Welcome to our site! 
We are very excited to be able to share this journey with you as we prepare our mind and bodies
to climb Mt Kilimanjaro in May 2015. We will be sharing our story along the way regards to fitness prep, nutrition, gear and of course fundraising activities. We are raising money to help with the
Sustainability Project for Mom2Mom Africa http://www.mom2momafrica.ca/sustainability-project.html.
We will be climbing with a local Arusha company called http://www.everlastingtz.com which is also a partner of Mom2MomAfrica. 






A little bit about us; 
Joanne Marchildon 
Fulltime firefighter with Waterloo Fire Rescue in Ontario for over 10 years, Joanne is married and a mother of a 8 year old girl. Joanne enjoys a variety of sports and activities including snowboarding, camping, rock climbing, working out, mountain biking  and yoga. She became involved with Mom2Mom Africa about a year ago. Joanne loves life and feels that it is important to give back to others.  Being able to meet the students while in Arusha is something that she most looks forward to while visiting there this spring.

Laura Bender
Laura is the mother of two boys that happen to be the center of her universe and the wife of an incredibly patient and supportive husband. Laura is an active student of Shinki Ryu Jujitsu, a runner and an aspiring rock climber. She is passionate about living a life that inspires personal growth and is in constant pursuit of her goals. She was inspired to support Mom2Mom Africa to provide an education for children in need so that they may be blessed with the opportunities in life that we experience in Canada.   

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