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The Team
Wednesday 15 January 2014
Monday 13 January 2014
We are a group of close friends and family who decided to get together to raise money for Feet First Worldwide, a charity founded by one of the trekking team members - Steve Mannion in 2003. Steve gives his time and expertise to treat physical disabilities and teach orthopaedic procedures to medics in disadvantaged countries with one of his overall aims being worldwide recognition and management of club foot, a condition which can be treated easily and at low cost in infancy. To see the amazing work that Steve and his team do visit www.feetfirstworldwide.com. Steve works with organisations throughout the world including CCBRT (www.ccbrt.or.tz) a Tanzanian non-governmental organisation established in 1994 in response to the need of people with disabilities in and around Dar es Salaam, including a programme is Moshi, close to Kilimanjaro. Part of the funds raised will be dedicated to this programme and Steve will be undertaking operating and teaching as part of this expedition. We will be updating you on individual life changing projects as they progress.
The decision and motivation to climb Kilimanjaro as our fundraising event came from another of our team - Ed Monteiro. Ed spent the first 14 years of his life in East Arica, attending boarding school in Arusha, Northern Tanzania. He often went on trips to Moshi and was awestruck by the splendour of Mount Kilimanjaro. He vowed that one day he would return and attempt to get to the summit. Ed has always felt a strong emotional link with Africa. His father was a doctor who supervised many hospitals and Ed was made aware of the poverty and suffering of the local population. Ed hopes that by doing this climb to raise money for Feet First Worldwide he will be able to give something back to a country that gave him so many diverse childhood memories that have enriched his life.
Other team members in addition to Steve and Ed are Bob and Caroline Gallagher, Jo Monteiro, Maria Foulds and Regina Coulon.
The decision and motivation to climb Kilimanjaro as our fundraising event came from another of our team - Ed Monteiro. Ed spent the first 14 years of his life in East Arica, attending boarding school in Arusha, Northern Tanzania. He often went on trips to Moshi and was awestruck by the splendour of Mount Kilimanjaro. He vowed that one day he would return and attempt to get to the summit. Ed has always felt a strong emotional link with Africa. His father was a doctor who supervised many hospitals and Ed was made aware of the poverty and suffering of the local population. Ed hopes that by doing this climb to raise money for Feet First Worldwide he will be able to give something back to a country that gave him so many diverse childhood memories that have enriched his life.
Other team members in addition to Steve and Ed are Bob and Caroline Gallagher, Jo Monteiro, Maria Foulds and Regina Coulon.
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