Monday, April 13, 2009
Thank you for helping us to help others
by rae
Thank you to everyone who has donated to our team's effort to raise money for Oxfam. We love you! Walking 100km is only a minor aside to the money we're raising to help Oxfam's initiatives around the world to aide people living in poverty.

We'll get free food at pit stops along the walk, but people in Mozambique have little to eat as they endure an ever-worsening drought, depriving their crops for more than three months a year: Oxfam's programs in Mozambique.

We'll be hitting the 100km trail in the best of health, but in South Africa 5.3 million people (more than 1 in 5 adults) are living with HIV and AIDS: Oxfam's programs in South Africa.

We are lucky to be living in one of the most peaceful countries in the world, but in the Philippines, a country close to my own heart, economic and political stability is making it difficult for children to get a basic education: Oxfam's programs in the Philippines.

Your donations will go to doing good in the world. Thank you for helping us to help others.

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UPDATE: So far we've raised:
¥413,708 of ¥300,000

The Oxfam Trailwalker Challenge is over. We began the challenge on May 22 at 9am, finishing on May 24 at 3am. We did it!


Who, what, where, why?
We’re four foreigners attempting a 100km walk to raise ¥300,000 for some of the world's poorest people. Why? Well, we could easily just take your money and spend it on Mexican food or beer but we'd rather give it to Oxfam. On May 22 we'll begin our hike from Odawara City to Lake Yamanaka near Mt Fuji for the Oxfam Trailwalker Challenge.

Donations as of May 21, 2009.


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