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10 Ways You Can Go Beyond
January 2008 | Issue #2 | Ceri Ingersoll
Stretch Your Limits. Experience Something New. Go Beyond
1. BASE-JUMPING
(Buildings, Antennas, Spans [bridges], Earth [cliffs])
Popular sites:
- Angel Falls - Venezuela
- Eiffel Tower - Paris, France
- El Capitan - Yosemite National Park
- Great Trango - Northern Pakistan
- Troll Wall Cliff - Norway
www.basejumper.com
2. TANDEM SKYDIVING
(13,000 feet at 120 mph)
- Moments Made
(866) 563-0639
$200/person
3. REACH OUT to someone you normally wouldn't.
- DONATE BOOKS:
Roya Yasharpour (310) 277-8767
www.reachoutandread.org
- VOLUNTEER @ homeless shelters:
Orange County Rescue Mission
(888) 946-HOPE (4673)
www.rescuemission.org
PATH (People Assisting the Homeless)
Los Angeles
(323) 644-2200
www.epath.org
4. MAKE A DIFFERENCE
- Cast your vote.
Presidential primaries:
February 5th 7am-8pm
www.ocfelections.com
5. WHITEWATER RAFTING in california
Some rivers to choose from:
- South Fork American, Klamath River
- Cal Salmon River, Trinity River
- Kern River, Yuba River
W.E.T. River Trips
(888) 723-8938
6. BE THE DIFFERENCE in an abused child's life.
- CASA
(Court Appointed Special Advocates)
(714) 619-5151
www.casaoc.org
7. GO HIKING and visit beautiful places
Some places to choose from:
- Half Dome
- Santa Anita Canyon Loop
- American River
- San Gorgonio Mountain
- Aliso/Wood Canyons Regional Park (Cholla Loop)
www.trails.com
(206) 286-0888
8. SURF LOCAL WATERS and explore the water world.
- Anteater Recreation Center Surf Classes
www.campusrec.uci.edu - Corky Carroll's Surf School
(714) 969-3959 or (888) 454- SURF - Newport Surf School
Matt Binswanger
(949) 760-1430
9. HELP CHANGE someone's world
Community service, Leadership development, Civic engagement
- City Year Los Angeles
(213) 596-5900
www.casaoc.org
10. EXPLORE a new realm
- STA travel
(800) 781-4040
www.statravel.com
(location also at UCI
next to UC Items)
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