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Happy Colorado Day of Giving. Girls' education may be the best and cheapest leverage we have to change the world." - Nicholas Kristof, Pulitzer prize-winning journalist Dear Friends, It’s the time of year for THANKSGIVING and donor appeals. We know you receive many charitable requests. We thank YOU for your consideration and support of the Sherpa Education Project—for its unique approach, mission, place, and impact. Our organization has fully educated more than 20 students since our founding in 2010. When girls go to school, they receive the tools to make better life choices. They’re also more protected from tragic outcomes such as child marriage, inability to earn an income, abuse, or the possibility of sex trafficking. Pattie Moon, Project Director and co-founder of SEP, travelled this fall to visit the girls we currently support. She returned with an excellent progress report for all the girls! There are now 4 girls in Kathmandu who are in grades equivalent to 11th and 12th. Their studies focus on future business employment interests, geared to preparing them for the workforce. The remaining students live and go to school in the Khumbu (Everest) region. In addition to our ongoing funding for girls’ primary and secondary education, we’ve expanded our assistance to our graduates who want to study beyond high school. We have a student now working to become a nurse. She comes from a very remote Himalayan village. Her goal is to bring much needed medical care to villages like hers. This past year we also responded with special donor-directed funds to a disastrous flood (due to a climate change induced glacial lake burst) in the village of Thame. The village school was destroyed; our funds helped those children to continue their schooling in other communities. Thank you so much for helping to make a difference in the lives of these students. Your tax-deductible gift can be given directly via our website, www.sherpaeducationproject.org/donations/, or by check to: Sherpa Education Project, PO Box 770659, Steamboat Springs, CO 80477. A joyous holiday season to you, The SEP Board of Directors: Ed Gondolf, President; Carol S. Wert, Vice President; Valerie Davia, Secretary; Warren Luce, Treasurer; Pattie Moon, Project Director. PS: Pattie Moon, and other board members, are available to speak and share photos about SEP in person or remotely to any group you know who might appreciate this work. Please contact info@sherpaeducationproject.org for more info. The Sherpa Education Project is a nonprofit 5013c organization. EIN:27-2243423 www.sherpaeducationproject.org (fb)