Climb Up So Kids Can Grow Up consists of four events which raise awareness and funds to support children with AIDS. Families, individuals, teams, children, adults, women and men are all invited to participate in one or more of these events.
CLIMB UP THE 50 - June 26-July 5, 2010
Climb, hike or run up the highest point in your state. . Register
CLIMB UP KILIMANJARO - September 11-22, 2010
Join a team of climbers as they travel to Tanzania where they will climb up Mount Kilimanjaro while getting to see a bit of the African continent. Apply for the 2010 Kilimanjaro Climb>
CLIMB UP THE WORLD - September 18-19, 2010
Run, climb, hike or cycle wherever you happen to be—no geographical boundaries can stop you from helping children while doing something good for yourself. Register
HARRISBURG, Pa.- On September 20, 2009 the American Foundation for Children with AIDS (AFCA, helpkidswithAIDs.org) participated in a summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro. The summit was in conjunction with the foundation’s Climb Up So Kids Can Grow Up charity event, an event that allows participants to engage in activities such as hiking, climbing, running, and cycling to raise awareness for children affected with HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa.
The climb began September 15 and finished September 21, 2009. AFCA’s team partnered with the climbing company Summit Expedition and Nomadic Experience (SENE) for the expedition up Kilimanjaro. The team climbed to different camps along the mountain, reaching a high base camp of 15000 feet, and finally sumiting the mountain at 19,340 feet. The team of seven has raised over $30,000 and will continue to fundraise until the end of the year, with a goal of $35,000 for the whole team.
Tanya Weaver, executive director for AFCA comments, “Thanks to everyone who made this possible. without faithful donors and sponsors, the climbers, SENE, and countless others, it wouldn't have happened. Thanks for making a lifetime dream for the seven climbers become a life for the children we serve.”
Join us in this fight against pediatric AIDS and get off the sofa, out of your house, have fun and save lives! All funds raised benefit the American Foundation for Children with AIDS. AFCA provides life-saving medicine, supplies and food to children who have been infected with HIV/AIDS in Kenya, Uganda and Zimbabwe.
MARKETING Use these web banners on your site or print posters to help others know about the call to Climb Up and raise awareness for the events to save the children with AIDS. Download here >
