#7 - Anne Lorimor on Breaking World Records to Raise Money for Children - Paradise Valley Arizona [World Record Holder and Founder of Creating Exciting Futures ]

How do we determine who is the greatest athlete in the world?  Is it the strongest person? Is it the fastest person? Do they jump the highest, jump the farthest, hit a ball, throw a ball, catch a ball or kick a ball? Or is it just the person that the media obsesses over the most?  

Meet Anne Lorimor, quite possibly the greatest athlete in the world. What makes Anne an amazing athlete? She holds the world record for the oldest person to ever climb to the peak of Mt. Kilimanjaro at the age of 89. Funny thing is Anne doesn't consider herself an athlete at all. She didn't grow up playing sports or competing in athletics.  She doesn't play sport for money or trophies or glory. She doesn't headline on ESPN every day or even seek personal media attention. In fact there is a good chance you've never heard of her and she is just fine with that. But she is emphatic and determined to get the word out and raise money for her non-profit.

Creating Exciting Futures is an organization that gives opportunity and hope to underprivileged youth. Climbing high dangerous mountains is just one way Anne finds opportunities to shine a light on this great cause. 

Anne is going to tell us all about Creating Exciting Futures - what they do and amazing success stories of ambitious kids that had little hope or opportunity and through Creating Exciting Futures turned new found opportunity into success and achievement. Their stories will touch and inspire you.  Perhaps the most impressive part is Anne's organization then teaches these young prodigies to pay it forward to help the next generation of youth.  

And of course she's going to share the story of her amazing climb as well as the adversity she faced while climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro and breaking the world record, not once but twice.

You can find out more about Creating Exciting Futures and please donate by going to:
www.creatingexcitingfutures.org

Chapters

• 0:39 What advice would you give kids that have large ambitions?
• 1:32 Who is Anne Lorimor?
• 8:03 Anne's turning point from homelessness to hope.
• 11:51 Why Anne started Creating Exciting Futures to help underprivileged kids
• 12:55 College Life and Degrees
• 15:46 Giving and Teaching Career
• 19:24 Retirement
• 20:14 The kids Creating Exciting Futures serves
• 20:52 Local organizations and volunteer work Anne has supported over the years
• 24:44 "Let me live in the house by the side of the road and be a friend to man."
• 26:06 Through the scholarship program, how Anne and Creating Exciting Futures saved the life of a young talented girl
• 30:42 The impact Creating Exciting Futures makes and what they do
• 32:54 Another great success story
• 36:31 Serving Homeless, Foster and Orphan Kids
• 36:57 How the organization and kids come together
• 41:08 Importance of offering a hand up not a hand out
• 42:29 How do you match the right scholarship with the right kids?
• 45:35 Are most of the kids here in Arizona?
• 45:50 They must show they have the drive it takes
• 47:54 The Final Component: How these kids learn to pay it forward
• 50:49 How Anne teaches her youth mentees financial literacy
• 56:03 What inspired Anne to climb to the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro at 85 and 89 years old??
• 58:25 Training for the World Record Breaking Climb
• 59:32 Why she went back and made the second climb
• 1:00:30 How she revised her training and mentality for the 2nd Climb
• 1:01:22 Overcoming adversity and injury to complete the 2nd climb at 89 years old
• 1:05:04 How she's able to stay healthy and active at now 91 years old
• 1:06:43 How much of your competitive nature kicked in the 2nd time after your 1st record was broken?
• 1:07:10 How do the climbs impact your organization to raise money for the kids?
• 1:08:14 The organization needs more funding to continue to support kids and the scholarships they give
• 1:08:23 Learning social media and public speaking to impact Creating Exciting Futures. "I'm Anne, I'm 91 and I'm not done yet."
• 1:09:22 How is money donated allocated?
• 1:10:09 How much do the scholarships you give cost?
• 1:11:48 Machu Picchu is up next, when is the climb?
• 1:12:11 How do people donate?
• 1:13:25 Anne's favorite local restaurant
• 1:14:32 Are you going to climb Kilimanjaro again?
• 1:15:11 Website: www.creatingexcitingfutures.org for donations