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SUMMARY:A Long Walk to a Little Library in Nepal with OLLI-UO
LOCATION:Downtown Bend Library\nDowntown Bend Library
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DESCRIPTION:Join Bend resident Larry Weinberg on a transformative expediti
 on among the soaring peaks of the Himalayas.\nClick here to view program h
 ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GdXvAUzZqQ or click on the View Program li
 nk above. \nExperience some of the most magical mountain panoramas in Nepa
 l as Larry makes his way along the illustrious Makalu Base Camp Trail to t
 he village of Khokatak and eventually to the town of Langmale Kharka at a 
 breathtaking altitude of 14\,600 feet. Along the way there are spectacular
  views of mountains like Everest- the highest in the world\, Makalu\, Lhot
 se\, Kutumsang\, and Baruntse. \nIn 2022 Larry embraced the cause of Ten F
 riends in Sisters\, Oregon\, a nonprofit organization on a mission to enha
 nce the lives of the Nepalese people by building small village libraries i
 n the remote areas of the Himalayas. Larry envisioned a little library in 
 Khokatak at the Balsudha Basic School to honor the memory of his parents a
 nd brother. His remarkable trek to the Himalayas takes Larry to that littl
 e library he helped to create that would become a symbol of his unique com
 mitment to the people of Nepal.\nLarry Weinberg moved to Bend in 2005 foll
 owing his retirement from Boeing in Seattle. He has taught mathematics at 
 Central Oregon Community College and Oregon State University Cascades camp
 us. Larry is on the Board of Directors of Ten Friends (a Sisters-based non
 profit) and the Deschutes Land Trust�s Fundraising Committee. Larry has 
 shared tales of his past travels in Africa\, South America\, Asia and Euro
 pe in several entertaining presentations to OLLI and REI in Bend. \nThe Os
 her Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Oregon (OLLI-UO) in C
 entral Oregon invites community members to participate in our Friday Talks
  in partnership with the Deschutes Public Library. OLLI-UO is an intellect
 ual and social community of engaged adult learners\, connecting members to
  university faculty and professionals in respective fields. A six-month or
  yearlong membership allows participation in a variety of lectures\, cours
 es\, peer-led study and discussion groups\, educational tours\, field trip
 s\, and social events.\n*cr* *yt*.\nhttps://dpl.libnet.info/event/11608650
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