Name = James  Manning

Email = james91vt@yahoo.com

Message =
hi John it's Mini James. i just watned to tell you that the samsotne
you gave me will be put in the park at the Winooski roundabout. ok
can't wait to see at the forest

Name = steve

Email = spderen@mtu.edu

Message =
The stone was on a trail sign post exactly 0.4 miles south of Cannon
Tower on Kinsman Ridge Trail, White Mountains, New Hampshire.

Name = Carlene W. Squires

Email = carlene@gmavt.net

Message =
I often take my dog Callahan up the Catamount Trail in Honey Hollow.
We went for a walk on a late afternoon on Sunday, October 18.  We
often stop along the way at a favorite brook so he can get a drink
and I can sit on a large rock.  When we got there, we found a
Samstone on the rock.  I looked at it and wondered should I take it
or leave it.  I thought it was meant to be taken so I took it.  I had
a hunch that it was somehow connected to Sam Cohn.  I checked the
website and it was.  I have not decided what I will do with the stone
but I put it in my pocket and it went on a hike one day now it sits on
the dining room table.  I may take it on an Adirondack trip next year
to Mt. Blanc.  It's a 14 day hiking trip that goes around Mt. Blanc
through France, Italy, and Switzerland.

John,  

I had hoped to see you at the Academy meeting and deliver these pictures in person but with the cancellation of the meeting I decided to resort to mail (and please excuse the enormous mail file!).  

After you gave me a Sam's Stone at CTRE I took it with me to Seoul, Korea.  I was fortunate that the Bongeunsa Buddhist Monastery, one of the oldest in Korea, was right across the street from our hotel.  The afternoon when we arrived we took the stone on a tour of the beautiful grounds of the monastery looking for the perfect spot.  I have a load of pictures of the tour and will save them for the next time we see each other.  One of the main feature of the grounds was this standing Buddha

 I tried this first spot but decided it wasn't quite what I wanted….

Then I noticed a stack of stones on the opposite side of the courtyard…..after scrambling through the bushes, I found a spot that I liked….and it looked like a few others liked it as well….

There were numerous stacks of stones throughout the grounds.

When I asked about them, I was told that they represent prayers for good things.

Right after placing the stone, we started back toward the front entrance to head back to the hotel.  On the way, the temple drums started playing.  They were perfectly timed, I thought, and it was amazing to be able to stand and watch and listen to them.  I have 3 videos that capture most of it – something more to share!

I'm not quite as accomplished with MySpace and such as you are so haven't quite figured out how to get the rest of the pictures out for viewing.  It will give me something to do while I'm out recuperating from knee surgery next month!  When I'm successful I'll send you a link.

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Name = ZEINA BAZ

Email = zina65@hotmail.com

File attached = zeina1.jpg

Message =
i'am zeina a friend of CAMIL FAYAD'S friend : GHADA NSEIR. she gave
me a stone and told me the story of SAM and i did put it under a
flower in BAALBAK,LEBANON

Name = HODA NSEIR

Message =
i'am zeina a friend of ghada who is a friend of CAMIL FAYAD she gave
me a stone of SAM and told me the story of sam , i did put it under a
tree in  MEZRAAIT YACHOUH: EL METEN,  LEBANON.

Name = ZEINA

Email = zina65@hotmail.com

File attached = zeina1.jpg

Message =
i'am zeina a friend of ghada who is a friend of CAMIL FAYAD she gave
me a stone of SAM and told me the story of sam , i did put it under a
tree in ZOUK MOSBIH: EL METEN,  LEBANON.

Name = SAWSAN MOUSTAFA

Email = smarty1lb@yahoo.com

Message =
i recived sam stones from a friend of CAMIL FAYAD  i did put it under
a tree in NACOURA,LEBANON.

Name = RIZKALLAH Email = blondy1lb@hotmail.com Message =

i did recive the stone from a friend of CAMIL FAYAD and i did take it and put it under a tree in my garden in SYRIA, KHAN CHEYKHOUN.

Friend Phil  just sent this:

Dear John,  we just returned from a short vacation to one of our
favorite places on Earth, not far from St Tropez, where we deposited
a second SamStone you gave me in JNB in one of the cracks of the
stone wall you see under the pine tree on the attached picture, right
here on GoogleMaps:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Port+Grimaud,+&sll=47.222437,8.665924&sspn=0.000697,0.001072&ie=UTF8&ll=43.272377,6.579486&spn=0.000747,0.001072&t=h&z=20