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2012 KILIMANJARO END-POLIO CLIMB

Rotary Climbers thanking their sponsors along the ascent

FIRST US ROTARIAN TEAM TO CLIMB MT. KILIMANJARO

On September 15, 2012, twenty eight weary but exhilarated Rotarians summited Mt. Kilimanjaro as part of a District 7680 push to end polio now.

28 ROTARIANS RAISE $106,000 TO END POLIO

Collectively, the team raised over $106,000

TEAM

Bryan Anderson    Top of the Lake- Mooresville
Bryan Baker    Kings Mountain
Bill Belk    Charlotte South
Jay Carpenter    Gastonia
Michael Cheng     Shelby
Debra Corbett    Mecklenburg County South
Macon Dunnagan    Charlotte-South
Tim Hamilton    Monroe-Union Breakfast
Noel Humphreys    Charlotte-South
Philip Jones    Charlotte International
Allen Langley    Shelby
Karen Lawler    Mooresville-Lake Norman
Scott Melius    Top of the Lake- Mooresville
Tom McNichol     Shelby
Mark Patterson    Shelby Breakfast
Scott Van Der Linden    Charlotte-South
Judy Van Der Linden (Scott's Wife)   
Rich Sampson    Lake Norman-Huntersville
Steve Pierce  (Guest of Rich Sampson)   
Joni Stanley    Mecklenburg County South
Jim Brown    Mecklenburg County South
John Tabor    Charlotte
Beth Trotter    Mecklenburg County South
Hadley Trotter (Beth's Daughter)   
Ineke Van Der Meulen    Ballantyne
Mike Walker    Charlotte-South
Susan Walker (Mike's wife)   
Bob Wilson    Mooresville-Lake Norman
 

Charlotte member John Tabor at the Uhuru Peak 19,340'

Climb Leader Macon Dunnagan, who has climbed Kili more than 30 times.  Macon is a member of Charlotte South.

The team was very energetic as they departed for the climb.