THE PURPOSE OF THE NEPAL SEATTLE SOCIETY ("NSS") IS TO: UNITE ALL PEOPLE OF NEPALI ORIGININ THE STATE OF WASHINGTON; PRESERVE NEPALI CULTURE; FOSTER RELATIONS WITH FRIENDS OF NEPAL;DISSEMINATE INFORMATION REGARDING NEPAL AND HER CULTURE AND TRADITIONS; PROMOTE EDUCATIONAL ANDSOCIAL ACTIVITIES TO BENEFIT THE NEPALI COMMUNITY; ESTABLISH A NETWORK AMONG NEPALIORGANIZATIONS IN DIFFERENT STATES; AND ASSIST PEOPLE IN NEPAL DURING NATIONAL EMERGENCIES ANDNATURAL DISASTERS.