This trip involves many different facets.  One of which  is to provide instruction in the areas of CPR, Basic First Aid, Awareness Level Swift-Water Rescue and Fire Safety, with an emphasis on "in home open fire cooking" and Wildland considerations.  The second is to provide emergency medical assistance at the basic level to the other participants in this effort and deliver donated medical supplies to local hospitals.  The third involoves picking up the trash that "outdoor enthusiasts" have left behind on Mt. Kilimanjaro.  The final facet of our trip is to work with Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Mathai, to plant enough trees to offset the carbon foot print that our flight has on the earth. Due to the high occurance of fire related incidents, instruction in the areas of Fire Safety and Prevention can drastically reduce the amount of fire related deaths, injuries, and Wildland fire concerns.  Though the instruction and efforts will greatly affect the community in Kenya, young Volunteers from Utah who will help in the Orphanages and Hospitals, will gain knowledge to bring home as well.  We believe Martin Luther King said it best when he stated, "The ultimate measure of a person is not where they stand in moments of comfort and convenience, but where they stand in times of challenge and controversy."  Teaching Fire Safety in a place where they actively use fire to cook and don't have the conveniences of homes with sprinkler systems, will surely bring a new light on our lives.  We truly feel that we can learn just as much from this trip on a personal level, as we may be able teach on an informational level. A woman by the name of Renata Haas, a student at Colorado College, has recently been studying the degredation on Mt Kilimanjaro.  Her findings are alarming.  Just in the campsites on the Marangu Route and the Machame Trail she found over 6,000 pieces of trash.  It's sad that the people that visit these campsites are "outdoor enthusiasts".  To help with this issue we plan on picking up as much trash as possible on our way down.  Hopefully this will hit a few future visitors in addition to cleaning up one of the Seven Peaks.   The final cost of the trip is going to be around $4,200 per person.  We are asking for tax deductable donations to help minimize this cost.  If you would like to donate money, medical or rescue equipment, or vaccinations please see our sponsors section for more information on how to do so.  Thank you so much for your consideration in this effort! Mike Orin Ryan Sutter Bryan Cash