Last night I gave a presentation on the K2 tragedy at St. Olaf College. A total of $396 was collected for the families of the four porters who died. Thanks for donating! Along with your generosity and the contributions of teammates Chris Warner (AUS) and Fredrick Strang (SWE), each family will receive over $600. In countries where the per-capita income is only a few hundred dollars, this is a significant amount of money.
I would also like the thank St. Olaf College; the departments of Biology, Exercise Science, and Environmental Studies; The Science and the Liberal Arts Year Theme; and Henry Kermott, who holds the Marie M. Meyer Distinguished Professorship and who provided the refreshments.
This event would not have been possible without the help of my wife, Kathy Shea (Biology) who did most of the initial organization and Tory Borovsky, who handled the details. Thanks to all.
Mike