Coord meeting on rice offering ceremony for Pyay Taungtan Tawya monasteries held

Yangon, 19 Sept  - The first coordination meeting to hold the 23rd rice offering ceremony for Pyay Taungtan Tawya monasteries in Bago Division (West) was held at the meeting hall of Bago Division (West) Peace and Development Council Office on 9 September. Present were Secretary of Bago Division (West) Peace and Development Council Lt-Col Ohn Myint and members, division, district and township level departmental officials, social organizations and members of the rice offering sub-committee.

Chairman of the Leading Committee for Organizing the Rice Offering Ceremony Secretary of Bago Division (West) PDC Lt-Col Ohn Myint gave a speech. The leading committee and sub-committees were assigned duties to hold the 23rd rice offering ceremony on a grand scale at Sirikhetta Sirindhara Sasana Beikman in Pyay on 13 October.

Rice and provisions will be donated to 1,700 members of the Sangha and nuns from 196 monasteries on the occasion. Those wishing to donate alms may contact Pyay Rice Offering Organization Office, Tel: 053-26222, Chairman U Paw Shwe of the Organization, Tel: 053-22102, Secretary U Myint Swe, Tel: 053-22536 and Executive U Ohn Kyi, Tel: 053-21685.