Nepalese Association of Florida (NAF) organized a sports event in Tallahassee FL on Saturday, March 10, 2018. The event was the first of its kind in the history of State organization level of Nepalese community in Florida. A friendly sand volleyball game was played at Tom Brown Park volleyball courts between south Florida and north Florida teams. The competitive game was won by the north team 3-2 in the fifth set. Nepalese community around Tallahassee came to cheer up the teams and greet the visiting players. Mr. Rudra Pokhrel drove all the way from Miami to join the South Florida volleyball team.

An interactive dinner program was organized in the evening at a local restaurant. NAF president Dr. Choodamani Khanal, vice president Dr. Hari Adhikari, Nepal Study Forum and Cultural committee coordinator Dr. Netra Khanal, NAF member at large Dr. Beni Dangi, introduced themselves and spoke about the mission and vision of NAF. A discussion and interaction among NAF officials and local community was the highlight of the evening. The gathering also decided to form a local chapter of NAF in Tallahassee to facilitate future events. Dr. Mitra Khadka has been assigned as a lead coordinator to form the local chapter. The event was closed by a note of thanks from Dr. Dangi to the visitors and local participants.