R. A. Dickey, the Mets pitcher, climbed Mount Kilimanjaro to raise awareness for Bombay Teen Challenge, an organization that rescues and cares for women and girls in Mumbai who are at risk of being abused and exploited. Read RA Dickey’s complete article for Bats and The New York Times here. From left, Kevin Slowey, Rockies pitcher; Dave Continue Reading →
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A Dangerous Challenge
R. A. Dickey, the Mets pitcher, is climbing Mount Kilimanjaro this month to raise awareness for the Bombay Teen Challenge, an organization that rescues and cares for women and girlsin Mumbai who are at risk of being abused and exploited. Read RA Dickey’s complete article for Bats and The New York Times here. R.A. Dickey with the Continue Reading →
What’s RA Dickey Climbing For?
R. A. Dickey, the Mets pitcher, will climb Mount Kilimanjaro to raise awareness for one of Wellspring International’s projects, Bombay Teen Challenge. Read Sruthi Gottipati’s complete New York Times article on Dickey and BTC here. An American baseball player scaling an African mountain for an Indian charity might seem an odd way to draw attention to human trafficking. But Continue Reading →
R.A. Dickey prepares for Kilimanjaro
R. A. Dickey, the Mets pitcher, will climb Mount Kilimanjaro to raise awareness for one of Wellspring International’s projects, Bombay Teen Challenge. BTC is an organization that rescues and cares for women and girls in Mumbai, India who are at risk of being abused and exploited. You can read Dickey’s complete New York Times article Continue Reading →
Despite Mets’ Warning, R.A. Dickey to Climb Kilimanjaro in One Week
Apparently, there’s no stopping New York Mets pitcher R.A. Dickey from climbing Mount Kilimanjaro next week. The Mets sent him a letter, warning him that if he were injured on his climb — which is also scheduled to include Colorado Rockies pitcher Kevin Slowey — it could void his $4.25 million contract for 2012. “If Continue Reading →
16,000km for Wellspring International
Theodore Brun is an ex-lawyer who left his job in Hong Kong last year to cycle across Eurasia back to his home in England. He graduated from the RZIM OCCA program in 2009 and is making this journey to raise support for Wellspring International. It seems like another lifetime – a universe away – to Continue Reading →
A Climb and a Cause
R.A. Dickey, the Mets pitcher, will climb Mount Kilimanjaro in January, in part to raise awareness for the Bombay Teen Challenge, an organization that rescues and cares for women and girls in Mumbai who are at risk of being abused and exploited. His posts will appear occasionally in Bats. R.A. Dickey has had to wear Continue Reading →
Lawyer Quits Job to Ride Bike Across Asia
“In October 2010, I set out on the journey of a lifetime – to cross the Eurasian landmass alone by bike. This was to be a journey of over 17,000 km, that took a year and a week to complete. As far as the east is from the west, so far hath He removed our Continue Reading →
Crossing Eurasia by Bike
In his own words, Theo Brun is “a very accomplished dreamer.” Many of us share his talent but this is a curious observation from a man with a law degree under his belt, and a successful career as a lawyer for a Biotech company in Hong Kong, China. At any rate, Theo’s life was soon to take Continue Reading →