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19th January 2012 - latest news
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Mount Kilimanjaro is worth the climb for charity giving
Calgary Herald - Claire Young - 18 Jan, 2012
Dawn of Christmas Eve broke clear and gorgeous from the Roof of Africa. High above the billowing clouds, the view from the top of Mount Kilimanjaro stretched out across the plains below. Calgarian Kunal Patel, 25, and his group of 12 family members and friends celebrated making the 5,895-metre summit, the highest on the continent, with a bottle of Champagne before starting the downward trek. It was decided to donate the money to Oxfam Canada. The group is still collecting donations, and have raised more than $10,000 so far. ...
On This ROC Charity Climbing Challenge 2012
Awesome Walls Liverpool - 18 Jan, 2012
OTR uses the sport of climbing to engage and equip people with life skills. Climbing builds confidence, patience, trust, teamwork, self-esteem and a sense of personal and group achievement. It also helps people tackle and overcome fears. To raise money we will be holding the OnThisROC Charity Climbing Challenge 2012 at Awesome Walls Liverpool. Saturday 19th May 2012 10am to 4pm ...
Carlinville Team to Climb for Charity
Enquirer Democrat - Brenna McDermott - 18 Jan, 2012
Sixty members will climb 32 flights of stairs - Gathered in the basement of Karen Geninatti's home, a dozen women stood bent over, sweat pouring down their faces, breathing heavily. Some leaned against weight equipment, others against the purple and gold walls of Geninatti Gym. They don’t have long to lean. They and about 50 others form the Geninatti Gym team, and they will climb the 32 flights of stairs at the Hilton Hotel in Springfield, Saturday, Feb. 18, and every step and every breath will help raise money to eliminate lung disease. Geninatti's team will likely be the biggest at the 2012 Fight For Air Climb, and it will be the third year she's done this climb. The team has already raised $1,000 and has a goal of raising $6,000. ...
Chris Maguire nears the base camp at Mount Everest
Larne Today - 17 Jan, 2012
A Larne adventurer has scaled new heights in a bid to raise vital funds for an African charity. Chris Maguire, a 53-year-old painter and decorator, was part of a 20-strong group of parishioners from various churches in East Antrim and Belfast who embarked on a gruelling trek up the slopes of Mount Everest. A member of Whitewell Metropolitan Tabernacle, Chris and his fellow climbers walked up to nine hours a day for a week to reach the base camp of the world's tallest mountain - an altitude of almost 19,000 feet. But the epic task was well worth it in the end, as the father-of-two raised a whopping £7,500 for his chosen charity - a hospice for sick and disabled children in Tanzania. Back in 2008, Chris raised £5,000 for the same charity by climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest peak. "I want to say a big thank you to everyone who donated to the cause. The generosity of local people has been amazing and I just can't get over it," said Chris, who was inspired to take up the challenge after speaking to a member of his congregation. "A woman asked me to sponsor her climb up Mount Kilimanjaro, and at that moment I just decided to give it a go for myself. After I completed Kilimanjaro, Everest seemed like the next ...
Pals scoop prize to climb Kilimanjaro for charity
Sunday Sun - 15 Jan, 2012
Glen McCloy asked his mates if they fancied a pint . . . at the top of Kilimanjaro. Not the usual place for a swift half, the firefighters will be climbing to the top of the African mountain at the end of the month. The trip comes courtesy of the Carling Perfect Pint competition where entrants said where they'd most like to have a drink. And although Glen was delighted when he got the call to say he'd won, his next thought was the very difficult decision he'd have to make. He originally thought the £15,000 prize would stretch to taking four friends from the fire brigade, but in fact he realised he'd have to choose only two to go along with him on the trip of a lifetime. The trio will be raising money for Pearl of Africa choir, which annually comes to the North East to perform and raise money for the Molly and Paul Child Care Foundation in Uganda. ...
Weymouth student tackles charity mountain climb
Dorset Echo - Ruth Meech - 13 Jan, 2012
Intrepid student Harriet Brown is preparing for the fundraising adventure of her life. This August, the 19-year-old student from Weymouth is planning to climb Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania to raise funds for the Meningitis Research Association. She has to raise £2,500 before she even sets foot on the mountain and hopes people will support and help her raise as much as possible. Harriet, who is studying business administration at Portsmouth University, said: "I am looking forward to it but I think it will be really scary at the same time. "I decided to do the challenge with some friends from uni and felt that the Meningitis Research Association was a really good charity to raise money for. You hear some really scary stories about the disease so I want to do all I can to help." When Harriet is not studying at Portsmouth, she ...
Winners of 2012 Charity Challenge Announced
Private Kilimanjaro - 10 Jan, 2012
Private Kilimanjaro, one of the leading operators of Kilimanjaro climbs, has announced the winners of its’ online search for the most fun, alternative and interesting charity climb idea to raise fund for charity. Climbing Kilimanjaro is the most fantastic charity challenge and each year sees fundraisers come up with crazy new ways to make climbing Africa’s highest summit even more fun. To encourage more wacky fundraisers Private Kilimanjaro launched a competition to find new vibrant ideas for climbing Kilimanjaro that put a positive new spin on the age old tradition of raising funds for charity. The worldwide competition was judged by public vote on New Year's Day the four charity fundraisers below were voted as winners ...
Climbing Mount Snowdon For Charity
Netweather Community Forums - 9 Jan, 2012
I will be climbing Mount Snowdon in May with my girlfriend and friends in memory of my twin boys who tragically passed away 3 weeks apart in September 2007 to raise money for Sands Stillbirth and neo natal death Charity if you would like to make a donation or help spread the word via twitter and facebook it would be sincerely appreciated. ...
Supermodel? How Georgia Salpa made it big
Herald.ie - 8 Jan, 2012
The 27-year-old is now tipped to make €1m from Celebrity Big Brother, making her the highest-paid Irish model ever. Her climb up the showbiz ladder has been a slow and steady one. Far from being an overnight success, the creation of Georgia Salpa's sex-bomb image has been over 10 years in the making. ... In October she hit the headlines for the wrong reasons after suddenly decided to pull out of a charity climb to Kilimanjaro with a group of fellow models. At the time, she said her fitness levels just weren't good enough and she didn't think it was fair. Two months later she again raised eyebrows after pulling out of Christmas panto Sleeping Beauty. Producers said they were "shocked and disappointed" at the move -- and Georgia said she hated letting people down but she had no choice. ...
Danbro Sponsor Mount Kilimanjaro Climb
PR Web (press release) - 6 Jan, 2012
Contractor accounting company Danbro continues to show its commitment towards good causes after pledging sponsorship to Coleen Ayton, a mother raising funds for the 'Search 4 a Vaccine Campaign. They have donated a batch of t-shirts emblazoned with the Danbro logo especially for Ms Ayton's Mount Kilimanjaro fundraising climb which she has gratefully received. Ms Ayton was inspired to do the climb in celebration of her daughter Sarah's life. ...
