A Dare to Remember - A Dare to Remember

A Dare to Remember

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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My Goal
Duff Gibson


Goal	$7,500.00 CAD
Achieved	$22,050.00 CAD

My Honour Roll

	Sandra Lueders $473.00 CAD DSS $200.00 CAD Loran & Kelly Davis $200.00 CAD Susie, Mark & Alexander $200.00 CAD Wendy Flemons $200.00 CAD Anne Gibson $100.00 CAD aoife lambilliotte $100.00 CAD Arcton & Yukiko Lancaster $100.00 CAD Bernie Asbell $100.00 CAD Cary Roberts $100.00 CAD Christine Leonard $100.00 CAD Clara Hughes $100.00 CAD Cynthia & David Watson $100.00 CAD David & Kari Whan $100.00 CAD David and Elizabeth Ariano $100.00 CAD David James $100.00 CAD Deanne Frere $100.00 CAD Debbi and Al Reid $100.00 CAD Deborah Marchand $100.00 CAD Deno Adams $100.00 CAD Doug Dirks $100.00 CAD Doug Gibson $100.00 CAD Dwayne Dreher $100.00 CAD Edward Gibson $100.00 CAD Geoffrey Larmer $100.00 CAD Gerry and Nick Nissen $100.00 CAD Greg Stirrett $100.00 CAD J & J Shaw $100.00 CAD James Risk $100.00 CAD Jeff Farley $100.00 CAD Jen & Kevin Drozdowski $100.00 CAD June Gibson $100.00 CAD Justin & Erin Lassiter $100.00 CAD K. $100.00 CAD Kelly Forbes $100.00 CAD Kirsten Haroon $100.00 CAD Larry & CarolAnn $100.00 CAD Laura James $100.00 CAD Laura Lee Machell-Cunningham $100.00 CAD Leslie Ellis $100.00 CAD Lisa Tinley $100.00 CAD Marc & Fay Frere $100.00 CAD Oh does that mean you play the bass once every 3 years?! $100.00 CAD Peter Baxter $100.00 CAD Randy Starkman $100.00 CAD Rob Forbes $100.00 CAD Robin Parry $100.00 CAD Ron and Marilyn Pitt $100.00 CAD Shannon & Jason Williams $100.00 CAD Tim and Cindy Jacob $100.00 CAD Wayne Leask $100.00 CAD Greg Stein and Laurie Leier $75.00 CAD Alan Marshall $50.00 CAD anita sheppard $50.00 CAD Candice Levin $50.00 CAD carol henke $50.00 CAD Casey Peirce $50.00 CAD Cecile Gibson $50.00 CAD Christian Douglas Elias $50.00 CAD Darren Gardiner $50.00 CAD Dennis Marineau $50.00 CAD Finn, Deirdre and Declan Marshall $50.00 CAD G & C Schmidt $50.00 CAD Hadley Lamotte $50.00 CAD Heather Hastie $50.00 CAD Jereme Young $50.00 CAD John Welsh $50.00 CAD Joseph Marshall $50.00 CAD Laurie Jacob-Toews $50.00 CAD Peter Mulloy $50.00 CAD Rhea Canteras $50.00 CAD Richard Stein $50.00 CAD Sarah Reid $50.00 CAD Signi & Ken Veldman $50.00 CAD Sonya Elias $50.00 CAD Susie Gibbon $50.00 CAD Tony Main $50.00 CAD Tricia Mallett $50.00 CAD Willem Langenberg $50.00 CAD Beth Cormier $35.00 CAD Bob Gibson $35.00 CAD Bob Leonard $35.00 CAD Brenda Pehl $35.00 CAD Darla Deschamps Jon Montgomery $35.00 CAD Keith Loach $35.00 CAD Lisa Seefeldt-Gail $35.00 CAD Paul Painchaud $35.00 CAD Reona Erickson $35.00 CAD Alice Buchanan $25.00 CAD Duff Man says "OH YEAH!" $25.00 CAD Michelle & Ace Jakeman $25.00 CAD Trent Wiebe $25.00 CAD Chantale Lussier $20.00 CAD John Rich $20.00 CAD Mellisa Hollingsworth $20.00 CAD Ann Marie Grimeau Beth Birmingham Carmen Hoogstraten Carole Gibson Carrie & Mark Pyatt Cathy Roberts Cecile Gibson Chelan Citrigno David Legg Deanna Gelleta Debbie Graham Dixie Schmidt Donna Hamilton Elizabeth Gibson Fiona Hicks Gord Cutler Gwendolyn Stott Hazel Nisbett Jan Veenhuyzen Janice Mancey Janifer Calvez Jen Griffin Katie Ross Moore Kelly OConnor Ken Wong & Nadia Lachance, Ecole de la Rose Sauvage, and Jeff Peters Kim Hayden Linda Scott Mandy Willms Mark Masters Mary Buchignani Micaela Widmer Michlle McNeil Nicola Brown Peggy Churchward Peter Schledt Richard Merritt Robert Van Wert Roger and Louise Lachance Sallyanne and Peter Van Grieken Shannon Glover Shashi Behl & Jody Draude Stewart McDonough Tom Sindlinger Trish Woods Tyler Kruschel Tyson MacDonald Vancouver Island Integrated Sport Performance Centre Ltd Wendy Mitchell wendy potter WTF Holdings Ltd Anonymous $7,500.00 CAD Anonymous $520.00 CAD Anonymous $100.00 CAD Anonymous $100.00 CAD Anonymous $100.00 CAD Anonymous $100.00 CAD Anonymous $100.00 CAD Anonymous $100.00 CAD Anonymous $100.00 CAD Anonymous $100.00 CAD Anonymous $100.00 CAD Anonymous $60.00 CAD Anonymous $50.00 CAD Anonymous $50.00 CAD Anonymous $50.00 CAD Anonymous $35.00 CAD Anonymous $35.00 CAD Anonymous $35.00 CAD Anonymous $20.00 CAD

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