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The Alzheimer Society of B.C. welcomes the 2012 Ascent for Alzheimer's Team
Please join us in welcoming our 2012 Ascent team members: Jeff Beckman, Barbara Devlin, Andrew Fraser, Martin Kafer, Nancy Lyall, Katherine Paton, Jodi Pelling, Jennifer Terrell, Michael Terrell, Anne Walsh and Cathie Williamson. Each of these eleven dedicated individuals will be spending the next six months physically training for their journey to Mt. Kilimanjaro all while fundraising a minimum of $10,000 for the Alzheimer Society of B.C.
For more information on the 2012 Ascent team members, click here.
Ascent for Alzheimer’s is…
- A journey in September to summit Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, which stands at 19,340 feet above sea level and is the highest mountain on the continent of Africa
- Personal journey that symbolically represents the mountainous struggle that people living with the disease, their caregivers and family face every single day
- For many participants, part of a personal mandate to give back to the cause by raising money through the event and joining the Alzheimer Society of B.C. in supporting those with the disease through education, support, advocacy, and research
- Unique to other fundraising initiatives because participants are raising funds for the event ($10,000), as well as covering their own travel costs, so we are proud to say that every dollar raised through Ascent for Alzheimer’s goes directly to supporting the cause
- A physically challenging accomplishment as well, which is why well-known and respected guide Sue Oakey, of Whistler, B.C. coordinates local training for the participants, and will accompany the team up the mountain
- Led by Seamus Brice-Bennett, a Marangu (Tanzanian) native who has explored Mt. Kilimanjaro extensively and organizes hundreds of treks each year, with local guides and porters accompanying the team
- Currently in its fifteenth year (inaugural hike 1998) with more than 160 Ascent alumni who have collectively raised more than $2 million
The 2012 Ascent for Alzheimer's team completed their first team training hike last week, the first of many as they prepare to summit Mt. Kilimanjaro this fall. Read more...
Do you have what it takes to hike Mt.Kilimanjaro?
They had it! Learn why from members of the 2011 Ascent for Alzheimer’s Team.
Find out what past hikers have to say on the Ascent for Alzheimer's Alumni Facebook page.
2011 and 2010 Ascent team photos
Rising sun over Mt. Kilimanjaro summit
The 2011 Ascent team on the summit
The 2010 Ascent team on their journey
Setting up camp
Congratulations you are now at Uhuru peak, Tanzania,
5895M AMSL! Africa's Highest Point
MAKE 2013 YOUR YEAR!
For more information on how you can join an Ascent Team, contact:
Alyssa Brownsmith
Special Events Officer
Phone: 604-742-4920
Toll-free: 1-800-667-3742
E-mail: abrownsmith@alzheimerbc.org
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Each year, a new team participates in the Ascent for Alzheimer’s fundraising event, a hike on Mt. Kilimanjaro that symbolically represents the mountainous struggle that people living with Alzheimer’s disease, their caregivers and family face every single day. Read more...
