Bhutanese Society of Kentucky Inc.

bhutanese society of kentucky (acronymed bsk) is a community based non-profit organization formed in 2009. resettlement in louisville began in 2008, few families arriving as early as june. when more families arrived in 2009, it was felt the need to have a community organization that can advocate on behalf of the people with language barrier, and to ensure the preservation of collective values and cultural heritages of bhutanese people in general. the idea behind forming the community organization grew over time and there were strong suggestions from the resettlement agencies to have a community organization soon. the first welcome program organized by the community in louisville in april/may 2009 produced a wave of encouragement to initiate the process of incorporation. by august 2009, bhutanese society of kentucky was registered with the state. initially, bsk organized the cultural programs, nepali new year celebration, annual cultural events, dashain and deepawali celebration, not ex