My name is Matthew C Johnson, and I am with the Fort Collins Rotary evening group. I am organizing a large service project in partnership with Rotary District 4690 in Bolivia. We are using the climbing and trekking industry to drive sustainable development (employment, food access, medical care, education, social empowerment) in poor Aymara villages near the Cordillera Real mountains. We have several local Bolivian partners assisting in this effort, as well as US-based academics and international alpinists. If there are any members who may be interested in using their love of the mountains to change lives in poor indigenous villages, I would love to talk with them about the various ways they could serve. This is a large project and we need a lot of help. I can be reached on my cell at+1-619-990-4249 and at m.johnson@sustainableascents.org. I will also be attending the Rotary District 5440 Innovation Summit in Fort Collins in early June, as well as the Outside Days outdoor industry summit in Denver at the end of this month if anyone wants to meet me and discuss the project in person. Further, I will be heading back to Bolivia in July if anyone is interested in an international adventure to see the project at work and meet the Rotarians and Jaycees who are supporting it. I look forward to speaking with Cheyenne Rotary Club members. Matthew C Johnson, FRGS Rotary District 5440 President - Sustainable Ascents Foundation.
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