On 2nd Anniversary of Nepal Earthquake of 2015, Nepal Center of North Carolina organized 2nd annual 5K Run/Walk in Towhall Drive of Morrisville, NC on April 30th 2017. This event was organized to raise funds and support reconstruct and rebuild homes for low-income Nepalese in highly devastate earthquake regions of Nepal. Run4Nepal was well planned and hugely successful with approximately 250 Runners/Walkers of various backgrounds. NCNC highly appreciates the hard work put forth by the dedicated volunteers (listed below) led by Mr. Dipendra Lamichhane ‘Dipu’. State senator Jay Chaudhari, Council Member Steve Rao, Liz Johnson and several other elected officials from the town were present during the run.
Core Volunteers:
| Aman Tandukar, |
| Archana Lamichhane, |
| Ashish Hada, |
| Dipendra Lamichhane, |
| Ishwar Devkota, |
| Manoj Pradhan |
| Pragya Luintel, |
| RP Paudel |
| Tejashwi Giri, |
| Unnati Ojha, |
NCNC also appreciates our friends from NRNA-NC, Hindu Swayamsewak Sangh, JK Yog for volunteering on race day along with DJ Gorkhali and DJ Pakku for the sound systems. NCNC also deeply appreciates for the generosity shown by the local sponsors (shown below) to support this great cause. Please, do not forget to thank them.
Our Sponsors:
- Vastika
- Avance Care
- Kidz Pediatrics
- Omega Sports
- Sujan and Parita Education Foundation
- Nicklepoint Brewery
- Raaga of Chapel Hill
- Suvidha Indian Grocery
- Aero Nepal Travel
- Better Homes Real Estate (Tejashwi Giri)
- Carolina Max Realty (Lalit Farmah)
General Sponsors:
Food Lion, Sam’s Club, Harris Teeter, Panera Bread
Facts from the Race Day:
Total Number of participants: 234
Competitive Runners: 75
Walkers: 159
Snaps from Race Day:
Top 3 (Male)
RYAN LISKA 20:31
PATRICK ONEILL 21:07
SCOTT KUPRES 21:09
Top 3 (Female)
TIAYONNA LISKA 22:03
TRACEY HARDEN 22:57
LIZ THOMPSON 25:19
From 1st Run4Nepal:
To ensure a safer and more comfortable learning environment for young children, NCNC worked closely with Educate the Children Foundation (ETC) and constructed two-room Permanent Learning Centers (PLCs) in four primary schools in Dolakha District.
Beneficiary schools are:
• Guranse and Deurali Primary Schools in Lapilang VDC,
• Janakalyan Primary School in Lamidanda VDC, and
• Saptamai Primary School in Babare VDC.
The PLC designs were based on such factors as the number of students enrolled and the size of land plots available for building. They are sturdier than the destroyed buildings and far more weather-resistant and less noisy than the temporary facilities. They are well-ventilated and naturally lit inside, and many white boards line the walls for students’ use in various teacher-directed and self-directed
