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Facts about him By Alex Lyon

Greg mortenson. Facts about him By Alex Lyon. Early Life. Greg Mortenson was born on December 27, 1957 He lived his childhood near Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, from 1958 to 1973. His father founded Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center and his mother founded the International School Moshi.

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Facts about him By Alex Lyon

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  1. Greg mortenson Facts about him By Alex Lyon

  2. Early Life • Greg Mortenson was born on December 27, 1957 • He lived his childhood near Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, from 1958 to 1973. • His father founded Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center and his mother founded the International School Moshi. • From 1977-1979 he served in the U.S. Army in Germany, he received the Army Commendation Medal. • He also graduated from the University of South Dakota in 1983.

  3. Greg and his sister Christa • In July 1992, Christa Mortenson died of a seizure. • In 1993, Mortenson decided to climb the mountain K2 in his sister’s memory. • He spent over 70 days on the mountain and also had to perform the rescue of a climber that took close to 75 hours. • He found himself in the village Korphe after he failed to summit K2.

  4. Greg’s Humanitarian Movements • Greg was drawn to the Korphe people when he saw them. • He discovered children sitting outside without a school and decided he wanted to make a difference. • To date Greg has built around 80 schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan, mostly for girls. • Because of him thousands of children got an education. • He is also the founder of Pennies for Peace.

  5. Awards and Nominations • On the Independence Day of Pakistan on August 14, 2008, the government announced Greg would receive the highest civilian award, the Sitara-e-Pakistan, which means the star of Pakistan. • Mortenson was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009 and 2010. • Mortenson was featured as one of America’s Top Twenty Leaders in November 2009 in the U.S. News and World Report Magazine. • Greg has won 13 awards in 2010 and 33 awards in past years. He has made 8 national television appearances since November 2007.

  6. Greg Mortenson Today • Greg is married to Tara Bishop and has two children named Amira and Khyber Mortenson. • His mother is currently living in Alaska. • Greg still continues to be a growing factor in Pakistan’s education, helping them become more peaceful with learning.

  7. Bibliography • Google Images • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Mortenson • http://www.gregmortenson.com/2009/03/globe-mail-3-21-09/ • http://www.gregmortenson.com/wp-includes/documents/GMBio.pdf

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