This Post Goes out to Some Awesome Sponsors and Donors

I picked up a cardboard mailing tube yesterday to pack my trekking poles in, which will go inside my gigantic Gregory duffel. The bright red North Face base camp duffel I purchased (with a very generous and kind discount!) from Whole Earth Provision Company is all packed up, too. I also received my light blue Sierra Designs fleece in the mail yesterday—which after a reasonably long day at work was a really nice surprise gift from the Survivor Summit organization!

Basically, this little post is a thank you to all the businesses that have sponsored/helped my teammates and I as we climb Kilimanjaro to benefit cancer programs and services at LIVESTRONG. But most importantly, I can’t ever forget to thank everyone who has DONATED to our cause. No matter how big or small your charitable contributions have been over these past 5 months, you’ve truly helped make a difference for people who are fighting cancer. Having loved and lost many people to cancer, my teammates and I couldn’t be more grateful for support from friends new and old, and family, too.

Even more last-minute preparations await: I’ll be picking up my malaria and altitude medication from the pharmacy today. Since I head to Tanzania on June 23, I’ll need to start the malaria prophylaxis late next week.

It’s getting so close now. I can’t wait to help hold that Honor Flag high at the top!

Six Weeks Until a Big Adventure for a Great Cause

Only six weeks left until I take off for Tanzania to climb Kilimanjaro! I’ve bought my plane tickets, my immunizations are done, almost all my gear has arrived, and most importantly, my $10,000 minimum fundraising requirement for cancer programs and services at LIVESTRONG is in sight.

The next high priority items on my long list of things to do before I leave are: keep training; break in my hiking boots; fill my malaria and altitude sickness medications at the pharmacy; and make sure I have photos to process my Tanzanian visa when I arrive at JRO.

Needless to say, these last few weeks are going to fly by, and I’ll be standing on African soil soon! If you want to help me cross “fundraising” off my to do list, click “donate” on the right side of my blog, or visit my personal fundraising page.