Kelseyville >> Friends and supporters of Worldwide Healing Hands (WHH) will gather Saturday morning to walk Mount Konocti’s Wright Summit Trail during the third annual “Hike 4 Healing.” The yearly trek is a fundraiser to support the work of Worldwide Healing Hands in Lake County and in underserved areas of the world. This year, “virtual” hikers — those who cannot make the scheduled hike — will join the event via Facebook.
There is still time to sign up for either the actual or virtual hike, reminds WHH’s medical director, Dr. Paula Dhanda. Hike participants will traverse a little more than 6 miles round trip, with an elevation gain of 1,600 feet, along the trail.
“Docents familiar with the trails make the hike very special with their interesting historical facts and stories,” Dhanda said.
Suggested donation for the hike is $25 per person. Participants may register at Dhanda’s office at 5685 Main St. in Kelseyville, or online by visiting the EventBrite sig-up page (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2016-hike-4-healing-registration-23469961286). Last-minute registrations at the trailhead will be accepted between 8 and 9 a.m. Saturday, with the hike starting at 9 a.m.
Participants are encouraged to ride free shuttles from Mountain Vista Middle School between 7:30 and 8:15 a.m. Parking at the trailhead is extremely limited.
Hikers and Facebook participants in the “Virtual Hike 4 Healing” will receive WHH visors. The Facebook “hikers” will be urged to post pictures of their treks while wearing the visors. Find out more on WHH’s Facebook page.
For information about the Hike 4 Healing, call (707) 279-8733. Visit WHH’s website, www.worldwidehealinghands.org, to read more about the organization.
Several individuals and businesses are sponsoring the Hike 4 Healing.
“We are grateful to the generous sponsors of this year’s event, as well as to all the individuals participating in the hike,” Dhanda said.
All donations will help support WHH’s goals and missions to provide quality health care to women and children, especially those who do not have access to such care.
WHH volunteer medical teams provide free health screenings to homeless in Lake County and WHH provides health care services to women and children in underserved areas of the world. WHH teams have traveled to Nepal, Chad, Haiti and Uganda to deliver health services.
