CHANGING THE WORLD ONE STEP AT A TIME
Climb for CARE V Scales Mount Kilimanjaro
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Through blisters, aching feet and sore muscles, 10
courageous climbers will scale Africa's tallest summit,
Mt. Kilimanjaro, beginning today, February 3, 2000 to
draw attention to the plight of the world’s poor. The
climbers, who come from across the United States,
will hike more than 20,000 feet as part of Climb for
CARE V, a campaign to raise awareness about CARE’s
worldwide self-help and development programs. CARE
is inviting Internet users to join the climbers in this
fifth annual effort via the Climb for CARE V website:
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The climb team, consisting of four women and six men,
is a unique group of high-tech professionals, physicians,
CARE staff members, and a father of six. Participants
are from Georgia, California, Washington, Oregon and
Pennsylvania.
“Events such as this climb provide interactive
opportunities that engage CARE supporters in our
work in poor communities,” said Peter D. Bell, president
of CARE. “It is an example of how creative philanthropy
can shine a spotlight on CARE’s relief and development
work. I hope that people all over the country will follow
the Climb for CARE V on our website and support our
climbers with their donations.”
At the special Climb for CARE V website --
<http://www.care.org/support/climb4care5/index.html?g> --
visitors can listen to audio interviews, read regular
updates on the climb, and view pictures of the
climbers as they ascend Mt. Kilimanjaro. The site
will also provide updates of the climbers' visits to
CARE projects in Tanzania.
The first visit is the Jozani Chwaka-Bay Conservation
Project, where CARE has implemented a self-supporting
management plan for the conservation area that
benefits surrounding communities by putting income
and resources back into the community. The second
is the Basic Education Fellowship Project, where CARE
helps primary school children gain access to higher quality
basic education. “This climb and visit will be both
physically and mentally challenging. I am especially
looking forward to visiting CARE’s project sites to see
how lives are being improved on a daily basis,” said
Kathy Roberts, a Los Altos, Calif., resident and
employee of Cisco Systems.
The climb was originally the brainchild of Peter
Blomquist, a former CARE employee and currently
director of the Starbucks Foundation in Seattle.
John Morgridge, chairman of the board of Cisco and
CARE board member, participated in Climb for
CARE II in 1997. This year, four climbers from
Cisco are participating. “CARE and Cisco have a
very close relationship,” said Bell. “We are
delighted to have several Cisco employees on this
year’s climb and hope that our partnership will
grow from strength to strength.”
CARE is one of the world's largest international
relief and development organizations. Founded in
the aftermath of World War II, CARE has become
a leader in sustainable development and emergency
aid, reaching tens of millions of people each year
in more than 60 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe
and Latin America.
To track the climber’s progress or to make a
donation to the climb to support CARE projects,
log on to
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