Thursday, February 14, 2008

The Himalayan Project
Thursday, February 14, 2008

No, I'm not suddenly making plans to go snowshoeing or running in the Himalayas (though admittedly, that could be very cool.) Instead, the Himalayan Project is a program established by Sally Hunsdorfer, a 1969 graduate of the Albany Academy for Girls, with the goal of establishing schools and training teachers in Nepal and collecting and distributing fleece jackets to the people there.

A few weeks ago Sally gave a presentation to the kids about the Himalayan Project... she spent a while talking about travelling and meeting people in Nepal and showed some absolutely beautiful pictures of both the people and the countryside. After that presentation we decided to collect fleece jackets for hier next trip, and I volunteered to act as faculty coordinator for the boys' side of the street.

Sadly, the boys didn't come up with many jackets... but five of my old fleeces that I rarely if ever use anymore will soon be on their way to Nepal. It's kind of a cool thought to know that I will be helping someone halfway around the world, simply by giving up a few jackets that have been taking up space in my closets.

JMH
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