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Grand Teton Fundraising Expedition Moved to August!
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WHEN: August 10th - August 14th
WHY:It's an American classic, Outside magazine even listed it as #49 on the top 100 "Life List". Grand Teton provides a high alpine rock climbing experience accessible to even someone with limited rock climbing experience.
LEADERSHIP:
This will be an unguided trip led by Thomas Heffernan. Thomas successfully lead climbed the Owen-Spalding route on Grand Teton, self guided, in 2005.
HOW MANY PEOPLE CAN GO?
Thomas will be taking 9 people in two groups, performing route finding and leading every pitch. He will belay 4 people behind him and a second lead climber will belay an additional 4 people behind the lead team.
DO I HAVE TO HAVE ROCK CLIMBING EXPERIENCE?
Some rock climbing experience is great but NOT necessary (note change from earlier flier). Thomas will lead 2-3 training climbs in Seneca Rocks, WV to teach rock climbing basics.
HOW WILL THE TEAM BE SELECTED?
The climb is open to all candidates. An application can be requested from Thomas at tom@bizshapers.com. Each climber will be required to fundraise a minimum of $2,500.
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Recent Trips in 2010
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Cerro Aconcagua, Argentina. 22,841 ft. December 27, 2010 - January 17, 2011. |
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Vision Statement
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Our mission is to provide clean water to the entire nation of Liberia and preach the Message of Jesus Christ to those we serve.
We pursue this mission in order to:
1. Challenge other Christian organizations to ultimately create a movement to provide clean water and proclaim the Gospel in other countries around the world.
2. Empower the 20s and 30s generation in America to provide the majority of the finances for this movement, as well as engaging in evangelistic activity in Liberia.
3. Show the world that this generation of American Christians is serious about living out God's purpose for the church to be the agent of change for the world, regardless of the need.
We will raise awareness and funding through a variety of campaigns, providing funding to our partner organizations, who will provide clean water solutions and preach the Gospel in Liberia. A defining fundraising campaign is our Seven Summits Awareness Campaign. A founding team of ten mountaineers has committed to climbing the tallest mountains on each of the seven continents - the Seven Summits - to accomplish the goals above.
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Dear Last Well Supporter,
Here are the latest updates from The Last Well (TLW). We have an exciting summer ahead, climbing the Grand Tetons in August and hosting a meeting for the DC chapter in June. Thank you for your continued support!
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Latest Last Well News from Todd Phillips
With your help, we continue to change the lives of Liberians with water and the Gospel! Below is a list of the most recent wells drilled in Liberia since our last newsletter one month ago:
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Current Progress
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Liberia Well Drilling Jan 2011 through March 2011
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Completion Date
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Activity
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Community
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GPS Coordinates
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Beneficiaries
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Depth (ft)
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19-Jan-11
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Drilled
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Miller Hill Community
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N06 24.294 W010 30.793
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850
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120 ft
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28-Jan-11
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Drilled
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Dark Forest Community
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N06 25.049 W010 33.286
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950
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117 ft
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7-Mar-11
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Drilled
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Harrisburg - Ramon Camp #2
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N06 29.309 W010 38.882
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1,000
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182ft
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7-Mar-11
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Drilled
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Harrisburg - Ramon Camp #1
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N06 29.454 W010 39.001
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1,200
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150ft
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8-Mar-11
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Drilled
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Careysburg - 15 Gate #1
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N06 24.267 W010 28.943
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1,100
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100ft
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8-Mar-11
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Drilled
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Careysburg - 15 Gate #2
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N06 24.428 W010 28.780
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1,500
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105ft
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11-Mar-11
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Drilled
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Bulu Town
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N06 29.368 W010 32.682
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2,000
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90 ft
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11-Mar-11
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Drilled
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Kortu Town
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N06 28.901 W010 32.797
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350
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143 ft
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14-Mar-11
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Drilled
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Getelleh Town
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N06 23.261 W010 33.578
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275
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110ft
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14-Mar-11
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Drilled
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Jamah Town
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N06 23.960 W010 34.157
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300
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98ft
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23-Mar-11
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Drilled
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Yeamah
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N06 23.043 W010 31.698
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525
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91ft
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Total
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10,050
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Average
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914
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Because of these wells, over 10,000 Liberians now have access to clean water! You can see these new wells on our interactive map at www.thelastwell.org/wells/. I'm also excited to announce that we have a new core member of the TLW volunteer team - Mark Simpson. Mark has agreed to become the TLW Web Director! He'll be in charge of all content on our web site (www.thelastwell.org) as well as developing new ideas for our presence on the web in the coming months. If you have any creative ideas for improvement to the TLW web site or ways in which we can get our ministry and mission online please contact Mark directly at mark.simpson2@gmail.com. Finally, we are taking advantage of a fundraising web site called www.crowdrise.com. The Last Well is a certified 501(c)3, non-profit organization so we are able to raise moneys on this very well-structured site. Our current project is to raise $10,000 between now and my birthday (August 26, 2011). The project is called "Two weeks of sacrifice." You can read all about it at http://www.crowdrise.com/2WeeksofSacrifice/fundraiser/thelastwell. You can donate directly on this page. You can become a "team member" and get the word out about the project, and you can create your own fundraising project on our page as well! PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO CLICK ON THE LINK AND PRAY ABOUT HOW YOU MIGHT GET INVOLVED! Please email us at toddhphillips@gmail.com if you decide to become a team member of a current project or if you create your own fundraiser on the site for TLW! GIVE WATER. SAVE LIVES. SHARE JESUS! Your servant for His sake, Todd Phillips Founder and Executive Director, The Last Well
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DC Chapter TLW Meeting June 12th!
We're excited to announce that the first DC Chapter TLW meeting will be held at McLean Bible Church on June 12th immediately following the Frontline service at 7pm in Room 1609.
Chapter Director, Zach Casper, will be providing an update on the DC chapter as well as laying out the vision for the remainder of 2011. Key highlights will include updates on Todd Phillips' transition to Dallas, as well as an overview of recent wells and filters that have been installed in Liberia. Zach will also speak briefly about interest for a U.S.-based fundraising climb later this year or in early 2012.
One of the primary goals for the meeting will be creating DC TLW volunteer teams. Opportunities to volunteer with DC TLW will range from helping plan the next Fall Gala, to starting fundraising teams, to assisting DC TLW with promotion.
Please be praying about how you want to get involved. This is also a great opportunity to bring any friends you have that you think might be interested in getting involved with TLW. Spread the word and we look forward to seeing you in June!
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Notes from Aconcagua 2011
Members of the 2011 Aconcagua Team: Chris Whytal, Andrew Good, Andrew Pitts, Christ Dominick, Holly Maggio, Rebecca Radcliffe, Phil Murphy, Jason Lund, Brandon Bowswer, Jonathan Schmucker and Robert Kossowsky along with guides Chris Werner, Kurt Wedberg, April Mayhew, and Lindsay Fixmer
Over the last several months have published thoughts from the team. Click here to read a final note from Rob Kossowsky about his experience on Aconcagua.
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"Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst." John 4:13 |
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