Appearances and Information
Greg Mortenson
Greg Mortenson, co-author and protagonist of best selling book, Three Cups of Tea, One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace One School at a Time, was in Rockford September 19th and 20th, 2008
From the "Three Cups of Tea" book jacket - "In 1993 a mountaineer named Greg Mortenson drifted into an impoverished Pakistan village in the Karakoram mountains after a failed attempt to climb K2. Moved by the inhabitants' kindness, he promised to return and build a school. Three Cups of Tea is the story of that promise and its extraordinary outcome. Over the next decade Mortenson built not just one but Fifty-five schools-especially for girls-in the forbidding terrain that gave birth to the Taliban. His story is at once a riveting adventure and a testament to the power of the humanitarian spirit."
Read more about Mr. Mortenson and his initiative, Pennies for Peace, and Three Cups of Tea.
Additional Information
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Visit MSNBC for an interview with Ann Curry from the Today Show on November 20,2007.
Visit WGN Radio to John Williams podcast of an interview with Greg Mortenson on December 13, 2007.
Visit Mr. Mortenson's web site for information about the Central Asia Institute, Pennies for Peace, and Three Cups of Tea.
Visit the University of Montana web site for a link to Greg Mortenson’s speech to freshman at University of Montana.
Visit Borders Book Club for a link to a live book club chat with Greg Mortenson.
Visit Penguin Group web site for a reading guide to Three Cups of Tea.
Visit Educate Rockford (the web site of the REA) for information about organizing a Pennies for Peace campaign to augment the other initiatives underway.
At Peace Plaza,
One World
Comes Together.
May Peace Prevail on Earth