meet kili climber chris

meet kili climber chris

Chris was inspired to donate when he watched an interview on the news in 2017.  Donating was not something he had thought much about before that day.  That interview stirred up a strong sense to give.  He had been blessed with good health and it felt...
Shannon’s Cause for climbing

Shannon’s Cause for climbing

Shannon knew at a young age that she might one day need to donate a kidney to her brother after he was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. Decades later, after a bone marrow donation was abruptly canceled, she knew it was time to donate a kidney. Her brother didn’t need...
Samantha’s calling & Kili Climb

Samantha’s calling & Kili Climb

Samantha Carreiro was inspired to donate when she watched a friend pass away while searching for a bone marrow donor when she was younger. That experience changed her outlook on life and she knew in the future that given the chance to save another life while...
Emily’s Journey to Kilimanjaro

Emily’s Journey to Kilimanjaro

My name is Emily, and I have never been a mountain climber. In fact, I have a very vivid memory of the summer of 2008, when I was interning in Uganda: I went with a group of friends to climb a small mountain (more of a hill, really). At that time, I was not at all...