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Michelle Ansley is poised to climb Africa's Mt. Kilimanjaro for Quantum Leap Farm
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Michelle and a First Responder
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A lot of people have done wonderful, generous things for Quantum Leap Farm, but no one has ever climbed a 19, 340 foot mountain! Right now, long-time Quantum Leap Farm volunteer Michelle Ansley is poised at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro, prepared to go to the top to raise $1.00 per foot for Quantum Leap Farm. Michelle has already raised close to $5,000 - mostly from her own friends and family. Now it's our turn, Quantum Leapers, to give Michelle a foothold with your donation of $20, $50 - one of our volunteers pledged 5 cents a foot - $987!
Michelle has really put herself into this project, body and soul, and hopes to raise as much as she can. The money will go toward helping our area's First Responders (law enforcement, fire, EMS) attend therapeutic sessions at Quantum Leap to work with our At EASE team.
To read more of Michelle's emails and find out more about her climb, click here to go to her page on the QLF website: Quantum Leap Farm Volunteer Climbs Mount Kilimanjaro.
You can support Michelle's efforts by clicking on the Make a Donation! button at the bottom of the web page, or by using the attached hyperlink, to make a safe donation with
PayPal. You can also give us a call at (813) 920-9250 or send a check to Quantum Leap Farm, 10401 Woodstock Road, Odessa, FL 33556
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Michelle on Malcolm Out Loud TV
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Here is Michelle's latest email:
She is magnificent! Yesterday, I was like a kid waiting to spot Santa and his sleigh on Christmas. Around every corner, I would spot a mountain in the distance and question, "Is that Kili?" Finally, after 12 hours of driving, I saw her soaring brilliantly up and through the clouds. Mt. Kilimanjaro is an unbelievable sight..., and holy cow, it's way up there! It is hard to believe that I will be climbing my way towards the peak in a week.
If there was one thing that I could bring back with me, it would be the drives. I wish I could record them. Pictures would not do it justice and images move too quickly to catch them on camera. The sights, sounds, and smells are breathtaking (the smells can literally take your breath away at times). I am not too fond of the cities, although interesting, but I am in love with the countryside and rural towns. The landscape is absolutely beautiful. I thought I might study some on the long truck ride yesterday, but couldn't pry my eyes away from the scenery. Even after about an hour of sleep the previous night, I couldn't bring myself to nap and possibly miss something.
The driving is crazy. I saw a little boy get hit by a van in Zanzibar, luckily he was ok, but the driver barely stopped afterwards. Yesterday, we saw a burning bus. Everyone reportedly got out safely, but the luggage was gone. The bus was smoldering. They just let it burn to the ground before somehow removing it from the road. Crazy! And this was not the first burning vehicle my truck as seen.
We go into the Serengeti tomorrow for three days/two nights. We camp out in the open. My group did this one other time in another game park somewhere and had an elephant walk through the campsite. How fun!:) After that, my group will leave me early Thursday morning, and I will make my way back to Moshi via taxi and shuttle. And then the climb begins on Friday. Hopefully, I will have access to the internet on Thursday, otherwise I write you all after the climb from Nairobi.
Mom, I will try to call you before the climb on Thursday, probably midday your time.
Hope all is well!
Hugs,
Michelle
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