In 35 days, I'm climbing 19,341 feet to fund 300 life-saving kits.

I'm Ethan, an active duty Air Force member originally from Appalachia, where I watched the opioid crisis devastate families for decades. I saw it destroy my community back home. I saw it follow me into uniform, taking service members I stood beside.

This crisis isn't abstract to me. It's personal.

And I know firsthand that the people fighting this epidemic on the ground are doing heroic work with limited resources.

I want to help them reach further.

Why This Fundraiser Exists:

Across the U.S., harm reduction teams and community coalitions are working around the clock to respond to the overdose crisis. They're saving lives every day, often with stretched budgets, skeleton crews, and zero fanfare.

But here's the gap: overdoses don't just happen at clinics or outreach centers. They happen in schools, gyms, libraries, gas stations, and break rooms, places where even the best programs can't always reach.

ONEbox® fills that gap. It puts response tools in the hands of everyday people, in everyday places, extending the lifesaving work that coalitions are already doing.

The people doing this work aren't failing. They're under-resourced. This campaign puts more tools in more hands, so the burden doesn't fall on a few.

The Mission: 300 ONEbox® Kits Where They're Needed Most:

ONEbox® is an overdose response kit that gives step-by-step visual instructions, PPE, and a place to store naloxone, turning any bystander into a responder in 60 seconds. No training required. Just open and follow.

Your donations go directly toward purchasing ONEbox® kits and providing them to communities that need additional coverage, supporting the work harm reduction teams are already doing and reaching places that don't have access yet.

You're not funding my climb. I funded that myself.

You're funding lifesaving systems for the places that would otherwise go without.

Why I'm Climbing:

Kilimanjaro takes seven days to complete. During that same week, over 1,400 overdoses will happen in America.

I want to use this climb as a megaphone to spread awareness, rally support, and put lifesaving tools on walls in places that need them most.

Every step up is a step toward 300 communities equipped to respond.

How You Can Help:

The climb starts February 10th. This fundraiser closes day 3 of the climb.

Every dollar raised between now and then goes directly to ONEbox® kits. I funded my own climb, so 100% of your donation saves lives.

Donate at any level. Every amount helps.

Sponsor a full ONEbox® for $150. That's one kit, one community, one life saved.

Share this campaign. Tag a community or organization that could use a free ONEbox®.

Request a partnership. If you're part of a harm reduction team, community coalition, school, library, or organization that needs ONEbox® kits, reach out to us at summittosavelives2026@gmail.com to inquire about receiving them for free.

Your support directly prevents overdoses and equips communities with real tools. Not someday. Now.

Together, we turn bystanders into responders and give communities a fighting chance.

Thank you for being part of the Summit to Save Lives. Your support genuinely matters, and it will change lives.

— Ethan

#SummitToSaveLives