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a once in a lifetime opportunity to travel to remote villages in uganda and witness firsthand the difference that you have made in the lives of so many ugandan families.

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Pa s t p a rt i c i p a n ts & t h e i r s to r i e s

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v i s i t i n g t h e b e a u t i f u l p e o p l e o f awa k e v i l l ag e wa s a n

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t h e a m a z i n g i m pac t c e n t s f o r s e e d s , a n d t h e lov e m e r c y

f o u n dat i o n h a s h a d o n t h i s c o m m u n i t y wa s r e a l ly i n s p i r i n g…

i t wa s c o n f r o n t i n g at t i m e s , a n d to b e h o n e s t a b i t o f a

c u lt u r e s h o c k b u t i t wa s o n e o f t h e b e s t t h i n g s i h av e e v e r

d o n e ! s ta n d i n g a lo n g s i d e t h e l a d i e s i n t h e f i e l d s , h u g g i n g

a n d da n c i n g w i t h t h e g o r g e o u s c h i l d r e n , a n d g e t t i n g a n

i n s i g h t i n to t h e i r da i ly l i f e a n d s t r u g g l e s m a d e m e m o r e

d e t e r m i n e d t h a n e v e r to h e l p o u t w h e n i r e t u r n e d h o m e a s

m u c h a s p o s s i b l e . h av i n g t h e o p p o r t u n i t y to t r av e l a r o u n d

u g a n da w i t h o u r v e r y ow n lo c a l to u r g u i d e s , m e e t p e o p l e i

wo u l d n e v e r n o r m a l ly g e t t h e c h a n c e to , a n d a l s o ta k e pa r t

i n t h e j u l i u s ac h o n f u n r u n a lo n g s i d e a b o u t 8 ,000 s u p e r fa s t

lo c a l k i d s wa s o n c e i n a l i f e t i m e ! i a m d e f i n i t e ly k e e n to g o

b ac k ag a i n a s i t wa s t h e b e s t p o s s i b l e e x p e r i e n c e ! ”

Laura 2015

t h e p e o p l e o f u g a n da a r e s o m e o f t h e n i c e s t a n d h a p p i e s t

p e o p l e i h av e e v e r m e t a n d i c a n n ot wa i t to v i s i t ag a i n s o m e

day s o o n . i wo u l d h i g h ly r e c o m m e n d j o i n i n g t h e t e a m f o r a

l i f e c h a n g i n g t r i p to t h e ot h e r s i d e o f t h e wo r l d .

Natalie 2015

i n 2015 i wa s o f f e r e d t h e c h a n c e to t r av e l to u g a n da w i t h

t h e lov e m e r c y f o u n dat i o n to s e e t h e wo r k t h e y d o w i t h

t h e i r c e n t s 4 s e e d s p r o g r a m a n d at t h e k r i s t i n a h e a lt h

c l i n i c i n awa k e . i j u m p e d at t h i s o p p o r t u n i t y a s i a m a k e e n

s u p p o r t e r o f t h e f o u n dat i o n a n d n e w i t wo u l d b e t h e t r i p

o f a l i f e t i m e .

w h i l s t t h e r e w e w e r e q u i t e b u sy s e e i n g h ow t h e p r oj e c t s

w e r e g o i n g a n d a s s i s t i n g t h e t e a m f r o m n i k e p u t o n t h e

a n n u a l ac h o n f u n r u n w h i c h i s a fa n ta s t i c e v e n t a n d v e r y

e m ot i o n a l f o r a n y v i s i to r s . a s t h i s wa s t h e a n n u a l t r i p ov e r

to u g a n da f o r lov e m e r c y m y c lo s e f r i e n d a n d c o-f o u n d e r

o f t h e f o u n dat i o n e lo i s e wa s i n h e av y t r a i n i n g f o r s o m e

u p c o m i n g r ac e s , s o i g ot to d o a b i t o f r u n n i n g a r o u n d

u g a n da !

i c a n s ay t h at t h at wa s a n aw e s o m e way to s e e t h e c o u n t r y

s i d e a r o u n d l i r a a n d wo u l d h av e to b e a favo u r i t e p l ac e

f o r m e to r u n a n d i c a n ’t wa i t to g e t b ac k t h e r e . i f yo u

a r e o n t h e f e n c e a b o u t ta k i n g a t r i p w i t h t h e f o u n dat i o n i

wo u l d j u m p o f i t a s i t wa s o n e o f t h e g r e at e s t e x p e r i e n c e s i

h av e a n d w i l l e v e r h av e i n m y l i f e ! .

andrew 2015

Cost and Registration

The November Adventure costs

approximately $5000

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+ r e t u r n f l i g h t s sy d n e y to u g a n da b o o k e d

t h r o u g h a g r o u p t r av e l ag e n t

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no r t h e r n _re g i o n .h t m l

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v i l l ag e s

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g a m e d r i v e w i t h to u r g u i d e , ac c o m m o dat i o n

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Fundraising Goal

w e u n d e r s ta n d t h at f u n d r a i s i n g c a n b e da u n t i n g ,

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l m s ta f f m e m b e r to c o m e to s p e a k to yo u r o f f i c e f o r

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Here are some more ideas to get you started:

1. Is traveling to Uganda safe?

y e s , w e t h i n k s o ! o u r h ot e l h a s s e c u r i t y g u a r d s 24 h r s

w h o h e l p u s to f e e l s a f e & i t i s q u i e t a n d c o m f o r ta b l e .

w e a l s o h av e p r i vat e d r i v e r s w h o ta k e u s e v e r y w h e r e w e

n e e d to g o . w e a l s o m a k e s u r e t h at w e ta k e n e c e s s a r y

p r e c a u t i o n s l i k e n e v e r t r av e l i n g o n o u r ow n, n e v e r

b e i n g a lo n e o u t s i d e at n i g h t & n ot ta k i n g a n y o b v i o u s

va l u a b l e s i n to t h e s t r e e t . h ow e v e r t h e r e a r e a lways

r i s k s a s s o c i at e d w i t h t r av e l , pa r t i c u l a r ly i n d e v e lo p i n g

n at i o n s . w e a dv i s e t h at yo u r e a d u p o n t h e r e l e va n t

t r av e l wa r n i n g s i s s u e d by t h e a u s t r a l i a n g ov e r n m e n t &

a l s o r e g i s t e r yo u r t r av e l w i t h s m a r t t r av e l l e r

2. Do I have to be a runner to

join the trip?

n o! b u t yo u d o n e e d to b e f i t , a s t h e t r av e l a n d t h e

d r i v i n g a n d lo n g days d e f i n i t e ly ta k e t h e i r to l l .

i f yo u ’d l i k e to r u n i n t h e k a m pa l a m a r at h o n e v e n t h e r e

i s a 10k m , 21k m o r a f u l l m a r at h o n e v e n t . a n e v e n t l i k e

t h i s m i g h t m a k e yo u r f u n d r a i s i n g e a s i e r a s yo u c a n a s k

yo u r f r i e n d s a n d fa m i ly to s p o n s o r yo u r r ac e . e ac h

m o r n i n g e lo i s e o r j u l i u s a l s o o r g a n i s e a t i m e to r u n a s

t h e s u n r i s e s a n d s o i f yo u a r e a r u n n e r , i t ’ s a g r e at

p l ac e to t r a i n . h ow e v e r i f yo u ’d r at h e r j u s t c o m e a lo n g

f o r t h e a dv e n t u r e t h at ’ s f i n e to o !

3. What happens if I can’t meet

the fundraising target?

we d o n ’t e x p e c t yo u to r a i s e t h e tota l a m o u n t by t h e

t i m e w e l e av e , a n d h av e m a d e t h e f u n d r a i s i n g d e a d l i n e

de c e m b e r 1 s t f o r yo u r f u n d r a i s i n g ta r g e t to b e m e t . we

d o a s k t h at i f yo u a r e u n a b l e to r a i s e t h e tota l $5000

t h at yo u p e r s o n a l ly c o n t r i b u t e t h e d i f f e r e n c e .

al l d o n at i o n s a r e ta x d e d u c t i b l e ov e r $2

.4. Do I need to attend any training

before we leave?

w e wa n t to p r e pa r e yo u t h e b e s t w e c a n f o r yo u r

t r i p to u g a n da . b e f o r e w e l e av e w e w i l l g e t t h e t e a m

to g e t h e r f o r b b q to m e e t e v e r yo n e a n d r u n yo u

t h r o u g h s o m e b a s i c e x p e c tat i o n s f o r t h e t r i p i n c l u d i n g

s a f e t y , c u lt u r a l i s s u e s , a n d a m o r e d e ta i l e d r u n d ow n

o f t h e i t i n e r a r y .

5. Do I need travel insurance?

yes! i t i s u p to yo u to f i n d yo u r ow n t r av e l i n s u r a n c e

w i t h u n l i m i t e d m e d i c a l e vac u at i o n c ov e r ag e . t r av e l

i n s u r a n c e i s n ot i n c l u d e d i n t h e $5000 e s t i m at e d t r i p

c o s t

6. What vaccinations do I need?

b e low i s a g u i d e b u t p l e a s e s e e yo u r g p a s a p a s m a n y o f

t h e vac c i n at i o n s n e e d e d a r e pa r t o f a c o u r s e o f o n e o r

m o r e i n j e c t i o n s . t h e c o s t o f t h e s e i n j e c t i o n s i s o n to p

o f t h e e s t i m at e d $5000 t r i p c o s t .

s p ot s a r e e x t r e m e ly l i m i t e d s o p l e a s e a p p ly n ow v i a e m a i l to c a i t l i n@lov e m e r c y f o u n dat i o n .o r g

i f yo u h av e a n y q u e s t i o n s p l e a s e e m a i l i n f o@lov e m e r c y f o u n dat i o n .o r g

w i t h “n ov e m b e r t r i p” i n t h e s u b j e c t , o r c a l l 8581 5650.

health and vaccination guide

+/- t h e n e w o r a l c h o l e r a vac c i n e h a s b e e n s h ow n to p r ov i d e l i m i t e d p r ot e c t i o n ag a i n s t s o m e

f o r m s o f t r av e l l e r s d i a r r h o e a . yo u s h o u l d d i s c u s s t h i s w i t h yo u r t r av e l h e a lt h s p e c i a l i s t

hepatitis a

hepatitis b

typhoid

tetanus, pertussis

+ diphtheria

measles, mumps +

rubella

chickenpox

influenza

polie

malaria

meningitis

yellow fever

rabies

cholera

travellers

diarrhoea

vaccine available

healthy eating + drinking

animalavoidance

insectavoidance

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