sibusiso vilane and saray khumalo to set mount everest
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Apr 10, 2014 16:22 CAT
Sibusiso Vilane and Saray Khumalo to setMount Everest records for Charity
In April 2014, two South African mountaineers, Sibusiso Vilane and SarayKhumalo will climb Mount Everest in the Himalayas in an attempt to breakrecords and raise money for the Nelson Mandela Bangle Library Initiative andThe Lunchbox Fund.
South Africa’s ‘’chief mountaineer’’ and brand ambassador for Isuzu, SibusisoVilane will attempt to climb without the assistance of supplementary oxygen,while Khumalo will strive to achieve her dream to become the first blackAfrican woman to summit Everest. If Vilane succeeds, he will set the recordfor the highest African man in history on Mount Everest withoutsupplementary oxygen. At above 8000m the vast majority of climbers use
supplementary oxygen to simply stay alive let alone summit, very fewclimbers attempt Everest without supplementary oxygen and even fewersucceed.
Saray, a Discovery Vitality employee, has successfully climbed to the top ofMount Kilimanjaro and now has her eyes set on conquering the SevenSummits Challenge on each continent. Sibusiso has already done the SevenSummits Challenge on each continent and will be providing guidance toKhumalo during this expedition. Both Discovery and Isuzu South Africa aresponsoring these avid mountaineers’ venture and simultaneously raisingfunds for the Nelson Mandela Bangle Library Initiative and the LunchboxFund.
The driving force behind Sibusiso and Saray’s attempt is not personal glorybut rather making a positive impact in the lives of young South Africans.Education is a subject close to the hearts of these two mountaineers, whobelieve in the value of education, which has the capacity to impact positivelyon the lives of many young South Africans. Sibusiso is climbing in aid of theMandela Day Library Initiative and for every R195 000 generated throughpublic donations one container library can be built and placed at a school."The future entirely depends on the education of children, their access toinformation to broaden their thinking and understanding of the ever-changing and challenging world.” says Sibusiso.
Saray who has already raised R130 000 for The Lunchbox Fund, is aiming toraise a total of R1 million. “This is by far the most exciting and possibly, lifechanging expedition for me as an individual,” says Saray, who is lookingforward to the challenge and has been training for this climb over the past 12months. “I really hope that I will be able to make a difference to the lives oforphaned and vulnerable children through promoting and encouraginghealthy eating at their schools.”
“Discovery is proud to sponsor Saray, a woman who embodies Discovery’svalues of liberating the best in people,” says Discovery’s Head of HR, PennyTlhabi. “This is a fantastic way for one of our employees to be a livingexample of how Discovery is a force for social good and uplifting the SouthAfrican society,” she says.
Mlungisi Nonkonyana, Isuzu South Africa Brand Manager points out that
“Sibusiso is the brand ambassador for the Isuzu brand in South Africa and weare therefore very proud to back Sibusiso on this quest. Once again, thisexpedition totally embodies Isuzu’s you know you can spirit.”
Notes to Editors:
To help Sibusiso build a library, you can make a donation to the MandelaBangle Library Initiative at http://www.participateforgood.com/projects/mt-everest-with-isuzu-and-discovery-sibusiso-vilane
Follow Sibusiso Vilane’s journey on Twitter: @sibueverest
The Lunchbox Fund is an organisation that focuses on ensuring to highlightthe importance of education through promoting healthy eating by providingdaily meals for orphaned and vulnerable children living in South Africa’stownships and rural areas. People who want to support Saray’s campaign candonate funds through the Love to Do Good website athttps://lovetodogood.org.za/campaign/ubuntu-everestor via The LunchboxFund at http://www.thelunchboxfund.org/donate.html and use the followingreference Ubuntu-your name e.g. Ubuntu-Saraykhumalo.
Donors can donate funds in the following ways:
· Feed a child for a month with a R50 contribution,
· Feed a child for six months with a R250 contribution, and
· Feed a child for a year with a R500 contribution.
Follow Saray Khumalo’s journey on Twitter: @UbuntuEverest and read herblog: http://saraykposts.tumblr.com/ .
Discovery information
About Discovery Limited
Discovery Limited is a South African-founded financial services organisationthat operates in the healthcare, life assurance, short-term insurance, savingsand investment products and wellness markets. Founded in 1992 by thecurrent Group Chief Executive Officer Adrian Gore, Discovery was guided by aclear core purpose – to make people healthier and to enhance and protecttheir lives. Underpinning this core purpose is the belief that throughinnovation Discovery can be a powerful market disruptor.
The company, with headquarters in Johannesburg, South Africa, has expandedits operations globally and currently serves over 6 million clients acrossSouth Africa, the United Kingdom, the United States, China and Singapore.Vitality, Discovery’s wellness programme, is the world’s largest scientific,incentive-based wellness solution for individuals and corporates. The globalVitality membership base now exceeds five million lives.
Discovery is an authorised financial services provider. It is listed on theJohannesburg Securities Exchange and trades under the code “DSY”.
Notes to Editors:
To help Sibusiso build a library, you can make a donation to the MandelaBangle Library Initiative at http://www.participateforgood.com/projects/mt-everest-with-isuzu-and-discovery-sibusiso-vilane
Follow Sibusiso Vilane’s journey on Twitter: @sibueverest
The Lunchbox Fund is an organisation that focuses on ensuring to highlightthe importance of education through promoting healthy eating by providingdaily meals for orphaned and vulnerable children living in South Africa’stownships and rural areas. People who want to support Saray’s campaign candonate funds through the Love to Do Good website athttps://lovetodogood.org.za/campaign/ubuntu-everestor via The LunchboxFund at http://www.thelunchboxfund.org/donate.html and use the followingreference Ubuntu-your name e.g. Ubuntu-Saraykhumalo.
Donors can donate funds in the following ways:
· Feed a child for a month with a R50 contribution,
· Feed a child for six months with a R250 contribution, and
· Feed a child for a year with a R500 contribution.
Follow Saray Khumalo’s journey on Twitter: @UbuntuEverest and read herblog: http://saraykposts.tumblr.com/ .
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