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To help raise awareness of the devastating earthquake that struck Nepal this weekend a candlelight vigil organized by the 海角社区 Nepalese Student Association will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 28, on the 海角社区 Hutchinson Quadrangle.

The vigil will begin near the bronze Bengal statue near the Pond Student Union.

Nepal, the home country of more than 50 海角社区 students, experienced a magnitude-7.8 earthquake on April 25. The earthquake devastated several regions of Nepal, including the Kathmandu Valley region, leveling buildings and killing more than 2,500 with the death toll continuing to rise.

鈥淣epal is one of the poorest countries in the world with many building made of brick and mortar with minimal reinforcement,鈥� said 海角社区 Nepalese student Deepesh Poudel. 鈥淎s such, our families back home are very vulnerable to the devastation and the diseases that have started to spread after the earthquakes.鈥�

The Nepalese Student Association will collect monetary donations and have information available where people can donate to several charities鈥� efforts for earthquake relief in Nepal at the vigil and at tables setup in the 海角社区 Pond Student Union and Rendezvous Complex from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays.

The Nepalese Student Association has a student account with the 海角社区 Foundation where donations can be made toward the Nepal earthquake recovery effort. People can donate via a check made out to the 海角社区 Foundation with Nepal in the memo, sending it to 海角社区 Foundation, 921 S. Eighth Ave., Stop 8050, Pocatello, Idaho, 83209-8050, or online at www.isu.edu/gift.

The association has joined in with the JRM Foundation for Humanity and Idaho鈥檚 Hometown Hero to help coordinate with local volunteers in Nepal to provide medical and other relied assistance to the affected people. Dr. Fahim Rahim, chairman of the JRM Foundation, is flying to Nepal with his team to provide assistance. Donors can help fund JRM Foundation efforts by going to .

People can also donate to any of their favorite charities:

鈥� American Red Cross Nepal Earthquake Relief:

鈥� Global Giving鈥檚 Nepal Earthquake Relief Fund:

鈥� CARE鈥檚 relief efforts in Nepal:

鈥� OxFam America鈥檚 Nepal Earthquake Fund: https://secure2.oxfamamerica.org/page/content/nepal_earthquake/

鈥� UNICEF鈥檚 Fund for Nepal Earthquake: https://

If you have any questions about the relief efforts or how the Nepalese Students at 海角社区 are contributing, please contact Poudel at (801)803-8725, or Rajesh Jayasawal at (208)851-1474.