New Projects and upcoming Climb

Hello once again!

Since my official retirement from SWCS......I am busier than ever! There don't seem to be enough hours in the day to get all the things done! It is inspiring and wonderful!

We just had another "client" sign up for our Summitting For Schools Island Peak climb! He is a soldier stationed, I believe, somewhere in Iraq and he had emailed me awhile ago about an Annapurna Circuit trek. Hadn't heard back.....so I mailed him about our upcoming climb and he enthusiastically responded with a "thumbs Up".

In addition, Our climbing team is now going to have Amber Tamang as the trip leader....his brother(and 2009 Everest summitter) KB Tamang as our climbing guide.....and Kanuri Sherpa as our videographer! Myself, Ted P. and Rick W. round out the team!
I am really excited about trekking, camping and climbing with Amber and KB ....my new younger brothers!
Also.....if you'd like to donate to the HED and the Summitting For Schools climb....send your gift care of JIM TILLOTSON
P.O. BOX 257
Lakewood,New York 14750
In appreciation your name will be added to the list of donors and will be placed on the summit AND you will receive an autographed picture of our team on the Summit! We have already had many people send us donations!

Camera negotiations: Amber and I decided that Kanuri needed his own Pro-model video camera......he has to rent it when he needs to work on his own buisness or film our projects.
They are not cheap.....but with some help from Brother Mark K. and strategic calls to Sony Headquarters explaining our HED upcoming projects and well intentioned "PLEASE HELP US" ......I think we are going to get a great discount OR maybe a donation of a camera.
I am optimistic!
We have a new project in our HED list: The Buddhist Cultural Preservation Project.
Amber emailed me about how a monastery we visited inKanuri's village was being used to store grain....and had no permenant Monks residing there. and was in need of upkeep ....and how central, Buddhism is to the Sherpa and Tamang people....but how younger people are opting for more modern/western things and losing some of their Cultural and Religious Heritage.
So we are putting together a pamphlet to send to our western Buddhist friends and Buddhist centers throughout the U.S. We hope they will generously fund us in thisn newest HED project!
If you are interested in this particular area of need you can send a donation in the same way listed above and indicate it is for The BCP Project.
I will close for now....but stay tuned for further updates.....particularly our collaboration with Southwestern High School to "adopt" The Jana Priya Secondary School as their "sister school"!
Amber and I send our Best Wishes to Everyone!