The Shizettes!: April 2009

C`est parti!!!

C`est parti!!

Le decompte est commence... Il nous reste moins qu`un mois pour se preparer pour ce defi incroyable.

I still can`t believe what we got into!!! Tonight, we`ll have a first taste at the actual trail - we are doing a night walk/hike/climb and we`ll go as far as we can. Lucky tomorrow is a national holiday... We`ll be able to rest a little!!

Mon sac est pret, j`ai mes nouveaux bas - pour ne pas faire d`ampoules, mes bouteilles d`eau et de Gatorade sont pleines. Hop! C`est parti!!

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The Team: The Shizettes

We Marian Arante, Melissa Dubuc, Azusa Watanabe, and Melissa Monehan are the SHIZETTES!

We've created nicknames that ties in with our cultural background and shows a little bit of our personality.

* Melissa M, from New Zealand, is "kiwi-chan." Kiwi is not only a furry acidic fruit but a cute, lovable bird from New Zealand.

* Melissa D, from Canada, is "ringo-chan," "ringo," meaning apple in Japanese, is a popular fruit in Mel's part of Canada.

* Azusa, from Japan, is "azuki-chan." Azuki is sweet red bean used in many popular Japanese pastries.

* Marian, a Filipino-American, is "ube-chan." "Ube" in Tagalog means taro-root, a sweet and delicious potato like vegetable that grows in the Philippines and the surrounding Pacific islands.

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The Challenge:

1. To raise 1200,000 Yen to help overcome poverty and suffering across the world.

2. To hike 100km (62miles) in under 48 hours, without sleep and rest, up and down a total elevation of over 3400 meters.

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The Organization: OXFAM

OXFAM stands for Oxford Committee for Famine Relief, they "work in more than 100 countries to find lasting solutions to poverty and injustice" through;

1. development work, which tries to lift communities out of poverty with long-term, sustainable solutions based on their needs;

2. humanitarian work, assisting those immediately affected by conflict and natural disasters (which often leads in to longer-term development work), especially in the field of water and sanitation;

3. and lobbyist, advocacy and popular campaigning, trying to affect policy decisions on the causes of conflict at local, national, and international levels.

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The Cause:

The funds raised through Japan's Oxfam Trailwalker Challenge will go towards;

1. providing emergency aid in Darfur,

2. long-term community development projects in Mozambique,

3. fighting HIV and AIDS in South Africa,

3. supporting women in Laos and India through agricultural projects

4. opening schools for children in the Philippines

5. and developing sustainable communities in war-torn Cambodia.

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How YOU Can Help!

1. DONATE by:

* visiting http://www.justgiving.com/theshizettes

* handing Melissa M, Melissa D, Azusa, or Marian money in person.

* sending money directly to our bank accounts. email us for account information.

2. SUPPORT and ENCOURAGE we welcome any advice and/or words of encouragement.

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The Shizettes do Japan's Oxfam Trailwalker Challenge

4 girls + 100km in 48 Hours + 120,000 Yen for poverty = Trailwalker Challenge

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C`est parti!!!

The Team: The Shizettes

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The Organization: OXFAM

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The Shizettes do Japan's Oxfam Trailwalker Challenge

4 girls + 100km in 48 Hours + 120,000 Yen for poverty = Trailwalker Challenge

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