Three Cups of Tea

Mountain-climbing adventurer/author/school builder/humanitarian Greg Mortenson recently visited Chico to discuss his work in fostering world peace. (Click here for a clip of Greg chatting with reporters during his visit.) His fascinating book, Three Cups of Tea, chronicles the path that lead him from his failed attempt to summit K2 in 1993 to building over 73 schools in remote areas of Pakistan and Afghanistan. After reading his book in my book club, we had one of the best discussions in our 10-year history, supplemented by photos one of our members had taken over 20 years ago when she traveled in that region. (His book was also chosen as the "book in common" in both Chico and Sacramento.) The kids at Rose Scott Learning Community (for ADHD and austistic kids) are busy collecting coins for Pennies for Peace, one of the fundraising projects started by Greg. (Click here for the official web site to see how you or your group can participate.) Just goes to show you that one person really CAN make a difference!