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Happy Holidays!
Does your oven need a break on December 26? Join us the night after Christmas at Flatbread Company in North Conway, when a portion of every large pizza sold will be donated to Kismet’s 2008 program season. Special thanks to Flatbread Company for offering weekly Tuesday night benefits, which have raised money for countless local…
Read more...Breaking Records; Helping Kids
Mats Roing of Boston found a creative way to benefit Kismet this season. He is attempting to break the winter record for summiting all 48 of New Hampshire’s 4,000 foot mountains and invites sponsorships of the individual peaks he’ll attempt, with donations going to Kismet programs. A winter record attempt has to start after winter…
Read more...Save the Date: Jubilee 2008
Save the date: Jubilee 2008 is scheduled for May 17 at Cranmore Resort! Read about the 2007 Jubilee
Read more...PRESS RELEASE: First Annual “The Art of Climbing” A Success
Photo by Brian Post CONWAY VILLAGE: November 18, 2007: It was a first in more ways than one: who knew that art and climbing could make such a successful combination? On November 9th over one hundred guests attended Kismet Rock Foundation’s first ever The Art of Climbing event at Salyards Center for the Arts in…
Read more...Conway Sun Article re: ‘The Art of Climbing’ Event
The Art of Climbing event with slide show by Mark Synnott is coming up this Friday. Read the article about the artists and participants.
Read more...November 9 Benefit Art Show: “The Art of Climbing”
(Post card art by Renan Ozturk; Design by Anne Skidmore. Join the Kismet mailing list to receive your post card invite.) The Art of Climbing: Art Show with Slide Show by Mark Synnott is coming to the Salyards Center for the Arts on November 9. Proceeds from the event, featuring artwork and literature with climbing…
Read more...Summer 2007 photo update from weeks 3 and 4!
Check out the photo gallery for updates from weeks 3 and 4. Week 3 features Mark, Morena, Alexis, Finn, and Bryan. Week 4 stars Tiana, Brandon, Shymaria, Alexis, Marissa, and Ciara. Photos by Rob Vandegrift.
Read more...Kismet week 2 photos, July 29-August 4th
Tanisha, Rayneka and Jen “Rock climbing is like chasing your dreams, because you know you want to get to the top, and at the top is conquering something new that was your dream” -Jen Mike and Rayneka “The most fun moment was when me and Mike was sitting on the rock just talking” – Rayneka…
Read more...Learning the Ropes
First week, first day of 2007 programs. Students learning knots, hitches and belaying as they are introduced to climbing at Whitehorse Ledge, New Hampshire. Rayshawn & Cheryl Kelsey & others watch as Mike teaches knots & hitches. Rayshawn ties in. All photos by Rob Vandegrift. View week 2 photos. View other photo galleries.
Read more...View the Summer ’07 Newsletter
Kismet Rock Foundation Summer 2007 Newsletter
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