Lisa Atkinson
Lisa's Volcanoe Challenge page
Fundraising for Action Change
Story
Hey all!!!! As you know I am currently teaching in a school in the village San Andrés Itzapa, one of 7 schools in , run and funded by volunteers from around the world.
Well.... in November 10 other brave volunteers and I are going on a 6 day trek via 4 of ’s volcanoes......in aid of raising money for these schools.
We start off from to climb Pacaya (2552m. / 8373ft.) , one of the 3 active volcanoes that frame the town. In fact, rumours of an imminent eruption are circulating at the moment so lets hope it holds out for a couple more months! It is always oozing lava anyway so we are guaranteed some beautiful views and a toasty climb the whole way up!.
Our second quest is , the 3rd highest volcano in at . We reach the summit and set up camp and watch the very active Fuego spewing out smoke plumes.
Day three and we head back down and head to the base camp of ’s highest volcano Tajumulco 4219m. / 13,842ft. We spend the night at base camp ready for our ascent the next day, probably wondering if we will all make it or be held back by altitude sickness. The aim is to camp at the summit of Tajumulco, with views of most of ! This is going to be a chilly night!!!
Our last little challenge is San Pedro 3,020 meters (9,908 ft)) which will hopefully seem like a breeze after spending a night at ! This volcano looks over and should be a beautiful climb.
Although this challenge is going to be a fantastic experience, the reason we are putting ourselves through this ordeal and taking time out from teaching for a week is for the children. They don't have the opportunities or the quality of life that Aussie kids have - NO WHERE NEAR! By attending our schools they are being given the option of having a life different to their parents if they so choose. They are also gaining a childhood. The hours they spend in our schools they are having fun, learning, making friends. When they are not in school they are working in the fields, running errands for their parents and living in conditions that would not be acceptable anywhere in Australia or most of the western world.If you want any more information just shoot me an email (lisajatkinson@hotmail.com) or Skype (Atsie77) I also have tonnes of photos that I would love to share when I can get this page to work!! I am aiming to raise around 75...more would be amazing!!! I am funding the actual trip myself so that any money I raise will go straight to the project. Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page. Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a taxpayer. So it’s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.
Well.... in November 10 other brave volunteers and I are going on a 6 day trek via 4 of ’s volcanoes......in aid of raising money for these schools.
We start off from to climb Pacaya (2552m. / 8373ft.) , one of the 3 active volcanoes that frame the town. In fact, rumours of an imminent eruption are circulating at the moment so lets hope it holds out for a couple more months! It is always oozing lava anyway so we are guaranteed some beautiful views and a toasty climb the whole way up!.
Our second quest is , the 3rd highest volcano in at . We reach the summit and set up camp and watch the very active Fuego spewing out smoke plumes.
Day three and we head back down and head to the base camp of ’s highest volcano Tajumulco 4219m. / 13,842ft. We spend the night at base camp ready for our ascent the next day, probably wondering if we will all make it or be held back by altitude sickness. The aim is to camp at the summit of Tajumulco, with views of most of ! This is going to be a chilly night!!!
Our last little challenge is San Pedro 3,020 meters (9,908 ft)) which will hopefully seem like a breeze after spending a night at ! This volcano looks over and should be a beautiful climb.
Although this challenge is going to be a fantastic experience, the reason we are putting ourselves through this ordeal and taking time out from teaching for a week is for the children. They don't have the opportunities or the quality of life that Aussie kids have - NO WHERE NEAR! By attending our schools they are being given the option of having a life different to their parents if they so choose. They are also gaining a childhood. The hours they spend in our schools they are having fun, learning, making friends. When they are not in school they are working in the fields, running errands for their parents and living in conditions that would not be acceptable anywhere in Australia or most of the western world.If you want any more information just shoot me an email (lisajatkinson@hotmail.com) or Skype (Atsie77) I also have tonnes of photos that I would love to share when I can get this page to work!! I am aiming to raise around 75...more would be amazing!!! I am funding the actual trip myself so that any money I raise will go straight to the project. Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page. Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a taxpayer. So it’s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.
So please dig deep and donate now