Climb For A Cause  

Pledge Goal:
$10,000.00 

Inspired by her first Mt.Kilimanjaro climb in 2006 to found It Can Be Done, Margie is committed to raising funds and awareness for the people who live on this mountain. She is dedicated to creating opportunities for sustainable solutions and a lasting foundation that the people of Uru can build upon and maintain. She is a 59 years young mother, wife and grandmother living in Mt. Prospect, Illinois, with her husband ‘Skip’.

 
Mary

Pledge Goal:
$10,000.00

Residing in San Mateo, California, Mary turned 50 April 15th. ( “ Wow, I sure don't feel 50"!) With husband Bob, she has two teenage boys. She and Bob love to hike, in California or when traveling. “Combining this love of hiking with the love I have for my sister Margie (Braband) and her vision for Uru… makes Climb for a Cause right up my alley.”  

Pledge Goal:
$10,000.00

The 48 year old mother of a teen daughter and a Certified Massage Therapist for over 20 years, Poppy finds purpose in contributing healing energy through music, meditation, movement and massage therapy. She will climb Mt. Kilimanjaro in the spirit of promoting global abundance and fellowship. She facilitates intuitive dance events that promote body awareness and wellness of being. Based in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, she is a singer-songwriter who performs solo and with friends. 

Click on the Photo page to hear the music she has written in honor of this project.

Pledge Goal:
$10,000.00 

A Project Manager and Business Developer based in Bloomington, Minnesota, Ron helps create jobs for people across the U.S. An avid photographer and nature lover, he balances his engineering/management brain with an artistic eye and creative heart. The 53 year old father of two sons, he feels gratitude for his good fortune and welcomes the opportunity to help others through “It Can Be Done”. Ron and Poppy feel blessed to share the climb as life partners.  

Pledge Goal:
$10,000.00 

A film major at Flashpoint Academy of Media Arts and Sciences in Chicago, Jeremy is lending his film talents to the ‘Climb For A Cause’. “Do something I love…AND help people at the same time…how could I NOT be involved?!” He is a founding member of ICBD and is the creator/director of the film documentary Water Is Life: the Uru Water Project. Living in Lake Bluff, Illinois, Jeremy hopes to inspire other young adults to “get involved” in their (global) community. “No one is too young… or too old… to make a difference”. 

Pledge Goal:
$10,000.00

Catherine Lynch is a recent graduate of Columbia College in Chicago and "is honored to be part of the film crew and a Kilimanjaro climber for It Can Be Done". Her education in the arts includes theater, television and film. She credits her years spent with the Piven Theatre Workshop in Evanston, IL as key to her "finding the balance between self expression and responsibility to the group". Her life and work is unilaterally shaped by this philosphy and method. She brings her passion for "telling stories that will influence and educate people" to support the URU people's quest for clean water.

 
Sam Fell

Pledge Goal:
$10,000.00 

Sam Fell is a first year student at Flashpoint Academy of Media Arts and Sciences in Chicago and the newest member of the climb and film crew. Sam is 19 years old and enthusiastically supported by his parents, Lake Bluff, Illinois residents Sarah and Bob Fell. “I’m awed that people on the other side of the world will be sharing their stories and lives with us. I hope to be part of creating greater understanding of cultures, needs and how we can help each other within our global community”.