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Generosity with Attitude!

October 29, 2022 By Amy Stoehr Leave a Comment

2022 has been a year of new challenges, yet we continue to move forward thanks to your generosity, compassion, and kindness.

And you all have been SO generous!

Last month we shared with you that we were halfway to our hope of 22 new sponsors in 2022. School fees must be paid by the end of October, and Kilimanjaro Kidz Education Foundation board members are feeling the crunch to achieve this milestone that we have set for helping the families of our porters. You may remember that we are a goal-oriented group – summit Mt. Kilimanjaro ✔, start a non-profit ✔, buy a company ✔, cross the continental divide on foot ✔ – you see where we’re going with this. 😉

Stephanie was having dinner with family recently when her husband shared what she’s been doing with KKEF, who we’re helping, and how. Her mother-in-law asked some wonderful questions, and Stephanie was so happy to tell her the story of KKEF. As a generous, goal-oriented woman herself, she said “Sign me up” within the next few days!

Then Stephanie went to kickboxing class and shared how happy she was that more of her family wanted to get involved in our cause, and one of her friends in the class said, “Sign me up!”

At the same time, Amy was working in Iowa and told a friend there about KKEF. She said, “Sign me up!” And the momentum has continued. We only have 6 more children who need sponsors this year!

We hope you will talk about what you’re doing to help KKEF for only $50/month or $600/year at your next family dinner, exercise class, work event, or wherever you spend time with the kind hearts in your life.

Let’s keep the momentum going!

We Need Your Help

With 11 students remaining to sponsor before the end of October, when school fees are due, we definitely need your help!

If you haven’t yet sponsored and would like to, or you are a sponsor and want to give an extra one-time contribution, please visit the How You Can Help page and donate today! Our students, who range in age from 5 to 18, are so thankful for having their education secured, which includes two meals every school day, and removes a huge burden from their family’s daily concerns.

Please be sure to Like us on Facebook, invite your friends, and encourage them to sign up for the newsletter.

We Rise by Lifting Others

September 16, 2022 By Amy Stoehr Leave a Comment

As the summer winds down and kids return to school in the U.S., our kids in Tanzania have passed their midyear mark.

Our quest continues to bring these students a future filled with opportunity.

Our Hiking Adventure

KKEF sponsors and best friends went on our annual hiking adventure the last weekend of August. We headed off to Rocky Mountain National Park at 3:00 am. Our journey, on foot, across the Continental Divide began at 4:30am at Bear Lake.

We watched an amazing Rocky Mountain sunrise as we climbed to Flattop Mountain, elevation 12,361 ft.

We shared lights in the dark, snacks at the stops, and toilet paper behind the trees and rocks.

We shared laughs, frustrations, sore feet, and singing.

We shared wonder and fear at the animal sightings, sounds and scat.

We shared awe at the beauty that has come from destruction as we hiked through a burn scar, which was vibrantly alive with wildflowers.

All along the 12-hour, 22ish mile trek from Bear Lake to Grand Lake, what we mostly shared was love for each other and the loveliness of our surroundings.

We couldn’t have completed this trek without each other, and why would we want to?

We rise by lifting others. And the same holds true in our journey of sponsorship with Kilimanjaro Kidz Education Foundation. We couldn’t have made it this far without all of you. And we continue to need your help in making our goal of 22 sponsored children in 2022.

We’re halfway there, but the children need the chance for laughs, snack sharing, awe of beauty and lifelong friendships in their sponsored private school education. Only $50 a month can help these children to rise.

Meet the Kidz…

Jambo! My name is Brightness. I am very happy to be able to go to school. My brother Brian and my sister Glory also have sponsors, and we practice our English together when we are at home.

We Need Your Help

With 11 students remaining to sponsor before the end of October, when school fees are due, we definitely need your help! Please forward this newsletter to a friend, or better yet, call them and tell them how they can make a huge difference for a small amount!

Please be sure to Like us on Facebook, invite your friends, and encourage them to sign up for the newsletter.

Meet Our New Board Member!

July 8, 2022 By Amy Stoehr Leave a Comment

This month, we have a very special announcement to share. Our dedicated little Board has grown by one more.

This member gives us “boots on the ground” in Moshi, Tanzania, at the heart of where our over 40 sponsored children live, learn, and play. What a blessing this is for all involved.

Meet Our New Board Member: Respicius Baitwa!

Kilimanjaro Kidz Education Foundation (KKEF) is very happy and proud to introduce Respicius Baitwa as our newest board member.

As our fearless leader on the mountain, we grew very quickly to trust and respect Respicius’ judgement and wisdom in helping us to safely achieve our goal of summitting Mt. Kilimanjaro. In the years since then, his help as “boots on the ground” in Tanzania has proved invaluable to KKEF. He has worked side-by-side with us from thousands of miles away as we achieve new goals and climb new mountains in sponsoring 50+ children’s private school education to date.

Respicius has been a mountain guide on Mt. Kilimanjaro for 25 years. He has summited 5 of the 7 Summits, the highest peak on each continent, and dreams of being among the elite to conquer all 7 summits.

Some of Respicius’ biggest blessings have come from meeting nice people on their Kilimanjaro journey with him and sharing stories about his country with them. He includes meeting Amy amongst those blessings along with the work we have done to let the world know of Tanzania’s challenges and the solutions that many of you have provided.

Respicius says of Kilimanjaro Kidz Education Foundation’s work, “I do admire seeing this young generation getting a better education for their future which my generation missed.” (See why we love him so much?)

Our Mission Continues

Friends, our goal this year is to find sponsors for an additional 22 students, and to date we have 6. Five sponsors per month over the next three months will get us to our goal and bring us to a total of 61 children sponsored! Please share our story with all you know who have a passion for helping.

If you haven’t yet sponsored and would like to, or you are a sponsor and want to give an extra one-time contribution, please visit the How You Can Help page and donate today! We recently learned that health insurance is just $25 per child for a YEAR. A donation of $100 will give 4 children and their parents incredible peace of mind.

Our students, who range in age from 5 to 18, are so thankful for having their education secured, which includes two meals every school day, and removes a huge burden from their family’s daily concerns.

Please be sure to Like us on Facebook, invite your friends, and encourage them to sign up for the newsletter. Go to KilimanjaroKidz.com and scroll to the bottom of our home page to subscribe yourself!

Summer, School, and the Simple Things

June 10, 2022 By Amy Stoehr Leave a Comment

Hello June!

Hiking season has started here in Colorado, and we’re happy to see all the loveliness of the Rocky Mountains as the snow melts away. When the hiking starts, the ideas flow freely during our hours in the wilderness. On a Memorial weekend hike, KKEF board members Amy and Stephanie rejoiced over the fact that we have sponsorships for 6 new students so far in 2022. Thank You!!! When our new sponsors heard what $50 a month could do, they said “sign me up!”

We challenge each one of you to share the KKEF story – share our Facebook page, or share our website with one friend, family member, or co-worker this June. They may have the same response.

Only 16 sponsorships left to meet our goal for the year!

We have exciting prospects coming soon for other ways that a little money can go so far with our Tanzanian families. Health insurance for a year for the cost of 5 cups of coffee? Duffel bags with school supplies for about the same? Stay tuned…

You can find out how Kilimanjaro Kidz Education Foundation got its start and how far your money can go in helping our Tanzanian family by visiting here.

Meet the Kidz…

Jambo! Our names are James and Jonas. We are twins and are currently 17 years old. We live in Moshi and both of us want to be doctors. Our dad is a medic in the crew on Mt. Kilimanjaro.

We Need Your Help

Friends, we set an ambitious goal this year to send 22 more students to private school! For just $50 a month, you can help secure their educational future!

Please be sure to Like us on Facebook, invite your friends, and encourage them to sign up for the newsletter.

Gratitude

May 12, 2022 By Amy Stoehr Leave a Comment

Amy recently returned from an amazing two week trip to Tanzania – her first time back since our September 2019 Kilimanjaro Summit.

Visiting with the children we sponsor, meeting their families, and seeing our trekking staff of angels brought so many smiles! Everyone was immensely grateful for the time together, the love that was shared, and the hope that is felt for the future support of KKEF.

If you follow us on Facebook, we hope you enjoyed the picture journey that Amy shared along the way. If you missed it, click the Facebook link or search Kilimanjaro Kidz Education Foundation.

If Facebook is not your thing, check out some of the pics we share below of the joy of the trip.

As always, we hope you’ll tell our story to friends and family whose hearts may be touched by the people, place and purpose of KKEF. 22 children sponsored in 2022 is our goal!

You can find out how Kilimanjaro Kidz Education Foundation got its start and how far your money can go in helping our Tanzanian family by visiting Kilimanjaro Kidz.

Revival and Rejuvenation

April 7, 2022 By Amy Stoehr Leave a Comment

Just a reminder to our friends of all ages! You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream. ~ C.S. Lewis

As we enter the season of revival and rejuvenation, Amy is headed back to Tanzania for the first time since our monumental hike to the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro in September 2019. She will be meeting with the porters and their beautiful children who are directly impacted by your kindness and generosity. We hope you will follow along with her journey through Facebook over the next few weeks and share with your friends and family.

Perhaps new friends and family of KKEF will be moved to help us with our goal of sponsoring 22 children’s private schooling for 2022 for only $50/month.

You can find out how Kilimanjaro Kidz Education Foundation got its start and how far your money can go in helping our Tanzanian family by visiting Kilimanjaro Kids.

Meet the Kidz…

Jambo! My name is Glory. I am currently 13 years old. My school name is St. John Vianney School. I live in Arusha and I like school because it is helping me to have a better life.

We Need Your Help

Friends, we set an ambitious goal this year to send 22 more students to private school! For just $50 a month, you can help secure their educational future!

Please be sure to Like us on Facebook, invite your friends, and encourage them to sign up for the newsletter. Go to KilimanjaroKidz.com and scroll to the bottom of our home page to subscribe yourself!