One Cup of Tea at a Time...

Gary Mortensen, author of Three Cups of Tea: Promoting Peace, One School, One Child At A Time, visits the Southern Ontario area this week. There are several versions of his book, revamped for varying audiences, children, schools, youth and adults, all recounting how this free-spirited ER nurse and mountain climber became a humanitarian with a heart for Pakistan and Afghanistan, and how he has, over 17 years, built several schools for remote village children. This snippet from the Three Cups of Tea website illuminates the connection of his story and tea:

There is a telling passage about Mortenson’s change of direction at the start of the

book: “One evening, he went to bed by a yak dung fire a mountaineer who’d lost his way,

and one morning, by the time he’d shared a pot of butter tea with his hosts and laced up

his boots, he’d become a humanitarian who’d found a meaningful path to follow for the

rest of his life.”

So changed is he that he refers to the philosophy as "changing the world one cup of tea at a time." Check these details to see if there are tickets still available for the local appearance:

7:00 PM to 10:00 PM

Hosted by: Conestoga College
Location:

Kitchener  Auditorium
400 East Avenue
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Contact: Christopher Graves
Phone: 800-265-8977
Email: cgraves@conestoga.on.ca
For Tickets: click here