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CAN Schools are Top of the Class 2010!
It's that time of year when school children anxiously await their results. At three CAN schools the wait is over - and the results have been good - better than last year.
At Melamchigaun School pupil's achieved a 100% pass rate in the School Leaving Certificate (SLC) exams - all in the first division and one with distinction.
At Ghunsa School pupil's achieved a 100% pass rate in the SLC - 40% in the first division and 60% in the second division.
At Purano Duwar pupil's achieved a 80% pass rate in the SLC with those who unfortunately failed resitting shortly.
Many congratulations to all our pupils (and their teachers) who have worked so hard during the year.
FIRST ON EVEREST
with Messner, Habeler, Band, Scott a unique and special event raising funds for the work of CAN and Promise Nepal.
Wednesday 17th November 2010, London
Featuring legendary mountaineers including Reinhold Messner, Peter Habeler, George Band, Doug Scott, Erhard Loretan and Tom Hornbein. Hear the stories from those who dared to be the first .....from the first ascent, first balloon crossing to the first ascent without bottled oxygen.A unique event and gathering....not to be missed! Click here for more details.
Garden Open Day at Doug and Trish Scott's Lakeland home
As part of the National Garden Scheme Doug and Trish offer you a warm welcome to visit their peaceful garden beneath Carrock Fell in the North Lakes on Sunday 11th July 2010. Click here for more details
Bharabishe School Nepal: Art Exhibition in Chamonix June 2010
At Bharabishe Regional School for the Deaf construction work is nearing completion of the new hostel accomodation block. It is planned that children will begin to occupy the hostel in the summer of 2010. A recent school art project run by top mountaineer and artist Andy Parkin has been a real success, discovering some fantastic artisitc talent. There is an 'Alpine Exhibition' of the art in the Chamonix Tourist Centre during summer 2010 - please call in if you're climbing in 'Cham' this year. For more information click here to visit the Our Projects section.
Community Action Nepal, Ebay and TRAIL for Sale
April 2010 magazine
In an innovative approach to charitable fund-raising, TRAIL Magazine is supporting CAN, through its TRAIL for SALE on Ebay, to help build a much needed Porter Shelter in the Gokyo Valley in the Everest region of Nepal. If you've trekked in the Himalaya you'll understand the need for overnight shelters for the porters who make our own mountaineering dreams come true in this beautiful but often cold and hostile environment. Here's how the scheme works and how you can help:
TRAIL magazine uses its contacts in the outdoors to secure some fantastic prizes that money can't buy. These have included helmets and crampons used in the film Touching the Void, Doug Scott's old trainers, Alan Hinkes' mobile phone number and a chance to appear in a TRAIL magazine feature! In addition each month they offer up great gear bargins to be won by the highest bidder and all this money for the next 12 months will go directly to CAN.
In each edition of TRAIL they list the gear in that month's Trail for Sale along with details of how to find it on Ebay - you can also find out what's being auctioned on TRAIL's website - Live for the Outdoors. Click Here to go to TRAIL's website.
You can then follow these instructions, go to the Ebay page and if you want the prize on offer then make a bid - there's a good chance you'll get a fantastic prize that money can't buy or a cracking gear bargin! Once the auction is over the highest bidder pays for the gear, they receive the gear and TRAIL sends 100% of the funds raised to CAN to support the building of the porter shelter at Gokyo.
TRAIL even pay the Ebay costs of listing the items to make sure that CAN receives all the money from the auctions.Check it out and spread the word. You and your friends may get a bargin - while helping CAN and the porters on the Gokyo trail as well.
CAN would like to say a big 'Thank you' to those of you who bid for items and TRAIL for their generosity and support.
A completed CAN / IPPG Porter Shelter at Machhermo