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Rotarians climb Mt. Kilimanjaro to help African orphans
By Lisa Baker Rotary International News
20 August 2007
Kilimanjaro
The group will climb for seven days before reaching the summit.
A group of seven Australian Rotarians will climb Mount Kilimanjaro on 23
August to raise money for African orphans living with AIDS, ascending
19,340 feet over several days to the highest peak in Tanzania, Africa.
The project, called Kili 28/8 was organized by the Rotary Club of Coolamon,
N.S.W, Australia to raise AU$100,000 for the 15 million orphans suffering
from AIDS in Africa. Two of the Rotarian climbers are from the Coolamon
club, the five others are from neighboring clubs in Dubbo, Forbes,
Griffith, Horsham, and Lockhart.
So far, the club has collected $50,000 in donations. They hope a Matching
Grant through The Rotary Foundation will provide the remaining $50,000.
The money raised will be given to three different African organizations –
Operation Medical Hope in Hout Bay, South Africa; Rotarians for Fighting
AIDS Orphan Rescue in Nairobi, Kenya; and the School of St. Jude in
Moshono, Tanzania.
During the last Rotary year, the Coolamon club’s major service project was
to create and publish a large-print phone book for all local residents.
They also sponsored a “Hot Rod Day,” where area residents showed off their
classic cars and Rotarians dressed as clowns handed out balloons to the
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