Dear Supporters,
This is the first of the follow up emails on the Climb for the Children of Nepal.
Climb day on Sunday the 27th September was a great success .... I achieved my aim of 12 times up Mt Cooroora in 11 1/2 hours (36kms in total) with many supporters of the cause coming and going and many walking up the Mountain with me once or twice. Everyone who came on the day really enjoyed themselves. It definitely was a huge physical challenge for me but having everyone there kept me going and focussed. Getting to the end of the track on number 12 was definitely the highlight with everyone cheering me, a presentation from NAFA and lastly a fantastic massage from Carol and Gordon.
The total amount raised to date is $9,400 with a few more sponsorships to be collected. There will be an update posted on the NAFA website in the next week or so (www.nafa.org.au) so check it out! NAFA are very excited that more than the required $8,000 for the cost of materials for the classrooms was raised as the additional funds will go towards much needed resources for the children and teacher training.
NAFA have advised Kophu village that the funds have been raised (word is that they are very excited) and Ross and Brenda Hazelwood of NAFA will be taking the funds to Nepal with them at the end of October. They are meeting with the village representatives the first week of November to talk about the building timeframe and also to give them the first instalment of money.
Brenda is making up a poster to explain to the villagers how the money was raised and this will be translated into Nepali once Ross and Brenda get to Kathmandu.
I am flying to Nepal late January 2010 and trekking to the village with NAFA in February to either see the progress of the classrooms or hopefully see the completed classrooms and do the opening ceremony with the villagers. We are all really excited about visiting the village and seeing what a difference it has made to the children's lives. I will be sure to send back photos as it will be a wonderful experience for everyone involved in this project.
I just wanted to say thanks again to everyone for sponsoring me on my climb and helping to raise this much needed money for the classrooms. The support from everyone has been overwhelming and is very much appreciated by me and NAFA.
I will keep you all updated on the progress of the classrooms.
Kind regards,
Kylie Gilbert aka Queen of the Mountain
Fundraising for Nepal
