Prasanna Thanks for your insight. Damodar, I know you are reading this and made up your mind to become one of the executive members to make a difference for the sake of all the Nepalese. Let me give you few advices: # There will be lots of people who would just "chat" but does not deliver and runs away when times come to step in. ( I am included). # If you manage to organize some programs, rarely you will get some appreciation and if you screw up (as I guess you are not a professional "EVENT ORGANIZER"), you know the consequences. # Remember, you are volunteering, you are not getting paid for it and you can only devote certain amount of time out of your regular schedules. You know how much time it takes to organize even a small event. If you are planning to run like a corporate, forget about it. Don't aim too high. # You won't be approached by any other Nepali for any creative work, you will have to come up on your own. Neither, will they offer you any help unless you have really good friends. If you break it, you own it. # The REST of Nepalese around the area think or perceive GBNC, equivalent to the executive committe. So you will become GBNC, not executive committee of GBNC. They do not think you as a representative of theirs so you are on your own. They might even think you have surplus time to do those activities # Its better to have a team for you rather than putting lots of effort alone even though you are smart and capable of bringing out lots of changes.... # You will come to know about the "timing factor" so don't expect to accomodate all the population in one single event. You will have difficulty estimating people so have alternative plans also. # Expect some competition, as population of Nepalese in the area are growing and people with various ideas and interests emerging. This is emminent so don't be threatened or intimitated for the existence of GBNC. GBNC will exist whether it is a legal oragnization or not and you are going to try to make it a legal entity. Make sure you know the future responsibilities that comes with. # Try to make GBNC as an umbrella organization but organize events like "Sports", which was a huge success. Don't worry about the Dashain or momo party. Let people do that at home or let some one else do it. They don't fancy anyone anymore. # IF you have too many agendas, probably you will fail so concentrate ! My sincere advice, just follow some of the trends and add some new. You should be set. Good Luck and more later.