Can You Help?

Gelyck is a young Tibetan refuge of about 28 years old who has a dream-he wants to start a Tibetan dance and singing group to promote Tibetan culture and to help young Tibetans currently living in exile, to retain pride and knowledge of their ancient and unique Tibetan culture. We helped him recently in Mcleod Ganj put on a show at the Tibet Children's Village for the general public and it was awesome! The young people (all in late teens or twenties) in the show wore beautiful Tibetan costumes and sang traditional and modern Tibetan songs. Their joy and spiritual efforts shone throughout the performance and I knew in my heart here was a project so worthy of our effort and attention. Gelyck has a dream-to take his young troop on the road to south India for special ceremonies for the Dalai Lama's birthday and then to a few other stops in India to perform. And of course someday to come to America with the Tibetan ensemble, which he calls "The Refugees". Danny and Bree immediately got excited about bringing him and the dancers to Naropa in Colorado. We pooled what money we could spare and gave it to him with much gratitude from him of course and many Tashi Deleks all around. It is our great wish and desire to help these worthy young people out as they pursue a positive and beneficial path to help non-Tibetans understand their culture and to help Tibetans, especially the youth who are often so despondent about their current political situation, maintain pride in the unique and wonderful people they are.
If you can in any way help us out with this effort of raising money for Gelyck and his dance troop, please send any money you feel you can spare to HANDS in Nepal, or to Jan Sprague-and note on the check that one word "Gelyck" so we know it goes directly to the dance troop. We are setting our sights at raising two thousand dollars for him and his Tibetans, for their travel expenses and costume needs,and I know with the generosity we've experienced with our other educational programs to help refugees and the poor that we can do it!
Please stay in touch and email me if you have any other questions about Gelyck or the Tibetan dancers-one of them, a young lady, was my English student. And of course, all, 100% of these amazing young people, walked over three mountains in the Himalayas and crossed two icy rivers, spent weeks doing this, eating tsampa and grass, to gain freedom so they can be simpye who they are-Tibetans. Free Tibet! Jan
Jan Sprague
PO Box 738
Santa Margarita, Ca. 93453
USA

I thank you all so much from my heart!!