Climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro (Jasmine)

Jasmine here. My dad and I are leaving tomorrow to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania and I can't believe this is finally happening!!!!  I've wanted to do this since I was 8 years old when I watched a Nat Geo program where a 12 year old girl trekked with her folks to the top. I'm freaking out a little since we're actually going to get on an airplane tomorrow morning but we made one final final final trip to the store this morning to get supplies and I think we are prepared. At least everything fits in my backpack. 

While we are in Tanzania we would like to help a local orphanage called the Rift Valley Children's Village. We are hoping that folks might be willing to sponsor our climb so that we may support a child at the orphanage (and thanks so much to those of you who have already agreed to help!!!). Supporting a child includes covering the costs of food, clothing, shelter, and medicine for a year. It costs $1,000 to support a primary school child but ideally we would like to raise $2,000 to support a secondary school child. This could make the difference between attending university or picking coffee beans to support themselves. 

You can sponsor us in any amount you choose for each day of climbing we complete on the mountain (and double that amount on day 7 if we summit). For example a $2 per day sponsorship for each of six days and $4 for the day we summit would total $16. We would greatly appreciate it if you sponsored us for even more than $2/day but please give in any way that you feel comfortable. If you would like to sponsor us please email me (jazzysemail@comcast.net) so that when we finish our climb we may inform you of how far we were able to climb and you can donate accordingly. We will visit the orphanage after our climb and tell them how much money we raised and meet the child we are sponsoring. 

The website for the orphanage is http://www.tanzanianchildrensfund.org/index.php and there is a great video of the children on youtube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbJ0Yf5bLFA. 

Many thanks and I wish you a fantastic holiday season.

Jasmine Schlichting