The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

.- warrant“) amorous - Wednesday. my 7, 2014 - is ,. ,_,c,..,,,c,‘*_. _ _ .,. e _‘_,,,_hm\wâ€"\ c- Climbing for a cause 0 O O O 0 Local couple will tackle Mount Kilimanjaro to raise fluids for MEDA - BvBonVnAtw: 14; g. ., '- 54, sfi. ‘, cw at, _ . . We Motorcycle Show 8: Shine nfif'» c ‘_ ‘ t should come as no surprise that when Waterloo's if}? .. y; " May 10 at Steelm I loanne and Trevor Beanie decided to participate in a irate; ’ . , , , ‘ . charity fundraiser to reduce poverty and provide oppor- \ ,_. . Canadian Motorcycle (,rutsers Chapter 046 (unity for people around the world, it would involve climb- “A $53» w Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo “d Waterloo»based Steelcraft ing a mountain. , ‘ Lifer... (Jemmer Dmston willvco-host'the second annual You see, the avid outdoor enthusiasts have climbed moun- ~ 1, a Motorcycle Sm,” & 5h"? charity event May 1.0 m I tains before, most recently during their honeymoon in 2010 it???" support of (ihildrens Wish and the local llnited when they scaled Mount Baker in Washington State. They ”r? , Way. A _ , _ spent the nest of the trip kayaking and traveling around Van» ' J. 4 ' “Us Veal} event promises something for every- couver Island, and it set the tone for the type of outdoor ,‘:‘,f“jt;"a§:'_ = ': one, including musrc. a 50/50 draw. raffles. venâ€" adventures the duo have experienced in their life together. 1” mi”; . - i do“ a ”meme and an exerting array or motorcyâ€" “We're outdoors people,” said Trevor, an environmental f"; 4» ”if deg on display. , engineer with Conestoga Rovers, “We like to be active." " ' l‘ l’roceeds front the event WI" be shared between - So when Mennonite Ironomic Development Associates United Way Kitchener-Waterloo and Lhildrens proposed a charity hike tip Mount Kilimanjaro iii Tanrania W'Sh' Wh'Ch, strives to fulfill wishes for Qh'ld'?“ 1 from luly 7 to luly 14 to support the work it does iii micro» diagnosed with lifethreatening ”may” 5m“ "5 f financing and other projects around the world. the two sup- inception I" 1984'. Childrens W'Sh has granted i porters ofthe organization jumped at the chance. loanrie and Trevor Battle stand atop Mount Baker during more than 190.09 “Sh“ . . 1 They will be part of a group of seven local residents. their honeymoon in 2010, Theywill beclimbing Mount Kill» 3 Steelcraft “fined for?” mm the Canadian . including MEDA President Allan Sauder. who will be taking manjaro Jilly 744 to raise hind! it)! MEDA. mom mm l Motorcycle 011565946 Kitchener-Waterloo ndtng ‘ part in the charity climb that will travel the lemosho route up l group for the firs‘ “m? last year, attracting more Kilimanjaro in luly. And while Kilimanjaro isn't a technical Ianian families. savmg an estimated 200,0()()lives." l than 100 b'kes “Pd raismg‘approximately ”1550 climb like Mount Baker, it is the highest mountain on the So far the climbers have raised more than $50,000 for the l for the two charities. despite poor weather. 1h“ African continent and the largest freestanding mountain in fundraising effort mth a goal of reaching $250,000, Joanne S yearsevent ls expected 3" at least double m “a the world at 5,895 metres above sea level. meaning it still said some of their fundraising efforts include selling organic l \ The second annual Show 8‘ Shine takes place at ‘ presentsa physical challenge. maple syrup and they are organin'ng a It!) kilometre charity l Steelcraft Hemmer. located at 446 Albert St ' loanne said they were inspired to take up the challenge by bike ride With the Waterloo (chling Club and the King Street 1 Waterloo, May IO. 1 pm. l” 4 pm. her father Doug, a MEDA board member who participated in (iyclingtilub. ‘ Show registration "is,“ per motortycle. Mm“ a stintlar chanty climb for an African reliefgrtiup last year. He “We are trying to find anyway we can to ramp ll tip." she ‘ "on for spectators '"' 32 per person or $5 pet from thought it would be a great fundraiser to support the work said about their futidniising efforts ll" Ml:l)A dots including providing insecticide treated bed nets llie climb itself can he done by anyone who is iii reason Advance registration " available by emailing to vulnerable populations like pregnant mothers and children able physical shape, which shouldn't be a problem for the “Oh “Km/“4 at ragattonfii’yahtxi ("m to protect them against malaria Beanies In fan. a con ile of weeks before the climb tht ' Will ‘ "Mi. lather t linibed Kilirtianiriro iii 20] it trispinng my bus be defending their train title in the 24 Hours of Summe? Sol . waterlOO Earth Day hand and me to partit i iate in this ( limb in sup on of stit e Raceat the Albion llillstonsen'rttion Area in Bolton It is . NH l).-'\.~ said loarine “MinIrl'lil have been long ltll‘l’l' sup the largest mountain bike lt-stival and relay race in the events set for May 10 Q pom-rs of MlilM's work.w1thiii\ lather haying served on the proyuitt- ‘ Waterloo larth ”at is a free fun-filled da ‘ of board ofdtret tors. ~We'll be trying to defend our title again,~ said loanne. who family v“ “Vin“ wtth m envrronmental thelne "l believe in the work that Ml “A does around the world. is also the mom of tvvtri boys named Ryder and Mason. who “in m‘ In a m to 2 p l‘" “ laurel ( reek ( “use" partnering wtili those in need to help them earn a livelihood thl tum three on lune BI and also keep them running "Wen- ;“mm Area ' ‘ ' ' ' ’ It is a model for alleviating [)t|\‘(‘fl\ that is sustainable training heavily for lllt‘ rate which is two weeks before m- lliglin and plant a tree meet “W animals and t‘tliptMt‘rlHK those indivrdual and (litlllnlllllll('\ that it sup how for Alma ‘ learn “l" front l“ al ”poll“ Part“ tpants a"; “w ports to create their own solutions to poverty " Ultimately. l‘tm’or stud it‘s all about the good work that t'ti(tiuragt'd to t'xpltirt' nature be water Wise \ law ”w l Itmbt'rs. whit h also include Watt'rloos Nit bolt- l’olil Nil “A (loos With "1011!”le tn pnNide ttiit roloans to people our d” and live lot al ' ' ' will \'I\ll Ml-IM pron-(ts in Lin/ania during the two weeks in impoverished tttllttllllllllle\ to kit k start lllt'lt ltlt .i| lot more Hill!!!” ”my, va lllt'\ ml! be iri llll' “than nation. and Will (‘Xlk'llt'llt t‘ Villtt' of or onomies " lhis is ten sustainable run to use thew www watt-thin ( a/(‘llr'lHIll tt'itlhtlai M ) cm n, the work thi- group is doing first hand rt-sottrt es It gets people the fitiant Ml support they nle and stewartlsliip‘d‘waterliin ( a Hi all no 884» lit!) P"! ”Vt-i the past tll‘t Atlt' this protect has i ft'-lll‘tl sustainable that money gets on in tilalt‘d in their ( ommiinttit‘s," he said my”, ' totiitiii‘rt ial distribution ilianrit-Is for nets ' sard \Hlltlt‘t Visit wwwrnt-da org/sponsor a (limlier for more tiifortiia A ‘\lon~ than {5 million nets have been put in the hands ol Ian tioii and to sponsor indmdiml i limbo“ ‘