Sponsor: A Boarder • A Day Student • A Monk at the Main School • A Young Monk at the Branch School • FAQ-About Sponsorship
Donate: How to Sponsor or Donate • Main School Wish List • Getting Money to the School • Branch School Wish List
• A Breakdown of Some Costs for Students Who Board at SMD
Our Helpers • Making a Dramatic Difference• A Gift From Rebecca • Australia Visits SMD • Before and After Stories
Astrologer helps School • Andrew - Bringing Tibetan Music to SMD • These young women will bring change to Nepal
• Cooking Programme • Dr McCall undertakes suvery of SMD student growth • Malte Hoffmann brings Slacklining to SMD

IF YOU WANT TO SPONSOR A CHILD OR DONATE,
TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATIONS CAN BE SENT TO

ONE OF THRANGU RINPOCHE'S NON-PROFITS

Non-profit societies have been set up in the EU, Canada, the UK, Hong Kong and the US to help Rinpoche's projects. They can issue tax receipts. Please contact them for tax details.

Sponsorship rates are based on the Nepali rupee. Our operating expenses come out of sponsorship with costs rising 30%/year, Thrangu Rinpoche has given direction for us to start double-sponsoring children.

How do I get matched up with a child?
Write to us at the school. Shirley: himalayanchildren@yahoo.co.uk
Please send your addresses (snail and e-mail).

Can I get a receipt for tax purposes if I sponsor or donate?
Yes, if you are in the US, Canada, Hong Kong or an EU Country. Contact one of Thrangu Rinpoche's non-profits for details.

CANADA
Vajra Vidya Foundation

Make a secure on-line donation to the Vajra Vidya Foundation through the CanadaHelps website by clicking on the CanadaHelps graphic to the left. This will take you to the Vajra Vidya Foundation page on the CanadaHelps website. *Donations over $1000 can be made by cheque, payable to "Vajra Vidya Foundation, for SMD School". Please mail to the VVF address below.

Public Fdn Reg. # 888437621 RR 0001
C/O Treasurer
PO Box 46898, Stn. D,
Vancouver, BC, Canada V6J 5M4
gkbs@shaw.ca


UK
Thrangu Rinpoche Trust
C/O The Treasurer
42 Magdalen Road
Oxford OX4 1RB, UK
Phone: 44-1865-24l555
Fax: 44-l865-241555 (0l865 inside U.K.)
treasurer@thranguhouse.org.uk


USA
Himalayan Children's Fund

Make a secure online donation to the Himalayan Children's Fund through the Network for Good website by clicking on the Donate Now graphic to the left.

C/O Debra Ann Robinson
P.O. Box 15644
Beverly Hills CA 90209
USA
debraannr@mac.com

EU
Vajra Vidya Centre,
c/o Wolfgang Schmid
Wackerstr. 47d,
88131 Lindau, Germany
Tel: 49-8382-6807
VajraVidya@gmx.de



Hong Kong
Thrangu Vajrayana Buddhist Centre Ltd
c/o Lama Karma Dawa and Secretary Ling
Flat A, 5/F Lomond Mansion
149 Argyle St
Kowloon, Hong Kong
Tel: 852-2760-8381
Thrangucenter@yahoo.com.uk



WE NEED YOUR AIR MILES

CONTACT US DIRECT

SMD Schools
Shirley Blair, Director
PO Box 1287, Tinchuli, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal
Tel: 977-1-491-5407
himalayanchildren@yahoo.co.uk

THE NEPAL POST OFFICE IS UNSAFE:
DO NOT SEND ANYTHING YOU VALUE THROUGH THE MAIL


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