Do you wish to climb Mt. Kili?

WHAT IS MY FIRST STEP?

You have taken it.  You have opened up to the possibility that you are intrigued by something you have heard from a friend or you are moved by an inner passion.

Step 2: Call LUX World Travel at 1-866-269-2659 and chat with us about your thoughts, or desired level of participation, or email Melinda Johnston at mj@luxworldtravel.com This may be climbing, volunteering or donating to the cause. 

Step 3: If you plan to climb Kilimanjaro…we will help you with your answers and get together with you to develop your plan to climb, fundraise and be part of this community. 

Next: Start training, and execute your fundraising plan.

“Once you learn to quit, it becomes a habit” Vince Lombardi

In 2010, I will celebrate the 15^th anniversary of my liver transplant. My liver disease was a genetic one, so after the transplant I actually became healthy for the first time in a long time.  Surveys show that 90% of Americans support organ donation but only 30% understand how to become a donor. I’m climbing Mt Kilimanjaro with the American Cancer Society climbers for several reasons.

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First,  to raise awareness for organ donation. Second, to raise funds for a local facility being built for people undergoing transplants to stay at when they come to Rochester from out of town for medical care. Third, I’m planning a way for people to pay tribute to those who died and became donors. And finally, standing on the top of Mt Kilimanjaro will be a personal triumph marking how far I’ve come from the day I was told, “we have a liver for you."

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