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Unogwaja Challenge

GCC member Alessandro Muknicka will be the first American to participate in the Unogwaja Challenge.  This is a fund raising campaign for non-profit organizations in South Africa.  Participants do an epic odyssey which becomes the epitome of 11 days cycling more than 1000 miles across the entire African country and then running 55 miles in the Comrades Marathon which is the oldest and most famous ultra marathon in the world.

From the event web site:

"The people chosen to take part in Unogwaja Challenge are given the responsibility to ensure the event "grows" within the spirit of how it began. It is not a "race" from Cape Town to Pietermaritzburg, it is a journey of inspiration, fun and togetherness born out of one man's determination and spirit to participate in the Comrades Marathon. The Unogwaja Challenge commemorates Phil Masterton-Smith’s feat of 1933 by establishing a unique biathlon in South Africa where participants cycle from Cape Town to Pietermaritzburg in ten days and then run the Comrades Marathon the next day with a significant emphasis on raising funds for chosen charities."

Alessandro says "To endure this enormous and difficult challenge for 11 days which I have been preparing for months cannot be compare with all the daily adversities and lack of resources that life imposes to people in extremely need for basic care in Africa. Therefore, I deeply appreciate your collaboration and humanitarian gesture towards my fund raising campaign."

To support Alessandro in his funraising campaign, follow these steps:

* Please!.. go to website: unogwajachallenge.com home page:
* next step: click on "Donations Page"
* next step: calculate how much you would like to donate using the instant money currency converter from US dollar to South African Rand
* next step: click on "donate now" red square box
* next step: place the amount you wish to donate in SA Rands on "Support an Unogwaja?" then click "donate"
* next step: complete payment information section > then place your name and email if you wish to receive my thank you note, select my name from the scroll list and finally leave a comment if you desire.
* 100% US tax deductible