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1. Invited Guests Receiving Relief
   

   On June 17th, monks and representatives from Shenpen waited at Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling to receive some very special guests. Recently, our monks had received word from various villages of great destruction and devastation, yet there had been no chance for the monks to make it out to these different areas.…

2. Shelter for Muglin
   

   Yesterday, on June 15th, monks from Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling worked with members of ULLENS school to deliver supplies to villages in Muglin in the area of Chitwan, Nepal. Shenpen donated 180 tin sheets for temporary shelters and provided transportation for other goods supplied by ULLENS school, including pipes, rods, and…

3. Participate Now in the Match-Grant!
   

   Dear Shenpen Patrons, A donor who wishes to remain anonymous has promised to match donations made to Shenpen for earthquake relief efforts within the next month up to $5,000. Therefore, we invite anyone who is willing to participate in this match-fundraiser by making donations large or small to Shenpen within…

4. SARAF Foundation Donates Sleeping Bags
   

   Rangjung Yeshe Shenpen would like to take this time to extend our great appreciation to the SARAF foundation which made an extremely generous donation of 500 sleeping bags to be distributed by Shenpen to earthquake victims in need. On June 7th, Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche met with Mr. Shekhar Rana as…

5. Rinpoche Promises Aid to Tipling
   

   Recently, Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche flew by helicopter with a few close students to a village called Tipling located in the district of Rasuwa. This area cannot be reached by car and so one would have to walk for many days in order to get there. People who know this area…

6. Caring For the Children of Chilime
   

   On May 27th, monks and volunteers from Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling monastery headed up to the village of Chilime in the Rasuwa district to deliver relief supplies to the locals there. Many practical supplies—such as food, tarps, cooking oil, and financial donations—were brought to aid the people. Perhaps most touching of…

7. Relief for Rasuwa
   

   Early in the morning, while it was still dark out, monks and volunteers from Ka-NyingShedrub Ling monastery and Rangjung Yeshe Shenpen headed out for the long trip to the village of Chilime in the district of Rasuwa. The monks had just been there to scout out the area for people…

8. An Update from Nagi Gompa
   

   Nagi Gompa, a nunnery outside of Kathmandu connected to Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling monastery, has been hard hit by the earthquake. The main temple has only suffered a few cracks, but the temple on the lower level has been severely damaged and so monks from Ka-NyingShedrub Ling arrived on May 26th…