Girls Education Advocate
comes to
BELLOWS
FALLS - On Tuesday, Nov. 6, at 7 p.m., the Rockingham Free Public Library, 65
Westminster St., will host an author visit with Greg Mortenson, who wrote the
N.Y. Times bestseller, "Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission To Promote
Peace, One School At A Time," co-authored by David Oliver Relin.
Mortenson's
lifelong interest in mountaineering culminated in a 1993 climb of
Since
then, he has dedicated his life as a humanitarian devoted to promote education,
especially to girls, in remote, volatile regions of
He
sees the education of girls as one of the major solutions to bring economic
development, peace and prosperity to impoverished societies.
This
dedication to his mission has led him into dangerous, arduous and
life-threatening experiences. Rewards have also been part of his story.
Mortenson has established 61 schools in rural
His
deeds and successes have made him a living hero to rural communities of
This
event is free and open to the public.
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