Recently in Support Category

Having conquered its largest mountain last month, I'm now back from Africa and have just shared my story in a very big way: on both the CBS Evening News and CBS This Morning.

Seems so long ago now, but just last month, along with my two best friends, I summitted Tanzania's Mount Kilimanjaro with the aim of inspiring others to rethink their own "possible," and with a goal of raising $750,000 for Free The Children's clean-water projects in Kenya. The climb, which I completed primarily on my hands, captured the attention of media around the world.

I've had the incredible good fortune to not only meet Nelly Furtado but to call her friend. And now, unbelievably, she has been kind enough to combine her latest song with clips from my Kilimanjaro climb to make a lyric video. How great is that?

We were able to roll out the campaign last year with the support of a talented and resourceful network of incredible people. We hoped to raise money and draw attention (from anywhere we could) to our cause - to help provide clean water projects for East Africans suffering from the effects of the worst drought in the region in 60 years. 

As we made our final descent from the moorland to the Marnagu Huts, I began to reflect on the people who helped us realize our triumphant goal of summiting Mount Kilimanjaro. After all, it may have taken the better part of seven gruelling days to complete the actual climb, but Redefine Possible truly began many months before. We were urged to pursue this dream by so many believers, had it fuelled by them as we prepared, and were bolstered by their support every step up the mountain.

It's impossible to properly thank all of these amazing people in one message, and it would suck to miss anyone. But at the same time it would be a shame not to try, considering that possible has just been so recently redefined!

I almost had to check my invitation again to see if this was really happening.

Sure enough, the Redefine Possible team was actually being hosted by the Honourable David Onley, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, and Her Honour, Ruth Ann Onley, at the Lieutenant's Suite at Queen's Park. It was a regal dinner in such distinguished surroundings, and incredibly humbling to share with some of my closest friends and champions.

A huge thank you again to David Aisenstat and The Keg Steakhouse & Bar for believing in me and for truly making this climb possible. Thanks to Chris and Tania Carnegie, Marc Kielburger and Roxanne Joyal for their years of unyielding support. And of course, special thanks to His and Her Honour for hosting such a heart-warming dinner and providing what was a truly perfect (and almost unbelievable) send-off for the team.

And as news programs go, this is one of the most widely viewed in the UK! BBC Breakfast, co-hosted Monday to Wednesday by the gracious team of Bill Turnbull and Susanna Reid, is a British television news program simulcast on BBC One and the BBC News channel. In other words, everyone and their corgi is watching every single morning of the week.