Hi all
This is the note that went home with students today. In case you did not receive it or you would like to share it further, I've posted it on this blog. On behalf of the O'Reilly's, thank you for your support.
Ryan’s Mount Everest Trek and Volunteer Effort
On May 7th, Ryan O’Reilly will be leaving on a 32-day trip to Nepal. I am paraphrasing from the email that Paul and Elsa O’Reilly sent us to highlight Ryan’s quest.
Ryan will be part of a small group of people who will be trekking up Mount Everest to base camp Nepal for 13 days. He has been working with a personal trainer to be ready for this very difficult trek. In addition to the trek, Ryan will be working in the Sindupalchowak district of Nepal, a sacred Buddhist place. This is a region where access to education is limited and most families are supported through subsistence farming, working in India and abroad, or selling their daughters to human traffickers. Ryan will be volunteering in a school gym where he will be teaching gym as well as leading in recreational and physical activities to help improve students’ health. As the O’Reilly’s have said, “This is a trip of a life time for anyone, let alone a 12-year-old boy.” Here at Clairlea, we are feeling tremendously proud of Ryan for his dedication and enthusiasm and for giving so much of his personal time and effort to such a worthy cause.
How can we help?
The O’Reilly’s would like to send Ryan with cash donations to assist in areas such as textbooks, school supplies, equipment and scholarships. The students in our class yelled an emphatic, “Yes!” when I asked them if they would like to donate to Ryan’s Mount Everest trek and volunteer effort. We are already receiving cash donations from community members and I am extending this out to his friends in our Grade 7 class. We would so love to send Ryan on his trek knowing that our donations are going to such a worthwhile cause. If you are able to support Ryan, I will be gathering cash donations next week and forwarding along to the O’Reilly’s, before May 7th. Thank you for your support and all the best to Ryan in his amazing and self-less adventure. Ryan, our world needs more people like you.
