IPC Financial Network Inc. is sending 22 advisors to attempt to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro, in order to raise funds for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Canada.

Some 22 advisors from IPC’s wholly owned subsidiary Investment Planning Counsel of Canada, will be leaving for Africa on January 3, 2003, in an attempt to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro, the highest solitary peak in the world.

All of the climbers are amateurs and will be paying their own way to go on this expedition. The IPC Team has hired veteran African safari guide and climber, Eddie Frank, founder and owner of the U.S. based Tusker Trail and Safari Co. to lead them up the mountain. Frank has donated a free trip to the climber who raises the most money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

“In an effort to create a fundraising campaign around the climb, we have decided to get sponsorship for every foot of the mountain we are climbing,” said Steve Meehan CEO of IPC, in a news release.

“Our goal is to raise over $200,000 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Canada. The peak of Mount Kilimanjaro is 19,340 feet, so as a company we have decided to raise sponsorship of $10 per foot. That, combined with our other efforts, will hopefully push us over the $200,000 mark. This expedition will be the thrill of a lifetime for those of us involved, but most importantly it will raise funds and awareness for the Make-A-Wish Foundation,” continued Meehan.