[Blind-international-students] Help me make a difference in the world!

[Esha Mehta]

Dear Friends,

I am thrilled to announce that I will be participating in a Global
Explorers Leading the Way expedition to the Grand Canyon this summer.
Global Explorers is a non-profit organization that gives youth across
the country opportunities to engage themselves in the world around
them, while instilling responsibility, community service, and the
importance of developing leadership skills. The Global Explorers
Leading the Way program was co-created with Erik Weihenmayer, the only
blind man to summit Mount Everest.

Our expedition team for the Leading the Way-Rim to River program is
composed of both blind and sighted youth, ages 14 to 21 years old. As
a participant in this life-changing expedition, I will be responsible
for participating in field research and service projects while I’m on
site at the Grand Canyon. After this trip, I will also be in charge of
managing my own service project in my community.

This program will not only give me the experience of a lifetime, but
it will help me develop critical skills I will need in the future. The
confidence and leadership skills I gain from participating will be the
foundation I need to pursue my dream of helping blind children in the
U.S., as well as India, reach their own potential and gain the
confidence they need to make their dreams a reality. Global Explorers
will help me focus on eliminating the barriers imposed on me because
of my blindness by challenging my own limits and raising my
self-awareness of what I can do when I have a goal in mind.

Will you help me make this experience possible by becoming a sponsor?
A donation of $50, or any amount you can give, will go toward the
program cost of $1,670. This fee covers materials (t-shirt,
curriculum, journal, student handbook), food, lodging, insurance, and
a weekend training retreat where I will get to meet Erik Weihenmayer.

If you would like to help me make this expedition possible, please
send me cash or check donations made out to Global Explorers and
include my name in the Memo field. If you prefer, you can also make a
donation online at:
http://www.globalexplorers.org/get_involved/donate_now/.  Choose “LTW
Grand Canyon” from the drop-down menu. After I return from the Grand
Canyon, I would like to invite you to a special presentation about
this experience and share with you all that I have learned.

I value your support and I appreciate any contribution you can make to
help me before March 10, 2011. If you have any questions, please feel
free to call me at 610-348-1904. To learn more about the nonprofit
Global Explorers, visit www.globalexplorers.org.

Thank you, in advance, for joining me on this life-changing journey!

Sincerely yours,
Esha Mehta