Kilimanjaro Climb & Mission Trip

Climb­ing for a Cause Jan­u­ary 2012

image of climbers on Kilimanjaro

It Can Be Done!

In Jan­u­ary 2012, a ded­i­cated team of vol­un­teers will jour­ney to Tan­za­nia, Africa, to raise both money and aware­ness for clean water access and women’s ini­tia­tives in Uru. Some will make the 19,500’ climb up Mt. Kil­i­man­jaro, the largest free­stand­ing moun­tain on earth. Oth­ers will work in vil­lages on this world her­itage moun­tain, pro­vid­ing hands on sup­port and skill build­ing assis­tance. All will serve as inspired exam­ples of courage, tenac­ity and reach­ing a goal:

one step… one per­son… one vil­lage… at a time!

Each team mem­ber com­mits to gath­er­ing pledges. All money raised will go towards cre­at­ing eco-​​friendly sus­tain­able solu­tions for clean water, and to sup­port women’s ini­tia­tives for eco­nomic and social empow­er­ment. Our ded­i­cated vol­un­teers and climbers hope to inspire and moti­vate indi­vid­u­als around the world to think larger and to push harder than they might ever have dreamed was possible.

The It Can Be Done 2012 Pledge Team is deeply appre­cia­tive of the friends, fam­ily, church com­mu­ni­ties and car­ing donors who choose to sup­port this impor­tant global out­reach. Every prayer, every dol­lar and every gen­er­ous ges­ture will make a real and last­ing dif­fer­ence for the peo­ple of Uru.

Click here to Pledge dona­tions on behalf of our ded­i­cated vol­un­teers and climbers.

Kil­i­man­jaro 2012 Pledge Team

Barbara Joye

Barbara Joye

Bar­bara Joye is a found­ing mem­ber and cur­rent Pres­i­dent of It Can Be Done, trav­el­ing to Tan­za­nia for the fourth time, in her ongo­ing efforts for sus­tain­able clean water access and for women’s empow­er­ment. She believes whole-​​heartedly that “a few ded­i­cated indi­vid­u­als CAN make a real dif­fer­ence in the world”. Founder of Acorn Invo­ca­tions and of Lead­er­ship as Ser­vice Cer­ti­fi­ca­tion Pro­grams, she inspires oth­ers to “live their soul’s pur­pose” in every­day life. She brings her skills as a writer, speaker and group facil­i­ta­tor of per­sonal & spir­i­tual growth, as well as expe­ri­ence from cor­po­rate and health­care set­tings, to ICBD and its mis­sion projects. Largely, she draws on her own heart and soul, and on her love for the Uru peo­ple, to cre­ate pos­i­tive change. She is sup­ported in her vision by her hus­band Rt.Rev.James Zin­zow and her chil­dren, friends and fam­ily. She resides in Wauke­sha, Wisconsin.

Chris Moses

Chris Moses

Chris Moses believes in the innate wis­dom of every woman and is com­mit­ted to help­ing women live to their fullest capac­ity. As the Vice-​​President of It Can Be Done! she has dis­cov­ered her pas­sion for “a global con­nec­tion and pur­pose for the greater whole”. Chris had the priv­i­lege of meet­ing the peo­ple of Uru in 2008 and “can­not wait to return and be part of cre­at­ing a thriv­ing, sus­tain­able way of life.” Founder of Feath­er­heart Holis­tic Paths, she pro­vides coun­sel­ing and guid­ance for per­sonal and spir­i­tual growth. She holds a Mas­ters degree in Holis­tic Min­istries, is a grad­u­ate of the Lead­er­ship As Ser­vice Cer­ti­fi­ca­tion Pro­gram and a prac­ti­tioner of cross-​​cultural indige­nous tra­di­tions. In Lake Bluff, Illi­nois, her hus­band Michael and her adult chil­dren Lizzie, Julie and Keith sup­port Chris whole­heart­edly in her human­i­tar­ian endeavors.

Lee Ann Richards

Lee Ann Richards

Lee Ann Richards “decided after much thought and med­i­ta­tion to climb Kil­i­man­jaro”. She first felt a call to visit Tan­za­nia in 2008, and was for­ever touched by the proud peo­ple there, and by what they endured liv­ing with­out life’s basic essen­tials includ­ing clean water. Know­ing she “could leave and have a clean shower”, while the peo­ple of Tan­za­nia would remain suf­fer­ing, became a “life chang­ing moment” for her. Lee Ann is deep­en­ing into this sense of inner call­ing by join­ing It Can Be Done’s mis­sion for women’s ini­tia­tives and water in Uru with her Pledge Climb com­mit­ment. She is 52 and is sup­ported in her global out­reach by her hus­band Jerry and by her church com­mu­nity, Hope United Methodist, Eau Claire, Wis­con­sin. Her adult chil­dren Alex, Joe and Leslie and grandaugh­ter Averi, step chil­dren Mark, Renee, Teresa, Annie and 6 more step grand­chil­dren Savanah, Megan, Brandt, Aaron, Con­nor and Ava, are her BIGGEST fans!

Rev. Sandra McKinney

Rev. Sandra McKinney

Rev. San­dra McK­in­ney is an ordained Unity min­is­ter who has been the spir­i­tual leader for Unity Christ Cen­ter in Eau Claire, WI since 2003. Sandy has a deep pas­sion for com­mu­nity build­ing and actively works with JONAH (Join­ing Our Neigh­bors Advanc­ing Hope) for social jus­tice in her Chippewa Val­ley, Wis­con­sin com­mu­nity. She sees her par­tic­i­pa­tion in ICBD’s mis­sion with Uru women as “an impor­tant out­reach to women who are actively striv­ing to improve their own lives as well as their com­mu­nity”. She is deeply appre­cia­tive of her Unity con­gre­ga­tion, friends and fam­ily who are sup­port­ing her efforts to “make a crit­i­cal qual­ity of life dif­fer­ence in Tanzania”.

Angela Dampier

Angela Dampier

Angela Dampier is excited to take on the Kil­i­man­jaro Pledge Climb chal­lenge. A 38 year old mother, psy­chother­a­pist, and com­pet­i­tive run­ner, “ climb­ing the high­est moun­tain in Africa appeals to my com­pet­i­tive nature”. A social worker by train­ing, she is grat­i­fied “to be involved in this impor­tant human­i­tar­ian project”. As this is her first climb, she admits “to some anx­i­ety” but her favorite mantra is: “Face your fears, live your dreams”. She believes this will be a life-​​changing expe­ri­ence for all involved and “feels blessed to be part of an effort to improve the qual­ity of life of the Uru peo­ple”. A res­i­dent of Crys­tal Lake, Illi­nois, Angela has the proud sup­port of her hus­band John, her son Con­nor age 6 and daugh­ter Ava age 3.

With thanks to our
                  2009 Kilimanjaro Climb Team
                                    for their dedication and compassion in action
2009 Kilimanjaro Climb Team

The most authentic thing about us is our capacity to create, to overcome, to endure,
to transform, to love and to be greater than our suffering
…Ben Okri