neio Blog

Despite the positive feedback we’ve gotten from volunteers over the past few years, we’re currently putting the volunteer program on hold. Thanks for all the inquiries showing immense interest in helping out in the schools. Unfortunately our current staffing does not allow the time and resources required to manage an overseas volunteer program. We will resume the program when resources allow. Thanks again for all your support!

Our current focus is on helping Nurbuling school fund a qualified English teacher and improve their school facilities.

“A World Away” held on August 13, 2011 was made possible by many of you who came and supported the event! Together we’ve raised a net total of $2540.04 to kick start our next project in Nurbuling School. Our next goal is to support quality education in an English learning environment for these village children. Together with local support, we’ll fund an English teacher to teach at all grades in Nurbuling. We will keep close contact with the teacher to ensure that these children are making the most out of their educational experiences. More updates will be posted on our blog so stay tuned!

Here are some images taken by Lisa Whalen Photography who was so grateful to sponsor her time in photographing at the exhibit.

thanks to Christina Romero of Elegant Occasions and Jessica Lee for hosting the check-in table and marketing the event on site. Thanks Nikki for being an awesome bartender!

These are just a few of the cupcake shots.. we’ve got +400 of them!

Michelle Ng donated over +350 sweet bites to the event.. and she was on site serving and torching her signature creme brulee!

Scott Taylor and Elley Ho’s photography work were on display.

Guests were having a great time mingling with one another.

The “Children of Nepal” video was shown on site a few times throughout the event. To view the video again, click here.

Stacie Tamaki, a renowned blogger of the bay area was present and wrote an elaborate post about this event. Check out her flirty blog here!

For those who are interested in supporting NEIO and are interested in purchasing images that were featured at the event, here’s the link to make print purchase. 100% proceeds will go directly to support these children.

BIG THANK YOU again for the following sponsors who have made this event possible…
Allied Arts Guild
Simply Perfect Weddings & Events
Studio Cakes
La Vie Douce Design
Carolyn Wong Cakes
Michelle’s Creations
Jen’s Cakes
Olio Style
Lisa Whalen Photography

and the following 28 sponsors for donating valuable prizes to the event:

Four Seasons Palo Alto
Hotel Valencia Santana Row
Omni Hotel
Sofitel Hotel
Elley Photography
Taylor Portrait Photography
Rhee Bevere Photography
W Photography
Jay Tsai Photography
Soo Photography
Thai Mai Photography
Chung Li Photography
Lisa Whalen Photography
Luke Goodman Cinematography
Wing Hon Films
Lucile XYZ Photography
Jean Philippe Dobrin Photography
Visia Production
Iridescence Bridal Couture, Inc
Makeup by Tiffany Chang
Makeup by Joey Cheung
Makeup by Skyla Arts
Makeup by WowPretty
Floral Design by Tanjeeryn
Floral Design by Signature Blooms
Floral Design by Trinity Bloom Design
Massage Session by Jackie Dibbles
Loma Spa

We hope to run this exhibit again in the near future. It is, afterall, the best way to see where the needs are and how incredibly cute these children are.

Currently we’re unable to receive donations online via paypal. Thank you for your support. We’ll keep you posted when the issue is being resolved! We hope to see you this saturday!

Thank you for all your support, hard work, and dedication. We are excited to see all of you this Saturday in the Sunset Room at Allied Arts Guild, Menlo Park.

For those who are unable to make the event and would like to support our organization, please make a contribution online via Paypal. For every $10 donation, you will be entered for a chance to win a door prize!

Attendees coming to our event on Saturday, raffle tickets are available for purchase at the event.

We apologize for the last minute changes and any inconveniences!

Thank you for the ongoing support and contributions.

For more detail: http://www.neio.org/aworldaway/

Our next fundraiser will be held at Allied Arts Guild in Menlo Park on August 13, 2011.

This fundraiser will feature images and videos captured by two of our volunteers, Elley Ho and Scott Taylor who worked at 3 different village schools in Nepal last summer. They will be there to share stories about their experiences teaching/documenting lives of these children. Dessert and drinks are available for purchase at the event.

Elley, now a board member of NEIO, is excited to be working with many sponsors, including Sophie Lai of Simply Perfect Weddings & Events. Sophie has been of immense help in gathering resources and making this fundraiser happen. We’ve gathered more than 25 sponsors to sponsor a variety of attractive prizes that will be drawn throughout the day of the event. Ticket is $10 each and is available for purchase online now till the event date.

Here’s a paypal link for the ticket sale:

This is the BEST way to support our fundraiser if you’re unable to make it to the exhibit.

For more info about ticket sales please contact info@neio.org.

BIG THANK YOU for the following sponsors who have made this event possible…

Simply Perfect Weddings & Events
Studio Cakes
La Vie Douce Design
Carolyn Wong Cakes
Michelle’s Creations
Olio Style
Lisa Whalen Photography

and the following 25+ sponsors for donating valuable prizes to the event:

Four Seasons Palo Alto
Omni Hotel
Sofitel Hotel
Elley Photography
Scott Taylor Photography
Rhee Bevere Photography
W Photography
Jay Tsai Photography
Soo Photography
Thai Mai Photography
Chung Li Photography
Lisa Whalen Photography
Luke Goodman Cinematography
Wing Hon Films
Lucile XYZ Photography
Jean Philippe Dobrin Photography
Visia Production
Iridescence Bridal Couture, Inc
Makeup by Tiffany Chang
Makeup by Joey Cheung
Makeup by Skyla Arts
Makeup by WowPretty
Floral Design by Tanjeeryn
Floral Design by Signature Blooms
Floral Design by Trinity Bloom Design
Massage Session by Jackie Dibbles
Loma Spa

Hope to see you there!!