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Honouring the Centenary of George Woodcock’s birth – May 8, 2012

May 7, 2012

Today, May 8, 2012, we celebrate the centenary of the birth of George Woodcock, who founded TRAS 50 years ago. In honour of this ‘gentle, kindly man’ who devoted so much of his life to helping others, we offer this essay (a shorter version is found in the Spring 2012 TRAS Newsletter). ...

Spring 2012 Newsletter

May 5, 2012

TRAS publishes a newsletter three times each year. Our Spring 2012 Newsletter was recently mailed out. You can read it online in PDF format. ...

READI Nepal Project Update

April 2, 2012

TRAS received this letter from Raj Hamal of READI Nepal, about the original 20 students: “It is my pleasure to share with you that out of 200 children who are studying at Himali Boarding School in Simikot, one whom TRAS supported in READI’s hostel topped the whole school in final examination held recently. 4...

North Vancouver Students Win for Supporting TRAS!

February 15, 2012

The Student Leadership Council of Sutherland Secondary School in North Vancouver was selected as a winner of the BC Council for International Cooperation Youth Campaign! Sutherland students have supported TRAS for six years, raising an impressive $10,000 for a vocational training program at Buddha Academy Boarding School in Kathmandu. ...

We Did It! $50,000 for TRAS!

February 11, 2012

We are thrilled to announce that on January 31, 2012 we reached our fundraising goal of $25,000! And thanks to a generous donor, that amount has been matched to make a grand total of $50,000! ...