Presenting My Trip to the Top of Mt. Kilimanjaro

Today I presented a slideshow to the students at Ridgeview Elementary about my trip to Africa. In putting together a presentation I hoped would be meaningful and interesting for the students, I asked each class in the school to fill a piece of chart paper with post-it notes of questions. The response was overwhelming and […]

Connecting with my Climb of Mt. Kilimanjaro

On October 17, 2012 I stood on the roof of Africa. It was an incredible feeling watching the sunrise over the clouds and Mawenzi Peak below as a vicious wind ripped over the summit. When we arrived everyone, climbers and guides, stood together for a team hug and embraced a moment we had been visualizing […]

46 Days

The clock on returning to work has struck zero but the countdown to Kilimanjaro continues… 46 days… Thank you to everyone who has undertaken a fundraising initiative, sold Flags of Hope or connected to their networks for donations. At this point we have donations coming from Montreal, Calgary, Penticton, Vancouver, Tokyo and Vietnam! There will […]

Mt. Kilimanjaro

On a mid-October day later this Fall, I will be looking out at the world from the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro, Africa. The journey to 19,340 feet began on Monday, June 18th when the students of Ridgeview Elementary first heard that their Vice-Principal was going on an adventure for the BC Children’s Hospital. Their excitement and engagement […]