Jeff Aiken climbs Mt. Kilamanjaro

content — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:56:45 +0000

Hatteras seafood dealer Jeff Aiken reached the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest peak, on January 29, 2010. Aiken’s adventure was organized in part to help raise funds for CFA and to educate the public about the challenges of the fishing industry.

Aiken unfurled a CFA banner at the summit and called for people to join him by supporting the cause by contributing to CFA anything from a penny to a dollar for every foot he successfully climbed.

“The public hears a lot of information about overfishing and the need for conservation, but I don’t think they hear enough about what is happening to the families that harvest seafood. I hope to help draw attention to that part of the story with this climb,” he said.

Aiken paid all expenses associated with the climb, and all donations will go entirely to CFA. To contribute, send a check to: Commercial Fishermen of America, c/o Maryland Watermen’s Association, P.O. Box 436, Chester, MD 21619.

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