TRAS newsletters are sent out to our members three times each year. They contain valuable information including reports on the latest projects, events, and sponsorship updates.
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| Spring 2024 | Hopes realized Hopes for help in Canada TRAS dinner date on June 27 |
| Winter 2023 | Message from the President TRAS Scholarship Fund Round up of Projects from 2023, and more! |
| Fall 2023 | Scholarship fund update Education and health projects TRAS sponsorship program |
| Spring 2023 | Education, education education! Sponsorship report IDEA’s latest idea, and more! |
| Winter 2022 | President’s Message Scholarship Fund Updates on long-term projects, and more! |
| Fall 2022 | Five new projects! Update on long-established projects Other news |
| Spring 2022 | 60 years and Holding Fiscal year accomplishments New projects, and more! |
| Fall 2021 | President’s Message Remembering Joan Ford 2021 Project Updates, and more! |
| Winter 2021 | 59th Annual General Meeting Scholarship Fund Update Update on Current Projects |
| Spring 2021 | COVID-19 update in Nepal and India Rocket Stoves for Munsel-ling School Zoom Meeting with Voice of Children |
| Winter 2020 | PPE need for Health Workers Good news updates from projects Year-end donations request |
| Fall 2020 | Pandemic and project updates Introductions to TRAS family AGM Summary |
| Spring 2020 | Update from TRAS partners in India and Nepal VOC Covid Relief Project |
| Winter 2019 | Sponsorship update Scholarships Projects update Upcoming Social |
| Fall 2019 | Climate Change in the Himalayas Maternal Health Care Voice of Children Project Update AGM Summary |
| Spring 2019 | National Children Welfare Award Munsel-Ling School Update Margaret Ayer’s TRAS Contribution |
| Winter 2018 | President’s Appeal Scholarship Report Update on Projects |
| Fall 2018 | President’s Report Scholarship Fund Update Sponsorship Success Story |
| Spring 2018 | Year End Summary Project Updates Upcoming AGM and Societies Act |
| Winter2017 | President’s Appeal Scholarship Fund Sponsorship Report It’s All About the Children |
| Fall2017 | New Projects TRAS AGM TRAS Scholarship Report |
| Spring2017 | Lecture Series 2017 Sponsorship Schooling and Training |
| Winter 2016 | TRAS AGM Child Brides The Scholarship Fund The Project Report: A Year in Review Sponsorship |
| Summer 2016 TRAS AGM |
TRAS AGM Report from the Field |
| Winter 2015 President’s Message |
Twin your toilet through TRAS… with a toilet in Nepal! Report from the Field The TRAS Scholarship Fund: A Challenge Have Computer, Will Travel TRAS Projects supported this year Sponsorship Report Kick off to Fall Dinner Hunt for special gifts at the TRAS Handicraft Open House! |
| Fall 2015 Socks, Serendipity, and Sikkim! |
Tibetan Nurses Training Kick Off to Fall at Cafe Kathmandu UBC Students Help TRAS Welcome to Cynthia Bunbury The Most Important People: You! Reports from the Field: Munsel-ling 53rd Annual General Meeting Tibetan Resettlement Project |
| Summer 2015 Earthquake in Nepal |
Nepal Rebuilding Fund Coming Events Annual General Meeting Sutherland School Reports from the Field Sara Shneiderman on Political Transformation in Nepal End of a Story Sponsorship Report |
| Winter 2014 A Letter from the President |
Four New Projects In Memoriam Current TRAS Projects Spotlight on Humla Sponsorship Report |
| Fall 2014 Slow and Steady: Project Update |
Scholarship Fund Farewell and Welcome Preparing for Disaster Sponsorship Opportunities Paul Horn |
| Spring 2014 Notes from Home and Abroad |
Dalai Lama in Vancouver Sponsorship Report Tibetan Prime Minister Pays a Visit Reports from Projects Tibet Resettlement Coming Events In Memoriam |
| Winter 2013 TRAS Projects 2013-2014 President’s Appeal |
Electricity Book Club Alert! Tuting Literacy Classes The Tibetans are Coming! Sponsorship Report Hello and Farewell |
| Fall 2013 Behind the TRAS Projects |
Sikkim Nutrition Project Voice of Children Libraries Little Flowers Creche Flooding in Uttarakhand |
| Summer 2013 Sponsor a Child! |
Tibetan Children’s Village (TCV) Suja Buddha Academy, Kathmandu Munsel-Ling School, Spiti Dekyiling, Dehradun In Memoriam TRAS Scholarship Fund Alpha Secondary Reports from the Field |
| Winter 2012 50 Years: Looking Back, Looking Forward President’s December 2012 Appeal |
SHARE: The Tipping Point Voice of Children’s “Balwadis” Sponsorship and the Ripple Effect Dorje Namgyal Reports from the Field TRAS Projects 2012/13 |
| Fall 2012 50th Anniversary Gala Dinner |
A visit to Voice of Children Ups and Downs: Great news! Special Thanks; Volunteer Corner; Tibet Fest 2012 Sponsorship Report TRAS 50th AGM |
| Winter 2011 Newsletter Preparing for Our 50th Year President’s December 2011 Appeal |
Letter from a Nursing Student
Reports from the Field
Project 50!
TRAS’ 50th Anniversary Celebrations
Tibetan Resettlement in Canada
New TRAS Directors and Volunteers
SAFF Canada and Travelling Nepali Films
Sponsorship Report
Community Learning Initiative Partnership
TRAS 2012 Events Calendar
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| Summer 2011 Summer Newsletter by Email |
What’s New? 49th AGM Report Projects Report Tibetan Graphic Novel on Mother Teresa |
| Spring 2011 5th Nepali Film Festival |
Little Flowers Creche New Volunteer, Two New Directors Tuting Adult Literacy Project READI Nepal Readies for Year 2 Ans Mueller Remembered Tibetan Resettlement in Canada A Visit to Tibet |
| Winter 2010 President’s Message |
Recently Completed and Current Projects Volunteer Corner SHARE Vocational Training A Tale of Two Libraries Report on Flood Damage Sikkim Hostel Sambhota Schools Publishing Project TRAS Victoria Concludes |
| Fall 2010 Learning from our Donors |
Reports from READI Nepal … and Voice of Children Tribute to Martin Sweney Sponsorship Report Other News |
| Spring 2010 Earthquake in Yushu |
Departures and Arrivals READI Nepal, Humla SHARE Vocational Training Project Sikkim School Hostel Construction Sponsorship Report Volunteer Corner Reports from the Field Tibetan Education |
| Winter 2009 President’s Message |
Map of Projects Sponsorship Report Volunteer Corner Voice of Children Project Tuting Adult Literacy Project Other News |
| Fall 2009 New Beds for Spiti |
New water tank New book: Tibetans in Exile 47th Annual General Meeting New TRAS President, Director, Office Manager Global Service Award Sponsorship Report News from the Field Coming Events |
| Spring 2009 50 Years On … A Moment of Reflection |
LAB to the Rescue Bedkits Students Help Students Events Nepali Film Festival |
| Winter 2008 President’s Message |
Projects for 2008 and 2009 Clean Bedding for Spiti Children Sponsorship Report News from Lhasa and Spiti News from Dharamsala–and Tofino Books and People |
| Fall 2008 A Spiti Summer |
Students to sponsor Books on their way! Buddha Academy Infirmary 46th Annual General Meeting Project Application Process |
| Spring 2008 TRAS Members Have Their Say |
Lhasa Yutok Kindergarten Paying for Higher Education Sponsors’ Updates: Nancy Carroll & Barb Haddad Karen Trollope-Kumar in Dehra Dun & Mussoorie Nepal Study Group – 10 Years Later Buddha Academy News Trek for TRAS |
| Winter 2007 President’s Message |
Spotlight on Spiti TRAS Projects for 2007 and 2008 Sponsorship Coming Events |
| Fall 2007 Notes from the Field |
The Tibetan Women’s Centre Tibetan Homes Foundation UBC GLobal Health Initiative TRAS 45th Annual General Meeting Nepali Films on loan Munsel Ling School success Sponsorship Opportunities Calendar of Events |
| Spring 2007 Sponsorship Works! |
Sponsorship Works! Will You Sponsor A Child? Updates Thanks To Our Supporters! Nepali Film Festival 2007 Coming Events |
| Winter 2006 President’s Message |
Hats Off! Imagine What Your Gift to TRAS Could Do… Sponsorships Available at Munsel-Ling School Snapshot of 2006 at TRAS We’ve Moved! Upcoming Events |
| Fall 2006 Mission Accomplished! |
TRAS Donor Funds Kindergarten UBC Medical Students Visit Spiti Donations of Securities Joan Ford, Patron & Supporter My Unconscious Relationship with TRAS–by Chung Tsering An Evening with Chung Tsering Projects Buddha Academy–New Name A Plea for Volunteers We’ve Moved! |
| Spring 2006 CIDA Approves Final Payments for TRAS Projects! |
Conflict in Nepal Nepali Film Festival–April 9 Threads of Destiny Expedition with a Mission–Spiti Heinrich Harrer 1912-2006 2nd Himalayan Evening Notice of TRAS AGM–May 23 |
| Winter 2005 President’s Appeal for Generosity |
Art Exchange Where Are You Going? Spiti! The Master and the Sewing Machines A Conversation with Dorje Namgyal Buddha Memorial Wall Is Rebuilt! Tashi Delek, Dawa |
| Fall 2005 Hats Off to Our Newest Fundraisers! |
Appeal for Buddha Academy President’s Message Building Peace in Nepal — Nagarik Aawaz Dabali … The Stage Good News from the Field Sponsorship Report TRAS Funding 2005 |
| Spring 2005 TRAS on the Move! |
Tibetan Festival A Visit to SHARE MacLeod Ganj Clean Sponsorship Report Ways to Donate |
| Summer 2004 The Dalai Lama’s Message |
And Now What? How TRAS Helps Children Dalai Lama Spoke Hats Off |
| Spring 2004 Tribute to Inge Woodcock Spring 2004 Insert Forthcoming events |
His Holiness the Dalai Lama Remembers Inge The Tibetans Say Thank You A Tribute Sponsorship Report The Old People – Do They Still Need Our Help? |
| Winter 2003 A Message from the President |
Updates on the Year’s Stories ACAP’s Progress Report Shopping Corner Barry Leach Report Sponsorship |
| Fall 2003 TRAS Applauds Youth |
Report of 41st AGM Did Nepal Make a Difference? He Fled into Exile Weight of Oppression Sponsorship |
| Spring 2003 News to Brighten Your Day |
Throat Singers Sponsorship Annual Meeting Kullu Valley |
| Fall 2002 40th Anniversary Special Edition Letter from His Holiness the Dalai Lama Message from Our Patrons From Small Beginnings |
A TRAS History Current Projects Barry Leach Memorial TRAS and CIDA The Children Sponsorship |
| Spring 2002 Greetings from Our Patrons Finally, CIDA Says Yes! |
Kullu Valley Volunteers Vocational Training Pre-Primary Teachers Tibetfest Sponsorship |
| Winter 2001 Going It Alone? |
Vocational Training Sponsorship Report Didila’s People |
| Fall 2001 CIDA Soul Searching |
Looking Back TRAS Evening Spotlight on Spiti 39th AGM Project Report Sponsorship Old People’s Thanks |
| Winter 2000 A Christmas Gift |
Sponsorship Community Health CIDA Update Didi-la’s Story – Part III |
| Fall 2000 Mrs. Richen Dolma Taring, 1909-2000 |
Project Report Didi-la’s Story – Part II Bir Youth Centre Completed Sponsorship Report |
| Spring 2000 Losar Greetings! Kalsang’s Story – Part II Didi-la’s Story – Part I |
Special Footprint Dance – Universal Buddha Memorial Canadian Youth Sand Mandala Films on Tibet |
| Fall 1999 Project Review |
Completed Projects Ongoing Projects New Projects Projects in the Works Tibetan Women Sponsorship |
| Summer 1999 Generation TRAS |
Financial Statement Sponsorship “Windhorse” – Review Kalsang’s Story An Old Project Thangka Painting |
| Spring 1999 Spring Cleaning |
Sponsorship Hats Off To… English School in Tibet Friendly Farming Detective Work |
| Fall 1998 Educating Canadians (Part 2) |
TRAS – Victoria Sponsorship Talking about Toilets Inspired by Nuns One Woman Crusade Current Projects |
| Summer 1998 Educating Canadians |
World Artists for Tibet 36th Annual General Meeting Sponsorship Youth Project Grade Four Essays from Nepal Current Projects |
| Spring 1998 Comings, Goings, and New Ventures |
Sponsorship Mrs. Taring’s Visit Film & Book Review An Evening with TRAS Spotlight on Shillong |
| Fall 1997 Sponsorships: Band-Aids or Solutions? |
Sponsorship Orphanage in Tibet Spotlight on Spiti News from Abroad Environment Workshop Sandra Gibson |
| Summer 1997 35 Years of Caring and Growth |
Sponsorship Trekking into Mustang Project Report Saving the earth |
| Spring 1997 Travels |
Sponsorship Project Update Spiti Children’s Home School Meeting Sister Victorine Trekking into Mustang Annual General Meeting Announcement |