Fundraising

Wild Wales calendar

Buy a 2010 Wild Wales calendar and make some money for the Sangha! These calendars, by landscape photographer Jeremy Moore (see www.wild-wales.com for examples of his work) make an excellent Christmas present, and about a third of the price goes to the Shrimala Trust. They cost £6, plus p&p of £2 for one calendar in the UK; please enquire about multiple copies and other countries. Please send enquiries to Jane Powell at materials@ahs.org.uk.

 

A SPONSORED WALK... SNOWDON, to the top and back.

We did it!!!

What a WONDERFUL day.  The rain stopped just as we started our ascent and 12 of us including Lama Shenpen made it to the top and down in very strong winds (50 mile an hour gusts!).  Scott managed to perform his Elvis songs, in full Elvis dress, at the top, which was a requirement from his sponsors. 

So here is the team, including our four guides on the right. We managed a fire puja and many prayers, songs and chants, with prayer flags flying.  We were a great photo oportunity for other walkers that managed it to the top.  Thank you to all who sponsored us!  If you would still like to send in a donation post-climb that would be great!

Any questions please email gail@ahs.org

 I thought you might like to know that we raised just over £7000!  Brilliant......

 

 

 

Elvis Gig!

Hello Everyone,

Scott Young, a member of the AHS, very kindly offered to do a few Elvis gigs for free to help raise money for the Sangha. The first of these took place on July 3rd at the Harlequin Theatre in Redhill, Surrey.

You can see Scott at the top of Snowdon performing an Elvis song as part of his sponsorship deal!  We were in a wind gusting at 50 mph. it was all most of us could do to stay upright let alone sing! Click here to view the YouTube video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgci748t4RQ.    

We had a great night of fun and entertainment at the Redhill Theatre. Thank you Scott and thank you to all those that supported the night.

This raised £400 for the AHS, so well worth the effort!

 

 

Dedicate a Prayer Flag Now

Klaus Engels, a student of Lama Shenpen, left for  India and Tibet on May 4th.  He offered to place a prayer flag at the Stupa in Kailash on your behalf. Our prayer flags are now flying! Klaus sent us some VERY moving emails of the last few days of getting to the top.  If you are a Friend or member of the AHS you will have read them in our newsletter.  This was no easy thing to do and I feel grateful and awed at the thought that a flag is flying with my dedication on it in such a special place.  

So, thank you Klaus and thank you to those of you that helped raise funds for the AHS.