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Summer in the City Fashion Show

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Irion Books LLC is joining up with K2 Adventures Foundation for the Summer in the City Fashion Show on May 14th, 2011. It is an effort to help change the lives of underprivileged and disabled children in Phoenix and around the world. The fashion show is a fund raising event for Hacienda Healthcare of Phoenix, Arizona and the Mwereni Integrated School for the Blind in Tanzania, Africa. Taking place at the Montelucia Resort at 4949 E. Lincoln Dr in Phoenix, Arizona. Irion Books is acting as a sponsor to the event. Charles Irion founder and author of Irion Books also serves on the planning committee for the Summer in the City Fashion Show. Hacienda Healthcare provides specialized services for medically fragile and chronically ill infants, children and young adults in Arizona. Contributions to the K2 Adventures Foundations have provided technology enhancements and will provide children the opportunity to attend camps. Mwereni Integrated School for the Blind is located in Moshi, Tanz...

Seven Summits Celebration to a Masquerade Ball Fundraiser

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November was a busy month for Irion Books LLC, with a trip to New York for the 25th Anniversary of the Seven Summits to the K2 Adventures Foundation's First Annual Masquerade Ball in Arizona. In New York Charles G. Irion, founder of Irion Books and coauthor of the Summit Murder Mystery Series, attended the Seven Summits Silver Anniversary Celebration, hosted by the New York chapter of the American Alpine Club (AAC). The New York AAC commemorated the 25th anniversary of Dick Bass completing the Seven Summits. Dick Bass with Charles Irion at the New York AAC event. Bass completed the Seven Summits in just three years. Presentation at New York AAC event honoring Dick Bass and his accomplishments of reaching the summits of the highest mountain on all seven continents. Opening remarks by Philip Erard, section chairman for the American Alpine Club, New York section. Erard started the AAC black-tie event that has now become a fond tradition. The annual black tie event was held at the ...