Kelly Hammond - Dream Team 2015

Kelly Hammond is participating in the 2015 Dream Mountains Everest Base Camp trek, in support of Dreams Take Flight.

In 2011, with the support of my husband and family, I joined the Dream Mountains Foundation and trekked to the top of Kilimanjaro in Africa. With the added and amazing support of my small community, I was able to raise almost $12,000 for Habitat For Humanity Muskoka. Not only did I have the time of my life fundraising and trekking to the top of Africa, but I was honored to have been involved in the ground breaking ceremony of the home that I helped to fund. During that ceremony, I witnessed two families both close to my heart, realize their own dream, a home of their own. I am now embarking on a new adventure to Nepal and realize a dream of mine! In April of 2015, I will be trekking to Base Camp Everest with Dream Mountains Foundation again for another great charity that is close to my heart for other reasons.

This time I will be climbing for Dreams Take Flight, a national volunteer charitable organization dedicated to providing the trip of a lifetime to physically, mentally or socially challenged children across Canada. With my 10 yr old nephew battling cancer for the second time, and a dear friend of mine struggling with a 4 yr old daughter diagnosed with Rasmussen’s Encephalitis.....it brings home how fortunate I am as a mom.....to have healthy happy children and a family that has not had to experience the pain and struggle of life with a sick or disabled child. I watch how my brother and sister-in–law try to create normalcy in a world of chaos, I see how they struggle to find positivity and happiness through days and days of pain and uncertainty. This is why I feel so strongly in my charity of choice this year. If I can raise money for ONE child to experience a day of pure joy amid a time of struggle....then every step of this climb will be worth it!

As I prepare for this climb, please support me by making a donation today and make dreams come true for children in need of a dream!

www.dreammountains.com

www.dreamstakeflight.ca

Please view our Dream Mountains 2011 Kilimanjaro climb at this link: http://garrytutte.com/Projects-item/dream-mountains-kilimanjaro/

Please also view Didi’s story at the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4mhbtHj7Ow&sns=fb