Nepal earthquake relief efforts organized on campus

By Staff on May 4, 2015, 12:34 p.m.

A group of Princeton University students are working with the Office of Religious Life, Pace Center for Civic Engagement and the Princeton in Asia program to fundraise for short-term relief efforts and long-term reconstruction in Nepal following the massive earthquake on April 25. Donations will be accepted at a Rebuilding Nepal fundraising table located on the 100 level of Frist Campus Center from 2 to 4 p.m. and 8 to 10 p.m. May 4–8 and May 11–15. Donations will go to the nonprofit organizations Care Nepal and Sarvodaya (Teach for Nepal). More information is available on the Pace Center website and anyone who would like to assist with fundraising efforts should contact Asmod Karki, Class of 2016, at akarki@princeton.edu.

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