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Training Hikes  

Please RSVP by June 10 to participate in the June 27 night hike on Mount Rainier by contacting Carna Lapping at clapping@alaw.org or 206-441-5100 ext. 23.

Visit our Practice Hike Schedule for dates, directions and more information.  You will need the 10 Essentials and the appropriate gear listed on the schedule in order to participate in the hike.

Climb Meetings

The next Climb 2009 meeting is Tuesday, June 23 at 6:00 p.m. at REI's North Room at 222 Yale Avenue N, Seattle.  Topics will include fundraising, climb itinerary, ALA programs and an extensive session on gear.

Hotel Reservations

Climbers, please make your hotel reservations in Ashford ASAP. Whittaker’s Bunkhouse has set aside discounted rooms for climb participants.  To receive the discount, you must book by June 12 and mention you are with the American Lung Association.  Act today as hotels in Ashford and Mt. Rainier National Park are already filling up fast!

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• If you could help put an end to lung disease - and accomplish a lifelong goal - would you do it?
• If you could help clean the air we breathe - and test yourself physically and mentally - would you do it?
• If you could help prevent kids from starting to smoke - and be part of a fun, supportive climbing team - would you do it?

• Well, what are you waiting for?

CLIMB THE MOUNTAIN.

Join the 21st annual Climb For Clean Air in 2009, a FOUR-DAY fundraising climb of Washington's most prominent landmark, Mount Rainier. Northwest icon and world famous mountaineer, Lou Whittaker (ALA Volunteer Award Recipient), along with the elite guides of Rainier Mountaineering, Inc., will guide you from Paradise to the summit.

You don't need to be a mountaineer to join us!
The Climb For Clean Air is for active, adventuresome adults with the motivation to make it happen. Most of our climbers have never done anything like this before. We provide the expert guide services of Rainier Mountaineering, Inc., training and fundraising support, and the opportunity for you to fulfill a dream! Accepting the double challenge of raising significant funds and testing your physical limits will set you apart.

MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

The Climb For Clean Air is a fundraising event, supporting the American Lung Association of the Northwest (ALANW). Each climber is required to raise a minimum of $4,000 to qualify for a summit attempt of Mt. Rainier. These funds support vital programs. Recently the American Lung Association of the Northwest's programs have helped assure lung health in many ways:

o        Each year, we train teen facilitators through our Teens Against Tobacco Use (TATU) program statewide, where more than 20,000 kids receive information to educate them about the hazards of tobacco use.  Along with other prevention programs supported by the Department of Health, TATU has helped prevent 65,000 kids from starting smoking in our state.

o        Through our Master Home Environmentalist© program and a partnership with CLEARCorps, our volunteers are trained to find and fix things in our home to improve indoor air quality. Around 87% of those receiving this program service have made at least one behaviorial change to improve their indoor air quality.

o        ALAW has worked with stakeholders to enact a regional maritime air emissions study.  Maritime partners have enacted projects to reduce pollutants. 

o        We partner with Camp Fire USA to provide asthma supported education and management for hundreds of children with asthma.  Through this partnership, children living with asthma can have a summer camp experience while getting valuable information on how to control their asthma.

This year, the Climb For Clean Air will raise more than $200,000 for the work of the American Lung Association® of the Northwest. You can make a difference!

Contact event manager, Carna Lapping at 206-441-5100 or email clapping@alaw.org for more information.

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