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Expedition to the South Pole raises money for two
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| Article Type: | Brief article |
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Visually disabled persons
(Achievements and awards) Visually disabled persons (Social aspects) Nonprofit organizations (Services) Nonprofit organizations (Social aspects) Fund raising events |
| Pub Date: | 04/01/2012 |
| Publication: | Name: Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness Publisher: American Foundation for the Blind Audience: Academic Format: Magazine/Journal Subject: Health Copyright: COPYRIGHT 2012 American Foundation for the Blind ISSN: 0145-482X |
| Issue: | Date: April, 2012 Source Volume: 106 Source Issue: 4 |
| Topic: | Event Code: 360 Services information; 290 Public affairs |
| Product: | Product Code: 8380000 Nonprofit Institutions; 8300000 Social Services & Nonprofit Institutns NAICS Code: 813 Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; 624 Social Assistance |
| Geographic: | Geographic Scope: United Kingdom Geographic Code: 4EUUK United Kingdom |
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| Accession Number: | 287867033 |
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Alan Lock, a former U.K. Royal Navy sailor from Clevedon, North
Somerset, England, recently set a new world record by being the first
person who is visually impaired to complete the 600-mile trek from the
coast of Antarctica to the South Pole. The expedition raised 15,000
[pounds sterling] (about $23,724) for the non-profit organizations
Sightsavers, which serves blind people in the developing world, and the
San Francisco--based Guide Dogs for the Blind. Mr. Lock was part of a
team, named Polar Vision, which also included Andrew Jensen and Richard
Smith and guide Hannah McKean. The group battled temperatures as low as
-31F and covered almost 1,000 kilometers (approximately 621 miles) in 39
days while dragging sleds weighing 60 kilograms (approximately 132
pounds). The international British-American team came together through
their mutual connections to the armed services, a shared love of
endurance sports, and a desire to make a positive difference in the
lives of people with vision loss. For more information, contact: Polar
Vision; web site: |
| Gale Copyright: | Copyright 2012 Gale, Cengage Learning. All rights reserved. |
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