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Overstock.com Sends Employee on Historic Briana Walker Climb of Mount Kilimanjaro

Published in Healthcare Mergers, Acquisitions and Ventures Week, September 5th, 2009

Overstock.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:OSTK) announced that it will send employee Zack Ralphs to accompany Overstock.com spokeswoman Briana Walker on a 13-day hike up Mount Kilimanjaro as part of the C.H.E.K Institute's "Fit 4 Kili Climb Project."

Walker, also an ambassador for the non-profit group, Life Rolls On, will be the first documented female paraplegic to make her way to the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro. Walker is a published author, featured speaker, hip-hop dancer, and the face of Colours Wheelchairs.

"I'm extremely excited to work with Overstock.com, Zack and the C.H.E.K Institute," said Walker. "I never expected to do this climb, but it just goes to show...

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