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Make 2013 Your Year to hike
Mt. Kilimanjaro!
Wanted: Adventurous, determined, team oriented individuals, with a passion for making a difference in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. You enjoy challenging yourself in all aspects of your life and can meet or exceed the $10,000 minimum goal.
If hiking Mt. Kilimanjaro in Africa is on your life’s “To Do” list, make 2013 a year to remember. The Ascent for Alzheimer's is taking place Sept. 27 to Oct. 3, 2013 and we are interviewing right now for this year's and the 2014 Team.
Interested in finding out more? Contact us online and we'll be in touch.
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Ascent for Alzheimer’s is…
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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
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Personal journey that symbolically represents the mountainous struggle that people living with the disease, their caregivers and family face every single day
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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
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Unique to other 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
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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
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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
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Currently in its sixteenth year (inaugural hike 1998) with more than 180 Ascent alumni who have collectively raised more than $2 million
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 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 sixteenth year (inaugural hike 1998) with more than 180 Ascent alumni who have collectively raised more than $2 million
Congratulations to the
2012 Ascent for Alzheimer's team on their successful summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro.
Please join us in congratulating our 2012 Ascent team members: Jeff Beckman, Barbara Devlin, Esther Kafer, Martin Kafer, Nancy Lyall, Katherine Paton, Jodi Pelling, Jennifer Terrell, Michael Terrell,
Anne Walsh and Cathie Williamson.
Each of these dedicated individuals made the journey to the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro and together raised $214,000 for the Alzheimer Society of B.C.
For more information on the 2012 Ascent team members, click here.
Click here to view photos of their journey up Mt. Kilimanjaro.
Click here to listen to their calls home and follow their journey!
Do you have what it takes to hike Mt.Kilimanjaro?
They had it! Learn why from members of the 2012 Ascent for Alzheimer’s Team.
Find out what past hikers have to say on the Ascent for Alzheimer's Alumni Facebook page.
Make 2013 Your Year!
If you or your family, friends or colleagues have what it takes to hike Mt. Kilimanjaro, we'd like to hear from you!
For more information on how you can join an Ascent Team, contact:
Emma McMaster
Special Events Officer
Phone: 604-742-4915
Toll-free: 1-800-667-3742
E-mail: emcmaster@alzheimerbc.org
2013 Sponsors
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2012 Sponsors
Past Ascent team photos
Rising sun over Mt. Kilimanjaro summit
The 2012 Ascent team at 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
2012 Team dinner on Mt. Kilimanjaro
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