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Used outdoor gear sought to fund clinic in rural Kenya

MedicForce, a nonprofit that provides medical care and clinics in remote, third-world areas, is looking for donations of used outdoor gear.

Unneeded kayaks, backpacks, tents, mountain bikes, cycling gloves or any other equipment that’s just been sitting around is being collected and then turned into cash to finish a new clinic in rural Kenya. A used gear collection point will be set up at the Sept. 26-28 at Nantahala Outdoor Center’s Guest Appreciation Festival weekend. Or donations can be picked up by request.

Jono Bryant, a Macon County paramedic and the founder/director of MedicForce, said the project lacks $10,000 in start-up costs, which he needs to raise by November when he has planned a return trip to finish out the project. Terrorism unrest spilling over from Somolia has not deterred the efforts, but rather made the project even more critical.

www.medicforce.org or 828.318.3771. 

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