Hi all,
In preparation for the Dreams in Action (DNA, discover what you’re made of) climb up Aconcagua, guided by Marshall Ulrich, I’m testing using e-mail to update Marshall’s blog page. We are planning on getting equipment that will allow us to post daily updates about the climb for people to follow back home, and hope that an e-mail connection to the blog site will work. Lots of other great things happening with the climb, too.
Marshall worked with several of our sponsors to get our climbers reduced prices on some great equipment they’ll be using on the mountain. This is a wonderful, added benefit to those who have signed on to climb with DNA. Our sincere thanks to CAMP USA, GoLite, LaSportiva, and The North Face for providing this opportunity to the DNA climbers!
In addition to daily updates about the climb itself, our clients are writing informational/educational modules about topics associated with the area, the climb, the culture, and the people that will also be posted each day during the climb.
Climber Theresa Daus-Weber has arranged for TeleTech to make a charitable donation the Crescere Foundation in Mendoza, Argentina. Crescere believes in “Healthy People and Communities for a Better World” and works to:
Strengthen at risk families
Provide healthy and safe school recreation programs
Administer programs for at risk youth
Marshall has taken this connection with Crescere one step further, inviting two youths that are served by Crescere to trek with the DNA group to the 13,976-foot (4,260 m) base camp! This is an opportunity these kids would never have had to visit a beautiful and amazing place in their own country. We are very excited to be able to provide this opportunity to the youths, as well as financial support to the foundation for all of their programs provided by TeleTech.
Theresa also arranged for TeleTech to sponsor the climb, so all climbers will receive special TeleTech/DNA logoed clothing and gear. Theresa will carry the TeleTech flag to the summit of Aconcagua.
Please make plans to follow the DNA team as they climb Aconcagua and provide you with some interesting educational modules along the way!
Sincerely,
Heather Ulrich
Dreams in Action
