introduction

On the 11 January 2009 four teams of ten teenagers will simultaneously begin a special journey. Each team starts from a different location—Auckland, Gisborne, Wellington and New Plymouth. Cycling, tramping and kayaking over 12 days each team makes their way to the Central North Island, the culmination of the event, a climb of Mt Ruapehu. Weather permitting all teams will arrive at the Dome summit at the same time.

“A Sea to Summit Challenge”

Along the way there are opportunities planned for each team to give profile to and raise funds for aid and development agency TEAR Fund’s appeal - “Lost Children of the Himalayas”. This project seeks to fight the causes of child trafficking in Nepal.

Each day of the Journey has a theme and through discussions the teams explore the importance of being generous and compassionate and what it takes to create a caring society and to help and needy world.

objectives

Celebrate A fitting celebration of Adventrure Specialties Trust and its 25 years of service to the community

Impact 40 teenagers, raising their consciousness of the importance of compassion as a fundamental human value and increasing their understanding of the plight of children and teenagers in another part of the world.

Serve TEAR Fund using the opportunities created within the event to profile and raise funds for their appeal “Lost Children of the Himalaya”.