deaths. We would like to let them know that we were not strangers to them when they needed us and we are all praying for the eternal peace of their souls. Sincerely, Sugam Shrestha Secretary Association of Nepalese in Minnesota