Dear all,
as in previous years, our Trivia Fundraiser for the educational and empowerment projects that the BDA supports in Bodhgaya, India is yet again scheduled for October – Sunday afternoon, 27/10/24 . Ticket link will be updated shortly.
Please enjoy our latest newsletter. Thank you as always for supporting the various projects that the BDA have been involved with since 1990.
Our final 2022 News Update – Bodhgaya Development Association (BDA) Newsletter July – December 2022
can be found here:
We are so very grateful to everyone who came to our annual Trivia Fundraiser Event for the BodhgayaDevelopmentAssociation
Nearly 100 people came to the Norman Park Bowls Club (Community&Sports Club) and we’ve had such a beautiful, fun, fast paced Trivia Fundraiser Event with the best fundraising outcome to date! OVer $7000 were raised. THank you to all of our wonderful supportes and sponsors. Please have a look at the following gratitude clip:
https://fb.watch/gL1mFzDPCC/ https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1303844800386497&ref=sharing
on our FB site: https://www.facebook.com/BodhgayaDevelopmentAssociation/
Here are some photos from the event: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1dsQpLp3IMn2eTszlr5JbEAxBOo1kWhGo?usp=sharing
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We are excited to announce our annual Trivia Fundraiser Event for the BodhgayaDevelopmentAssociation
Here is the link to the trivia promotion page of the website which has the details of how to get tickets – fill a table of 8 or simply join a table and meet new people!
https://bdainc.org.au/events/trivia-2022/
And also find updated news about the various projects:
Brief pictorial News Update of BDA projects here
There are going to be fabulous raffle and auction prizes at our fund raiser. Among the many supportive people there is https://au.whogivesacrap.org/ who has donated box of their Premium bamboo toilet paper (48 rolls) for our fundraiser!!! YEAH!!
Here is our Jan – June BDA newsletter :
https://mailchi.mp/c01a08634c6e/up-to-date-news-from-bodhgaya-and-the-bda?e=92bc1537a0
If you haven’t been yet or a a regular… please keep this date free:
YES! It is on again in 2022, our now-infamous BDA Trivia Fundraiser at the Norman Park Bowls Club! Sunday, October 16th. Doors open from 2.30pm for trivia start 3pm sharp. Tickets will be on sale at the beginning of September. https://fb.watch/fb1rAwZxmK/
The BDA has been supporting the Pragati Sewing Centre for over 7 years, manovouring the numerous obstacles this wonderful women’s empowerment project is able to accomplish under the guidance of Priye Dwyer (from Dwyer Foundation) , Sr Shobha and Pushpa Kumari and of course the energetic and passionate woman who runs the centre, Sangheeta.
These latest photos and video clip was shared with us yesterday where these trusted and hardy sewing machines repaired several of them, taking them back to the ladies for more sewing production of masks, dusters for blackboards for our Prajna Vihar School and clothing items.
At the beginning of December, we’d sent out a brief update via mailchimp that included some Christmas gift ideas. Most of these gift ideas are not Chrissy-specific though. Please enjoy reading this update for the BDA projects from October- December 2021 and spread the word … our very small grassgroots organisation relies entirely on the generous support by individuals like you, who are inspired by what can happen when seeds are planted and the wonderful song lyrics by Kev Carmody & Paul Kelly “From little things big things grow” come to be.
subscribe to our newsletter (1-3 x per year) by sending us an email on bdainc.au{at}gmail.com
https://mailchi.mp/0139aad1bb67/up-to-date-news-from-bodhgaya-and-the-bda-7935784?e=caeace487a
yours in service and solidarity
Kerstin (BDA chairperson)
