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2011 EVENTS

HARRISBURG, PA - Brave fundraisers rappel off the Sheraton Harrisburg Hershey to benefit Gaudenzia's drug and alcohol addiction treatment

HARRISBURG, PA - Going Over The Edge to Support Recovering Addicts

MANCHESTER, NH - Rappellers get a view from the top of Manchester

MANCHESTER, NH - Boy Scouts going over the edge in annual fundraiser
http://www.fosters.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20110924/GJCOMMUNITY_01/709249975/-1/FOSNEWS

OMAHA, NE - Boy Scout event offers rappelling from Omaha tower

OMAHA, NE - 71-year-old rappels 25 stories

OMAHA, NE - Boy Scouts Mid-America Council Over the Edge

DES MOINES, IA - Tomi Goes Over the Edge

DES MOINES, IA - Special Olympics fundraiser lets you rappel down a building

DES MOINES, IA - New 'Over The Edge' Event This Week

CHICAGO, IL - Local woman rappels theWit Hotel

CHICAGO, IL - Aly Survives Skyline Plunge

CHICAGO, IL - Over the edge: Ex-local woman rappelling to raise funds for cause

CHICAGO, IL - Poem - 27 Stories

SEATTLE, WA - Rainier Tower rappelling event raises money for Special Olympics

SEATTLE, WA - SLIDESHOW: Nearly 200 rappel Rainier Tower for Special Olympics fundraiser, many West Seattle connections

ANCHORAGE, AK - A good reason to jump off of a tall building

ANCHORAGE, AK - Rappelling for the YMCA 

UTICA, NY - People go "Over the Edge," dangling from a building roof

UTICA - Building bonds while raising funds

UTICA - Going Over the Edge for the Special Olympics

UTICA - Rappelling down the Adirondack Bank Building

BOSTON - Over the Edge: Andover businessman to rappel down hotel for charity

BOSTON - Over the edge and way, way down

BOSTON - Lynn Police Chief going 'Over the Edge' for charity

BOSTON - Going to great heights

BOSTON - Passion for aiding disabled sends Andover man 'Over the Edge'

SAN FRANSICO - People rappel off SF Skyscrapers for fundraiser

SAN FRANSICO - Fundraisers to Rappel 400 Feet Off Union Square Hotel
 

CINCINNATI - Being scared for a good causeOctober 27, 2010 (Dallas, TX) Donors jump off North Dallas hotel for a good cause: Special Olympics
 

 

2010 EVENTS

October 1, 2010 (Raleigh, NC) Ken Smith rappels off Raleigh building

September 18, 2010 Rappelling experts calm fears

September 19, 2010 (Omaha, IA) - Omaha mayor among dozens who rappel Woodmen Tower

September 19, 2010 (Omaha, IA) - Omaha Mayor Jim Suttle among people who take plunge, rapel down Woodmen Tower skyskraper

September
19, 2010 (Omaha, IA) - Rappellers Take 375-Foot Plunge

September. 10, 2010 (Milwaukee, WI) Milwaukeeans go Over the Edge for Special Olympics

September 1, 2010 (Madison, WI)  Over the edge: This plunge was one to remember, and for a good cause

September 1, 2010 (Madison, WI) Brian Olson walks down building for a good cause

August 13, 2010 (Seattle, WI) Q13 FOX's Bill Wixey Rappels Down Seattle Building

August 10, 2010
(Seattle, WI) Bill Wixey Gets Ready To Rappel Down A Seattle Skyscraper

July 29, 2010 (Niagara Falls, NY) John Borsa Rappels Down Seneca Niagara Casino

July 29, 2010 (Niagara Falls, NY) Casino rappellers help raise an anticipated $100,000 for Special Olympics

June 24, 2010 (Boise, ID) KTVB Going over the edge....yikes!

July 23, 2010 (San Francisco, CA) Dozens rappel Grand Hyatt hotel in San Francisco for charity

June 22, 2010  Idahostatesman.com Divas for a Difference: Go 'Over the Edge' for the Special Olympics

May 21, 2010 Roc Now (Rochester, NY)
21-story rappelling adventure downtown raises funds for Scouts

May 20, 2010
ynn.com (Rochester, NY)
Brave Souls Rappel 21 Stories for Scouts

May 19, 2010 Rochester Business Journal (Rochester, NY)
Boy Scouts holding rappelling fundraiser downtown

April 12, 2010  WCID  (Champaign, IL)
Raising money for charity

April 12, 2010  News Gazette (Champaign, IL)
Purposeful drop: Skyline Plunge raises funds

April 12, 2010  dailyillini.com (Champaign, IL)
Taking the Plunge - Photos

April 12, 2010  WAND TV  (Champaign, IL)
Rappelling for a Good Cause

October 27, 2010 (Dallas, TX) Donors jump off North Dallas hotel for a good cause: Special Olympics
 

October 1 ,2010 (Raleigh, NC) Ken Smith rappels off Raleigh building

September 18, 2010 Rappelling experts calm fears

September 19, 2010 (Omaha, IA) - Omaha mayor among dozens who rapel Woodmen Tower

September 19, 2010 (Omaha, IA) - Omaha Mayor Jim Suttle among people who take plunge, rapel down Woodmen Tower skyskraper

September
19, 2010 (Omaha, IA) - Rappellers Take 375-Foot Plunge

September. 10, 2010 (Milwaukee, WI) Milwaukeeans go Over the Edge for Special Olympics

September 1, 2010 (Madison, WI)  Over the edge: This plunge was one to remember, and for a good cause

September 1, 2010 (Madison, WI) Brian Olson walks down building for a good cause

August 13, 2010 (Seattle, WI) Q13 FOX's Bill Wixey Rappels Down Seattle Building

August 10, 2010
(Seattle, WI) Bill Wixey Gets Ready To Rappel Down A Seattle Skyscraper

July 29, 2010 (Niagara Falls, NY) John Borsa Rappels Down Seneca Niagara Casino

July 29, 2010 (Niagara Falls, NY) Casino rappellers help raise an anticipated $100,000 for Special Olympics

June 24, 2010 (Boise, ID) KTVB Going over the edge....yikes!

July 23, 2010 (San Francisco, CA) Dozens rappel Grand Hyatt hotel in San Francisco for charity

June 22, 2010  Idahostatesman.com Divas for a Difference: Go 'Over the Edge' for the Special Olympics

May 21, 2010 Roc Now (Rochester, NY)
21-story rappelling adventure downtown raises funds for Scouts

May 20, 2010
ynn.com (Rochester, NY)
Brave Souls Rappel 21 Stories for Scouts

May 19, 2010 Rochester Business Journal (Rochester, NY)
Boy Scouts holding rappelling fundraiser downtown

April 12, 2010  WCID  (Champaign, IL)
Raising money for charity

April 12, 2010  News Gazette (Champaign, IL)
Purposeful drop: Skyline Plunge raises funds

April 12, 2010  dailyillini.com (Champaign, IL)
Taking the Plunge - Photos

April 12, 2010  WAND TV  (Champaign, IL)
Rappelling for a Good Cause

November 25, 2009  midweek.com (Honolulu, HI)

Taking The Fall - 315 Feet Down For Special Olympics

November 23, 2009  WWLTV (New Orleans, LA)
Do you have the guts for this fundraiser?


Winter 2009/2010  Competitor Magazine
Jumping off a Perfectly Good Building (pdf file)

December 2009  Special Event Galore Magazine 
Extreme Fundraising Goes Over the Edge (pdf file)

November 22, 2009  The Advocate  (Baton Rouge, LA)
Rappellers benefit Special Olympics

November 17, 2009  Hawaii News Now (Honolulu, HI)
Special Olympics Hawaii Fundraiser lets Grace Lee go over the edge

November 6, 2009  WBRZ (Baton Rouge, LA)
Whitney goes Over the Edge for Breakfast with 2une In

October 25, 2009  ABC 7 News (Chicago, Il)
Urban rappelling at Chicago's Wit

October 19, 2009  sandiegodtown.com  (San Diego, CA)
How I Rappelled Down The Hyatt, ...

October 18, 2009  signonsandiego.com  (San Diego, CA)
Rappellers drop by hotel

October 7, 2009  WSLS  (Richmond, VA)
Special Olympics fundraisers can rappel down Richmond skyscraper

October 4, 2009  Missourian  (Columbia, MO)
Special Olympics' Stegeman goes 'Over the Edge'

October 2, 2009 KPLR11 (St. Louis, MO)
100 Donors Rappel Down 19 Story Hotel For Charity

October 2, 2009  ksdk.com (St. Louis, MO)
Heidi Glaus goes over the edge of Lumiere Place

October 26, 2009 Chicago Now (Chicago, Il)
Rappelling 27 stories is as scary as you think

October 17, 2009 102.1 KPRi (San Diego, CA) 
Radio Interview (KIT) - MP3 

October 17, 2009 102.1 KPRi (San Diego, CA)
Video with Madison

September, 2009 Gaudenzia, Baltimore, MD
An inside look into the planning of Over the Edge for Recovery
 (blog)

August 28, 2009   Nick Griffith Rappels Down Building - KMBC (Kansas City, Missouri)

August 28, 2009  KMBC's Jana Corrie Rappels Down 15 Stories - KMBC (Kansas City, Missouri)

August 28, 2009  Rappelling for a cause - Kansas City Star (Kansas City, Missouri)

August 22, 2009  Television Story on Jeret Peterson and Emily Cook (Olympians) - The Ski Channel (Salt Lake City, UT)

August 20, 2009   Charity Donors to Rappel off Grand America Hotel - Fox13 Now (Salt Lake City, UT)

August 20th, 2009    Rappelling for charity: Over the edge at Grand America Hotel– KSL.com (Salt Lake City, UT)

August 20, 2009    Charity Donors to Rappel off Grand America Hotel - Chicago Tribune (Salt Lake City, UT)

August 18, 2009   Anchor Amanda Butterfield rappelled live  - KSL News Channel 5 (Salt Lake City, UT)

August 10, 2009   Kellie MacMullan rapells from building for charity - The Deuce (Denver, Colorado)

May 16, 2009    FOX 33 News at 10 - FOX 33 (Grand Rapids, Michigan)

May 16, 2009    9 & 10 News  (Grand Rapids, Michigan)

May 16, 2009    Local Edition.com (Grand Rapids, Michigan)