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Special Olympics kicks off Over the Edge fundraiser
Special Olympics North Carolina kicked off its "Over the Edge" fundraiser at the Oxford restaurant in Raleigh on Thursday night.
Posted — UpdatedRALEIGH, N.C. — Special Olympics North Carolina kicked off its “Over the Edge” fundraiser at the Oxford restaurant in Raleigh on Thursday night.
Each thrill seekers who raises $1,000 will earn the chance to rappel down a 30-story building on Oct. 1.
The Special Olympics is billing it as a way to check off a bucket-list item and help out a great cause.
Last year, WRAL-TV’s Ken Smith joined dozens of people in rappelling down the 30-story Wachovia Capitol Center in downtown Raleigh.
The fundraiser raised more than $100,000 in 2010.
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