We are very special salt & pepper shakers. We are not meant to be used in the normal way, since we are on a mission to collect as much money as we can for the Stephen Lewis Foundation’s The ‘Grandmothers to Grandmothers’ campaign to support the courageous Grandmothers in Africa who have lost their own children due to AIDS and are now raising their children’s children, who in many cases themselves, are living with this horrible disease.

Our goal is to raise $1,000 by October 2007, which is when Gisele Lalonde Mansfield will be climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro and whose fundraising efforts we are supporting. For information go to www.gigiclimbskili.com or call her at 613-720-4599.

Gisele bought us at one of her fundraisers in September 2006 for $5.00. Now all you have to do is match or top her contribution by:

» Donating online through her website at www.gigiclimbskili.com (we accept cash, cheques or credit cards); or

» Sending cash or cheques directly to the Stephen Lewis Foundation; attention of ‘Gigi Climbs Kili’ at 260 Spadina Avenue Suite 501, Toronto, Ontario, M5T 2E4.

The attached sheets are to track our journey, which Gisele hopes to publish upon our return. So before passing us on to a friend, family member, neighbour, colleague, etc. add your name, city and amount you donated to the list.

Finally, whoever is holding us on October 13, 2007 please return us to the Stephen Lewis Foundation to confirm how much we really are worth.

It was very nice sharing this brief time with you and we wish you all the best in all your endeavors and THANK YOU from the bottom of our shaker hearts.

P.S. We would really appreciate it, if you would let Gisele know, from time to time, where we are and how we’re doing. We know she worries about us so far from home and everything!!!