Olympic gold medalist Hannah Teter is hoping to raise $100,000 for an African village see visited on a family trip last summer, according to a story on Cleveland.com.
Hannah has set the goal of raising $100,000 for Kirindon in 2009, an amount that goes a lot further in Africa than it would in America in part because everything — labor, raw materials — is cheaper. Some of the money comes from selling syrup and some from donations made via her Web site, hannahsgold.com. . . . I just wanted to snowboard for a higher cause,” she said. “The competition can get repetitive and a little bit old, especially when you’ve been doing it for seven years. I kinda wanted a new ambition, to really want to do well all the time and do it for a reason.”
As a reminder Hannah rides with photos of children from the village. Sing along. . . We are the world. . .and next time you see Hannah ask her if you can see the Africans in her pocket.
[Link: Cleveland]
