BENEFITING: NO BARRIERS USA CORPORATION
EVENT DATE: Jan 03, 2012
HOURS PLEDGED: 1,000
HERE'S THE STORY:

For a donation of $193.41, become an important part of the Expedition Support Team!

What will you receive for donating your hard-earned cash to our mission?

Immediately upon receiving your donation you will receive via mail: 

·A Thank You Letter From Our Team

·The No Barriers movie – Mountain Without Barriers

·A copy of No Excuses by Kyle Maynard

While Our Team Is Hard At Work Climbing Kilimanjaro:·         

-Access to a special “donor-only” link that will deliver two live video feeds from the mountain on two special days during the climb – one during the ascent and the second at the peak

Upon Our Teams Return You Will Receive Via Mail:

·An autographed photo of the team at the summit 

·An Official Mission Kilimanjaro shirt

We are very thankful for any dollar amount donated as all proceeds will go towards enabling our team to reach the summit at 19,341 ft in January.

We are proud to announce that No Barriers USA as the official 501c3 partner for Mission Kilimanjaro. More information can be found at www.nobarriersusa.org. Reach Your Highest Potential!

*All supporters will be able to receive a tax deduction at year end!

To learn more please visit www.MissionKilimanjaro.com!

Mission Statement

In January 2012, Team Kilimanjaro, spearheaded by congenital amputee Kyle Maynard, will climb to the top of the highest peak in Africa.

Mission Purpose

In bringing  together  both  “able-bodied”  and  “disabled”  civilians  and   military veterans on the climbing team, Mission  Kilimanjaro’s  purpose   is to demonstrate to our heroes in the veteran community and to young people with disabilities around the world that no obstacle is too great to be conquered with an active, no-barriers lifestyle and
mindset.

Today’s  veterans  face  adversity  both  on  the  battlefield  and  at  home.  
Many return from deployment with scars that are sometimes invisible, making the transition back to civilian life challenging in unexpected ways. Tragically, an average of 18 veterans decides each day that those challenges are too overwhelming and chooses to end their lives. Team Kilimanjaro as a whole and its former military members in particular are using the trek up the mountain to show these men and women who served so bravely that there are other choices and that it is possible to overcome any obstacle.

Similarly, children born with disabilities face many adversities. Mission Kilimanjaro will begin in Moshi, Tanzania, with a trip to the Mwereni Integrated School for the Blind where Kyle and the team will spend time with children confronting the difficulties of living with a disability in a third-world country. The goal of this special interaction is to help inspire children to realize their ability to overcome any perceived limitation and transform their perspectives of what is possible in their lives. Through a donation from K2 Summit Productions, Team Kilimanjaro will deliver $25,000 worth of medical supplies to the school to help make it possible for them to live an active, "no barriers" lifestyle and positively impact their local communities.

The  mission  will  culminate  with  the  team’s  summiting  of  Mount Kilimanjaro over the course of 16 grueling days. With the summit, Kyle Maynard will become the first quadruple amputee to crawl up the fourth highest peak of the Seven Summits without assistance.

Are you ready to overcome your barriers in reaching your highest potential?