Trans Himalayan Aid Society - Est. 1962

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Newsletters

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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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