Spannerworks team set for Mount Kilimanjaro charity climb

10 July 2007

Search-led digital marketing agency Spannerworks, an iCrossing company, today announces it will be sending a team of eight employees to climb Mount Kilimanjaro in September. The climb will help raise money for the Amani Children's Home, a residential home for orphans and street children at the base of Kilimanjaro.

The event is one of many to mark Spannerworks’ 10th anniversary celebrations.

The Spannerworks’ ‘climb Kili’ team will depart on 1st September, and consists of Jonathan Stewart, Tom Morphy, Alex Asigno, and David Coats, all natural search strategists. The team also includes Tom Kingsley and Will Lockie, account managers, Doug Platts, a natural search analyst and David Hughes, a data strategist. All are part of Spannerworks’ growing team.

This is the second time a team from Spannerworks have climbed Kilimanjaro. In 2005, six team members completed the climb, raising over £10,000 towards a new, purpose-built home for Amani, thanks to corporate sponsors such as Antwords, Cotswold Outdoors and Go Travel Insurance.

This year, the team hopes to better the final figure with charitable donations from individuals and businesses alike. The trip is entirely self-funded with all monies raised going to help build a new playground, and assist with Amani’s family reunification programme. All interested parties should visit the ‘Kili climb’ website at www.thekiliclimb.co.uk to register their donation and support.

Arjo Ghosh, CEO of Spannerworks, comments: “Amani is vitally important for the street children of Tanzania, and every penny raised is spent on improving their standard of living. We would like to call on individuals and the business community to help us achieve our target of beating the £10,000 raised through the last climb.”

If you would like to support our Kilimanjaro climb for the Amamni Children's Home please make a donation at www.justgiving.com/climbforkids.

Spannerworks Kilimanjaro climbing team 2007

About Amani Children's Home

Amani Children's Home is a small non-governmental, not-for-profit organization that runs a residential home for orphans and street-children on the base of Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, East Africa. Since its founding by local Tanzanians in 2001, it has rescued over 210 children from the perils of life on the streets, where they face a high risk of HIV transmission and malnutrition. Amani tries to help these affected children by offering them a safe home, attempting to reunite them with their families, and offering them a variety of educational opportunities. Amani are committed to to creating a haven of safety and hope, where children can escape from the starvation and physical and sexual abuse encountered on the streets. www.amanikids.org

About Spannerworks

Spannerworks is a search-led digital marketing agency, specialising in natural search optimisation, paid search and social media. The company was founded in the UK in 1997 and acquired by US digital marketing agency iCrossing in February 2007. Spannerworks has proven expertise in the retail, automotive, financial and travel sectors. Its current clients include Best Western Hotels, HBOS and BT. Find out more at www.spannerworks.com.
 

About iCrossing

iCrossing is a different kind of digital marketing agency committed to people’s desire to find. The company develops online campaigns, programs and experiences designed to help people find what they are searching for. Through a proven combination of talent and technology, iCrossing helps its global client base – including 40 Fortune 500 companies such as The Coca-Cola Company– find solutions for complex digital marketing challenges. Founded in 1998, the company has 350 employees worldwide.  iCrossing is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona with offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, New York, San Francisco and Brighton, UK.  Find out more at www.icrossing.com.

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