On June 27
th I’ll race the
San Juan Solstice 50 mile run. It’s set in the spectacular San Juan mountains in SW
Colorado and has 13,000’ of elevation gain (and loss). The entire route is 9,000’ and
higher, with about 15 miles above 12,000’.
If you’d like to sponsor my efforts, please donate to the
TheJuniperFund.org.
Please make sure to write “Trek8848” in the
“In Honor Of” box to ensure donations go to the correct families. You can also put "John Danese" in the Fundraising Support field.
80% of all funds
will go to aid the families of three of the men (Pasang Temba, Kumar and Tenzing) who died in the first avalanche at Everest
basecamp. Pasang Temba leaves behind 3 children, Kumar leaves behind 4 children, and Tenzing leaves behind 2 children. The funds will provide living expenses for the families for 5 years,
and it will provide monies for all their children to complete schooling. The remaining 20% will go to the fund at large, which primarily supports the families of local workers involved in climbing and expedition support in the high mountains of Nepal who have been killed or injured in the course of their work. They have little, if any, safety net. Every
little bit can help.
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| On the left are Mingma (Tenzing's wife) and their 2 children. On the right is Kumar's brother. |
Since this race isn’t an official fundraiser, it’s very open
to however you’d like to donate. A flat amount. An amount per mile completed.
An amount per 1,000 feet of elevation gain. Or any format that you can think
of! Funds can be donated online today. Or pledged for and donated after my
race.
I’d like to keep a running tally of donations to date, so if
you are comfortable with it, please leave a comment on this post (either
anonymously or not) with your donation amount.
I hope you have fun following along with my race in June,
and a sincere Thank You to all who are able to donate.
Please feel free to share this with anyone looking for a trustworthy way to support this cause.
Namaste,
John
