The following was sent to me by Mike Wood from Mountain Designs.



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The Australian Himalayan Foundation is looking to set up a Supporters
Chapter in Western Australia and has approached me to be State Director. We
have put together a small organising committee of 'Himalayan addicts' and
arranged for a dinner to launch the Chapter. Gary Weare from AHF's head
office in Sydney will address the guests to give us some idea about the
projects that AHF undertakes, including the Teacher Training, Schools,
Health Posts and Forestry projects.



If you have an interest in helping the Himalayan people better their lives,
if you have an interest in meeting like minded people who participate in
these projects and if you're keen to have fun and want to meet others who
have similar experiences to you, then log on to the website,
www.australianhimalayanfoundation.com.au and book for the dinner on Thursday
October 9th at the Annapurna in Subiaco.



Gary Weare will be coming across to help in the launch and to give us some
insight into the AHF's current activities and successes, and to outline the
aims and direction of AHF. We will also be organising more functions where
the other Directors such as Peter Hillary, Michael Dillion, Christine Gee,
Lincoln Hall and the Chairman, Simon Balderston - all extremely experienced
Himalayan veterans, will be presenting .



I hope that you can join us in this fantastic venture to give something back
to one of the most amazing regions of the world that keeps drawing many of
us back time and time again.



Kind Regards,

Mike Wood.

WA Director.

Australian Himalayan Foundation.





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