Myanmar Buddhist Association (MBA) would like to invite all our dhamma friends to our annual Hta Ma Nae’ Pwe and MBA annual meeting that will be held on Sunday – March 14th, 2010 at Ratana Viman Monastery. Please refer below event agenda and attached invitation for more information. We are looking forward to celebrating this event with all our dhamma friends.

Event Date:          March 14th 2010 – Sunday
Place:                  Ratana Viman Monastery
7271 Asbury Drive
Lithonia, Georgia 30058
Phone: 770-676-7169

Agenda:
10:00AM      –       Gather food for the monks and accept donations from the guests
11:00AM      -       Offer lunch to the monks
12:00PM      -       Offer lunch to the guests
1:00PM        -       Offer Hta Ma Nae’ and tea to the guests
1:30PM        -       Dhamma talk by Ashin Manijoti
2:00PM        -       Announce 2009-2010 MBA projects and 2009 financial report
2:30PM        -       2010 MAB EC member election
3:00PM        -       Present certificates to volunteers
3:30PM        -       End event

If you are interested to become a member or volunteer for MBA in 2010, please contact MBA secretary, Myat at 404 556 5629.

MBA – 2010 Hta Ma Nae Invitation

Burmese Christian Church

On Sunday, January 31st, the Karen and Chin Christian community in Clarkston gathered together to worship and learn more about Census 2010.   The ACCC was on hand to provide Census promotional materials, and to meet with the Buddhist and Christian Burmese leadership to discuss and offer assistance with additional funding opportunities, particularly as it relates to funding to transport the many Burmese that do not drive to job testing sites or related Census events.  The Burmese community is diverse both in ethnicity, language and faith.  The majority of Burmese refugees in Georgia are either Buddhist or Christian.  However, the Burmese CCC has been able to successfully collaborate across ethnic and faith-based lines to ensure every person in their community is counted.

Describing new private grant opportunity for ACCC members

Youth band performance

Sophia Yuan (Census Bureau), Nelson Tun (Burmese CCC Chair) and Helen Kim (ACCC)