“Nepal, Before & After the Earthquake”

“Nepal, Before & After the Earthquake” Sunday, May 17

 The Camden Public Library will host a slideshow talk on “Nepal, Before and After the Earthquake,” featuring photos by Meghan Vigeant and other photographers from recent trips to Nepal, combined with post-earthquake images from a photography group based in Kathmandu that Vigeant has been in contact with. The slide talk will be on Sunday afternoon, May 17, at 2:00 pm and is the kick-off event for Eat for Nepal, a weeklong fundraising effort by area restaurants to help the victims of the Nepal earthquake. Three days after the April 25 earthquake Vigeant, a personal historian and owner of Legacy Preserves, began organizing and launched a group called Midcoast Maine Loves Nepal. Vigeant was in Nepal in 2012 documenting a story about inter-caste marriage and developed friendships in the Kathmandu and Chitwan valleys during her stay. She is grateful to report her friends are all alive and safe, though traumatized and dealing with very difficult situations. The earthquake in Nepal has killed an estimated 10,000 to 15,000 people. Countless survivors have lost their homes, family members, and the livestock that gave them sustenance. Clean water and food is running out. Many are concerned about disease and sanitation issues due to the dead bodies and current conditions. The Nepali government has called for over half a million tents to provide temporary shelter to the newly homeless. After the slide talk at the Camden Public Library the public is invited to dine at participating restaurants for Eat for Nepal week. Restaurants from Rockland to Belfast have teamed up to donate 10% of their profits for one day each during the week of May 17-23 to help the earthquake victims. Proceeds from Eat for Nepal will go to the Nepal Youth Foundation. Currently the roster of participating restaurants are Rockland’s In Good Company, 3Crow, Rockcity Café, and Home Kitchen Café, Camden’s 40 Paper, Boynton McKay, and Fresh, and Belfast’s La Vida and Del Vino’s. A full list of participating restaurants will be announced soon. For more information email meghanvigeant@gmail.com.

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