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The Explorers Club |
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Harmonizing expeditions with philanthropic ventures |
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| Organization: |
South African Institute of Race Relations (SAIRR) |
| Mountain: |
Kilimanjaro (Africa’s tallest mountain) |
| Location: |
Tanzania, Africa |
| Purpose: |
Scholarship will send two less fortunate African students to Medical School starting Fall 2004 |
| Other facts: |
SAIRR is the same organization that funded Nelson Mandela's Law School education |
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| Organization: |
Apoyo Escolar Nuestra Senora de la Paz |
| Mountain: |
Aconcagua (South America’s tallest mountain) |
| Location: |
Virreyes, Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Purpose: |
Scholarship will fund one teacher's salary for one year starting Fall 2004 |
| Other facts: |
JP Morgan has also invested capital into this organization - JP Morgan is independently funding six teacher's salaries starting 2004 |
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| Organization: |
Through the Alaskan Health Care Consortium |
| Mountain: |
Mt. McKinley (Denali) |
| Location: |
Alaska, United States |
| Purpose: |
Sending 8 native Alaskans to graduate school in a health care related field. Four will be Doctors, 2 health care administrators and 2 Health Care policy makers |
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| Organization: |
Explorers Club (Seven Summits Awards Program Sponsored by Bo Parfet and the Explorers Club) |
| Mountains and Locations: |
Mountain: Antarctica - Vinson Massif, Asia - Mount Everest, Europe - Mount Elbrus, Australia - Kosciusko |
| Purpose: |
To complete the Seven Summits Scholarship Program – Bo has established this
vehicle through the Explorers Club to create four more scholarships (for the four remaining mountains on each respective continent) where he has completed climbing expedition. |
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| Organization: |
South African Institute of Race Relations (SAIRR) |
| Mountain: |
Everest |
| Location: |
Nepal, Asia |
| Purpose: |
Scholarship will send one less fortunate African students to Medical School starting Fall 2007 |
| Other facts: |
SAIRR is the same organization that funded Nelson Mandela's Law School education |
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