Welcome to Duff Gibson's Personal Page

     
SPONSOR ME!
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Thank you to all the organizers, volunteers, 


walkers and donors!  


Donations will be accepted until World AIDS 


day, December 1, 2009.


We’re not sure it could have gone any better.  There were lots of supporters at the send off, lots of participants and the weather was perfect.  In total there were 8 people carrying the full 20 L amount, about 10 people doing the walk with varying symbolic amounts of water and then with 3 km's to go we had about 10 or 12 people join in and then for the last half km, our son's school joined in which was another 250 kids.  
 
The support for the walk was fantastic from the Stephen Lewis Foundation to DDB, Stephanie Collins and Agenda Sport Marketing, the Calgary Fire Department, Tracy, Guy, Stew, Brendon and others at Winsport, Level 2 Sports, the staff, students and parents of Alexander Ferguson School, the Ujamma Grammas, and of course the volunteers, walkers and donators. 
 
The kids walking with us at the end of the day was the best part - it was a wonderful atmosphere.  We walked back to the school and into the gym, had a few speeches and talked about why we were doing the walk.  Our son Gedion even came up and talked about carrying water and firewood on his back when he lived in Ethiopia and it was awesome and so well received.  
 
And on the financial side it looks like we’re going to crack the $20000 mark which was well beyond our expectations.  One of the best aspects of the dare is that the average SLF project costs in the neighborhood of $10000, so our dare alone will fund two entire projects!  
 
As for the dare itself, there were more than a few sore muscles but it was well worth it.  After the trek, one of the walkers pointed out that what we had conquered that day, was for some a daily routine and that really put things into perspective at that moment.  In all, it was a great event with tremendous supporters and enthusiastic participants.  Thanks again to everyone involved. 
 
Jen and Duff Gibson

P.S.: Watch this video clip of my sons and me in training for the dare, and read all the media coverage of the dare here.

Welcome to my Dare Page! 

We had A Dare to Remember for the Stephen Lewis Foundation.

In Africa, something that we take for granted, like having easy access to clean drinking water, can be a great challenge. Grandmothers, mothers and even young children travel great distances each day for water that is often contaminated.  The containers, when full, can weigh over 20 kilograms, but carrying them on their heads or backs is the only way of providing water for their families. 

We share the Stephen Lewis Foundation’s belief that in Africa, there are many ordinary people doing extraordinary things and would like to build awareness for this everyday occurrence through the Dare to Remember Campaign! 

As an Olympian and Calgary Fire Fighter, our dare was to experience this extraordinary effort for a day – a reality my sons have lived during their early years in Ethiopia.

The dare, which eight of us ultimately accepted was to carry a 20-litre jug of water, approximately 12 kms, or 3 hours, on a journey through Calgary from Canada Olympic Park to my son’s school in an effort to raise awareness of this reality and the great work the Stephen Lewis Foundation is doing in Africa to turn the tide of HIV/AIDS.  

To donate online now: Please select a donation amount from the "Sponsor Me" section of this page. It’s simple, fast and totally secure and will make such a difference in transforming lives of women and children and restoring hope to communities in Africa.

Thank You,


Duff Gibson


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