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St. Christopher's Hosts Rally To Honor Director's Mount Kilimanjaro Climb

DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. -- St. Christopher’s, Inc. recently hosted a pep rally to celebrate and support its development director and Ossining resident, Kurt Kannemeyer, as he prepares to climb the 19,500-foot Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania on April 1.

From left, Westchester County Chief of Staff George Oros and St. Christopher’s, Inc. Kurt Kannemeyer make painted hand marks on the art canvas during the pep rally to support Kannemeyer’s upcoming Mount Kilimanjaro climb in Tanzan.

From left, Westchester County Chief of Staff George Oros and St. Christopher’s, Inc. Kurt Kannemeyer make painted hand marks on the art canvas during the pep rally to support Kannemeyer’s upcoming Mount Kilimanjaro climb in Tanzan.

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Dr. Robert Maher, chief executive officer of St. Christopher’s, Inc. gets hand painted to participate in art project during pep rally to support Development Director Kurt Kannemeyer’s upcoming Mount Kilimanjaro climb in Tanzania.

Dr. Robert Maher, chief executive officer of St. Christopher’s, Inc. gets hand painted to participate in art project during pep rally to support Development Director Kurt Kannemeyer’s upcoming Mount Kilimanjaro climb in Tanzania.

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Students and staff create a painting to support St. Christopher’s, Inc. Development Director Kurt Kannemeyer’s upcoming Mount Kilimanjaro climb in Tanzania.

Students and staff create a painting to support St. Christopher’s, Inc. Development Director Kurt Kannemeyer’s upcoming Mount Kilimanjaro climb in Tanzania.

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Inspiration during a pep rally to support Development Director Kurt Kannemeyer’s upcoming Mount Kilimanjaro climb in Tanzania.

Inspiration during a pep rally to support Development Director Kurt Kannemeyer’s upcoming Mount Kilimanjaro climb in Tanzania.

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The climb is also part of an effort to raise money for a residential treatment center for developmentally-disabled students at St. Christopher’s Valhalla campus. 

During the pep rally, Zumba instructors Dianelis Holguin and Christine Naber led a Zumba Party with students and faculty to promote fitness and a healthy lifestyle to mirror Kannemeyer’s training for the climb.

Artist Suzan Waldinger also led an art project where children used their hands to create a canvas painting. Disc jockey J Ronnie Diaz of Perfect Touch DJs provided the music.

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