Curry Without Worry was founded in December of 2006, as a 501c3 with the soul purpose of serving soul pleasing food to the hungry people of San Francisco in need of a freshly cooked hot meal. While we desire to feed those people most in need of a meal, it is also our philosophy that hunger is not defined by an empty stomach.  For this reason, Curry Without Worry is open to whomever hungers to join us.  The mix of those who accept a meal brings a sense of equality, and peace to the experience, and allows those who truly are having a hard time in life to realize that there are people who care about bringing all people together. 

Namaste, originally from Sanskrit, loosely means to pay homage to the inner light in all living things.  This represents the purpose of Curry Without Worry: feeding hungry people; doing so in a dignified manner; and encouraging peaceful coexistence.

We serve a weekly meal in downtown San Francisco, and Khatmandu, Nepal. 

Short Profile of programs and accomplishments : 

As of March, 2012 : 

• We have fed 45,000 people in need over the past 4 years. 
• 7104 Volunteers have helped to create meals and serve them
• We have served nutritious meal for the last 236 Tuesdays, rain or shine.
• We offer educational opportunities for High School and College students to earn humanities credits for their volunteer hours while serving a semester with our non-profit. 

Our Board of Directors  : 

Shrawan Nepali, Founder

 Shrawan grew up at Paropakar Orphanage in Kathmandu, Nepal from age 8 till 16 after losing his grandma, YogaMaya Shrestha. After finishing high school, he worked as a supervisor to take care of 50-boys orphanage, while attending part-time college at Public Youth College, Kathmandu. He also worked at the International Buddhist Library in Swayembhunath. And then in 1985 he got an opportunity to pursue his higher education in the United States when his long time Peace Corp Volunteer brother John Paul sponsored his education at Warren Wilson College in Swannanoa, North Carolina. After getting his BA in Business Administration 1989, he moved to be closer to his another long time Peace Corp Volunteer brother Dave Fulton from San Francisco, CA who served in his village in Pyuthan, in Western Nepal during the late 1960s.

 While working part-time at Tri-Valley Growers Corporation in San Francisco, CA as an accountant he ended up getting his MBA in International Business from Lincoln University in 1993. After his degree he kept on serving corporate America for 8 years. At Selective Media, San Francisco, CA, he worked as a controller from 1995- 1999., At Alternative Telecom, Berkeley, CA he worked as a controller from 1999-2001!

To give back to his native country Nepal, he left corporate world in 2001 to start a home to provide lasting home and education for some of the most underprivileged children of Nepal, thus he founded Ama Foundation. (www.ama-foundation.org)

With his love of cooking and bring friends together, as he calls if "human fire place" from the East and the West, with the help of friends from both parts of the World, he ended up founding Curry Without Worry™ in 2006. 

He travels around the world to promote these two organizations and also leads his friends from the West to the spiritual and adventure journey of Nepal twice a year. 

Jesse Seaver, President

Jesse grew up in Massachusetts, and now lives in the San Francisco bay area. Jesse met and formed a partnership with Shrawan at the  founding of Curry Without Worry. He offers his entrepreneurial, management, organizational, technical,  and marketing skills to the organization.

Jesse also is the president of Charity ATM, LLC, offering a new concept in the ATM industry, where all surcharge profits goto charity. Charity ATM, LLC serves as a funding vehicle for many Curry Without Worry organizational costs.

He is a regular blogger for The Huffington Post, currently works in the tech sector in the North Bay, and loves calling the Bay Area home. 

 For more professional information, please visit his personal website. 

Fiona Ma, Treasurer

 In November, 2006 Fiona Ma was elected to represent the people of California’s 12th Assembly District. The district includes San Francisco, Daly City, Colma and Broadmoor. In 2008 she was elected to a second term.

As a former elected member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, Assemblywoman Ma hit the ground running in Sacramento. The Speaker appointed Assemblywoman Ma as the Majority Whip, where she was responsible for ensuring the passage of crucial legislation to improve public education, expand healthcare access and protect our environment.

In 2010, Speaker of the Assembly John A. Pérez appointed Assemblywoman Fiona Ma to the leadership position of Speaker pro Tempore. As presiding officer and member of the leadership team, Assemblywoman Ma guides Assembly Members through the daily business of the house, responds to parliamentary inquiries, issue rulings on points of order when necessary, and is responsible for guiding legislative priorities. She also serves on key committees including Agriculture, Business and Professions, Governmental Organization, Public Employees, Retirement and Social Security, and Utilities and Commerce.

Assemblywoman Ma serves as the Chair of the Assembly Select Committee on Domestic Violence where she has worked on legislation to protect victims of domestic violence. She has authored groundbreaking legislation to protect young children from dangerous chemicals, help California’s working families pay the bills, prevent the spread of Hepatitis B, increase access to quality healthcare, and provide equal rights for all Californians. She has also been a strong advocate for better neighborhoods, authoring laws to combat graffiti, recycling theft and disabled placard abuse.

 As a joint author of Proposition 1-A, which was approved by voters in November, 2008, and the convener of the High Speed Rail Caucus, Assemblywoman Ma is also the legislature’s leading advocate to bring high speed trains to California.

During her first year in office, landmark legislation was chaptered into law By Governor Schwarzenegger. Assembly Bill 1108 was a first in the nation law that banned the use of toxic chemicals, known as phthalates, in baby products. Her bill was later used as a model in Federal legislation that went into effect in February, 2009.

Assemblywoman Ma is also focused on improving California’s bottom line. She has authored legislation to keep jobs in California and grow the state’s economy and as an Executive Board Member of the National Conference of State Legislators, she works to keep California competitive with other states.

Assemblywoman Ma received her B.S. from the Rochester Institute of Technology (NY), her M.S. in Taxation from Golden Gate University (SF), and an MBA from Pepperdine University. She is a Certified Public Accountant licensed in California.

Visit her website : www.fionama.com

Krystal Kavney 

Krystal is originally from Florida where she attended the University of Florida to achieve her Bachelors of Design degree. She moved to the Bay Area in 2002 to practice interior design and architecture. While still passionate about design, she shifted her career focus to that of business and began the pursuit of her Masters of Business Administration in Sustainable Management from Presidio Graduate School in 2009. She has dedicated much of her research to better understanding the needs of nonprofits and how business and nonprofit partnerships can benefit both types of organizations.

When she learned about Curry Without Worry, she was inspired to help them with their honorable and honest mission to feed others and grow connections to each other in our communities.  She loves working with the CWOW family from cooking and serving on Tuesdays, to hosting CWOW fundraising events like cooking classes and seasonal celebrations. She is thankful for the opportunity to be a part of such a wonderful organization dedicated to serving its community. View her LinkedIN Profile.  

Advisory Board : 

Lhakpa Sherpa
Kushal Basnyat
Adit Dixit 

Interested in joining our advisory board, or learning more about our financials?

Please download and review our board manual. 

Our Code of Ethics

All those who participate in Curry Without Worry must do so voluntarily, and sign a waiver stating that they have done so . 

As meals are prepared, all volunteers will promise to handle the food with respect and to take great care in ensuring meals are prepared and served in a sanitary fashion. This includes preparation in a commercial kitchen, and volunteer awareness and sanitary glove serving procedures.

No financial gains acquired by Curry Without Worry may be used without the consent of the board of directors. No loans may be taken in the name of Curry Without Worry without the consent of the board of directors. 

All those published as representatives of Curry Without Worry, in print or photograph, will sign a waiver giving consent to such publication. 

All information at official Curry Without Worry meetings is considered confidential and can not be shared without the consent of the board of directors. 

Curry Without Worry shall not be responsible to assist any board member with a outside financial or personal obligations. 

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