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Candlelight vigil for Nepalese earthquake victims/survivors Tuesday

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(Courtesy Idaho State University)

POCATELLO – To help raise awareness of the devastating earthquake that struck Nepal this weekend a candlelight vigil organized by the Idaho State University Nepalese Student Association will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, on the ISU Hutchinson Quadrangle.

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

Nepal, the home country of more than 50 ISU 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 3,700 with the death toll continuing to rise.

“Nepal is one of the poorest countries in the world with many buildings made of brick and mortar with minimal reinforcement,” said ISU Nepalese student Deepesh Poudel. “As such, our families back home are very vulnerable to the devastation and the diseases that have started to spread after the earthquakes.”

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

The association has joined in with the JRM Foundation for Humanity and Idaho’s Hometown Hero to help coordinate with local volunteers in Nepal to provide medical and other relief 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 https://www.crowdrise.com/NepalEarthquakes2015.

People can also donate to any of their favorite charities:

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

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