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Team Wazungo
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“Mzungo, Mzungo, how are you?”, the village children chanted as they ran down the jungles muddy path to greet us. The answer, “I am fine”.
The answer to the question is so very simple, or so it would seem. Yet for many African children the answer, “I am fine” is so far from the truth. An immeasurable amount of Africans are plagued by AIDS. They face many other hardships including: malaria, malnutrition, lack of education, clean water, and an extremely limited chance of obtaining job security to provide for their families.
Simply put, many Africans are fighting for survival. You have a chance to alleviate this pain and hardship. On September, Team Wazungo will be backpacking the “Grand Canyon of North Carolina” - Linville Gorge. The Gorge is located in the Pisgah National Forrest and is comprised of 11,786 acres following the beautiful Linville River.
Here is how you can help. To give a donation to help our team reach their goal of raising $5,000, visit my web site at www.firstgiving.com/christyshoe1, and click on “sponsor me now”. It’s that simple! Any amount is welcome and all donations are tax deductible. These sites offer detailed information of upcoming events, how and where your money goes, as well as statistics taken from the areas of Africa in which our relief work takes place.
Step up, climb aboard and help out. Your sponsorship offers hope to a child, and a chance for a long, happy life. Your donation opens a door that was not just closed, but one that didn’t exist until people like you showed compassion and a willingness to help.
PS. Mzungo means white person in Swahili. Wazungo means white people.
Linville Gorge Endurance Challenge
Difficulty level: Intermediate to difficult. Requires good endurance and physical fitness.
Friday night we will drive up to the event location and set up camp. Since it will be late, we will be car camping.
Saturday we will hike a series of trails throughout the Linville Gorge wilderness. There are two trails with varying difficulty levels: one series of trails is 12 miles while the intermediate trail is 5 miles. The terrains of the trails we will be hiking consist of steep hills and a few river crossings.
The challenge comes in after we have exerted most of our energy on a tedious hike. Once we have completed the hike, we will harness up, and pick a rope to one of the 4 or 5 climbing routes already set up. The climbs will vary in difficulty level, ranging from 5.6 to 5.10.
Sunday will be a day of climbing, exploring and relaxing on the rocks.