Five days, 90 miles trek in Kenya to raise funds for medical missions.

Dear Friends:

As some of you know, on November 7th, I will be embarking on a 5 day trek in Northern Kenya, raising much needed funds for MEAK’s (Medical and Educational Aid to Kenya) medical missions. MEAK organizes and funds medical and surgical missions in the fields of ophthalmology, orthopedics and pediatric cardiac surgery. A dollar goes a long way with MEAK and 98% of all donations go directly to providing free medical care to the needy. They have carried out over 70 medical missions, providing over 7,000 surgical procedures and hope to do many more in the future. However, it is getting ever more difficult to raise the funds. Therefore, I am posting this notice to ask you to consider giving a donation to help support MEAK’s work in Kenya and in spirit to accompany me on my journey.

My journey begins in Nairobi where I will fly to Waso Ronga, which is on the southern slope of Mount Nyiru in the North of Kenya , just south of Lake Turkana. There I and seven other trekkers will observe an eye mission performed by MEAK’s medical team.  Under Helen Douglas-Dufresne’s lead we will then walk for 5 days through elephant and zebra country meeting both the Samburu and Rendille people and giving aid to those in need. Our trek ends in Ngurnit with a flight back to Nairobi.  We try to avoid the blistering heat so we wake at 5:30 AM and start our walk at 6 AM.  We walk 7 hours a day with an hour break for breakfast covering on average 18 miles at least a day. That will be a total of 90 miles.

If you are interested, you can give one of two ways. If you want a tax deduction write a check to March to The Top and remember to write on the check “FOR MEAK”.  The organization March to The Top, which is a 501©3, has included MEAK on their project platform.  If you are giving anything less than $100 and don’t require a tax deduction then go to www.justgiving.com/Meak and make your donation online. It is quick and easy.

I thank you for your support. I can assure you that your money is going for a worthy cause and will help change people’s lives. I have made a $10,000 donation to MEAK this year and look forward to raising half more at least – $5000- on this walk.

Send checks to March to The Top: 22631 Pacific Coast Highway, Suite 990, Malibu, CA, 90265

Very truly yours,

Isabel Stainow Wilcox