Jeff Belanger

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Belanger’s Latest Release Takes Readers To The Peak Of Africa’s Highest Mountain

From The Newtown Bee in Newtown, Connecticut. Jeff Belanger’s latest book, The Call of Kilimanjaro: Finding Hope Above the Clouds, was published March 9 by Imagine, a division of Charlesbridge Publishing. After losing his brother-in-law Chris to cancer, Belanger made the decision to summit Mount Kilimanjaro as a testament to his memory. But this experience was just as much to test himself and find clarity about his own life and goals. The Call of Kilimanjaro is a day-by-day record including dozens of stunning full-color photographs of Belanger’s ascent to the peak of Africa’s highest mountain… Continue reading the article here.

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Christmas Can Be Merry And Bright… And Creepy

It is absolutely fine — completely understandable, in fact — if someone does not feel all bright and bubbly just because it is the holiday season, says Jeff Belanger. Belanger, who lived his formative years in Sandy Hook, knows that some of the oldest traditions surrounding Christmas date back centuries. Many of those traditions have very dark starting points, he has learned in recent years. Thinking about stringing up some cranberries and popcorn to hang as garland on your tree? Most would reconsider after the root of that tradition is explained… Click here to read the rest of the article by Shannon Hicks at the Newtown Bee.

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