We Made It!

After a bright but quickly burnt out start half a year ago, our team regrouped and rallied this weekend to make it all the way up to the top of le olde Carew!

Our team raised a bit over $300 for the American Lung Association.  We also burned our lungs out hauling ourselves up those stairs!

The Clean Air Climbers ready to climb!

After a good half hour prepping a playlist and half a minute stretching, we were ready to go!  For the second year, we brought the party with a soundsystem and funky playlist.

What Rebecca keeps calling "the sound system"... A cheap speaker in a PAC bag hooked up to an old iPod.

We won't know our official times for a bit, but we estimate it was something like 13-14 minutes.

Our "official Red Face photos" - post climb & catching our breath...

For the record, we all signed up for next year.  So, we'll have to keep this blog going and actually write in it more than once a month...

One more team photo on the way out.  Back in our civvies and showing off our medals!

Why We Walk #2: The American Lung Association's Mission

The American Lung Association has set the goal of raising $125,000 through this one event, the 2011 Fight for Air Climb in Carew Tower.  Team "Clean Air Climbers" just happens to be in first place in the fund raising column.  Here's proof:

But why raise money for the American Lung Association?  The ALA's mission is very direct and simple: To save lives by improving lung health and preventing lung disease.  With 33 million Americans afflicted by lung diseases, it's the number 3 killer of adults in the United States.  1 out of every 6 deaths can be attributed to lung disease.  This killer affects us all, either directly by means of degrading our personal health or by affecting the lives of our friends and family.

Over the next few months, we'll look at some of the specific goals of the American Lung Association and some of the great things they will be doing with your donation.  If you would like to donate to our climb now, click one of the donation links on the side bar of this page and help us support the American Lung Association in their mission.