DONATIONS AND FUNDRAISING
You may wish to make a donation online. This can be done securely by clicking on this link
Alternatively you may wish to send a cheque made payable to Himalayan Trust UK to Hon. Treasurer, 54 Winchester Road, Chandlers Ford, Eastleigh SO53 2GN
If you are a UK taxpayer then by donating under the Gift Aid scheme the Himalayan Trust UK will benefit further.
Contact Geoffrey Wolstenholme for details
The Himalayan Trust UK was created in 1989 to support Sir Edmund Hillary's work for the Sherpa people of Nepal. The Trust also provides funding for education by way of teacher training in the Lelep region below Kangchenjunga.
In September 2011 the area was hit by a large earthquake and most of the schools have suffered severe sctructural damage, Three have been destroyed and will need to be rebuilt.
Himalayan Trust UK is hoping to raise £20,000 and we hope that you would like to help.
To see those who have already set up a fund raiser for the Himalayan Trust UK visit justgiving.com
The Sir Edmund Hillary Memorial Lecture takes place on, or close to, 29th May each year at the Royal Geographical Society in London. This is the major fund-raising event for and organised by the Himalayan Trust UK.
Rebecca Stephens MBE, the first British woman to scale Mount Everest, came to assembly to receive a cheque for £12,519.80 on behalf of the Himalayan Trust UK, Brambletye's chosen charity for the last 12 months. The charity was set up by Sir Edmund Hillary, one of the first two people to conquer the world's tallest peak in 1953, in order to give something back to the Sherpas who had made the successful first ascent of Everest possible. The Trust has financed the construction of schools, health clinics and transport improvements for the people who live in these remote places.
Almost exactly a year ago, George Band, the last remaining member of the 1953 expedition, visited the school to tell us about his experiences and launch our fundraising for the Trust. Sadly, George passed away in August this year shortly after returning from a 50th anniversary visit to the first school that the Trust set up. His talk was inspirational and undoubtedly a contributing factor to the huge sum raised this year.
The money was raised by pupils, parents and members of the Brambletye community through a diverse range of activities from home clothes days, a 4x4 Safari and an auction of art work donated by pupils, staff and friends of the school.
| Jan Morris |