Over the Edge: 19 story rappel for Special Olympics
>> PEOPLE LOVE.
>> LATER THIS MONTH, RALEIGH
SKYLINE WILL BE THE BACKDROP TO
SOMETHING BOLD. PEOPLE ARE
PULLING DOWN A 19 STORY
BUILDING. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
BUILDING FEEL ONE.
HILLSBOROUGH, ALL TO SUPPORT
SPECIAL OLYMPICS, NORTH
CAROLINA. AND WE'RE SO HAPPY
YOU HAVE ONE OF THE EVENT
ORGANIZERS WITH US THIS MORNING
WALK IN BRITAIN WITH REST
OLYMPICS, NORTH CAROLINA AND A
VERY OLD HEALTH REPORTER WREL'S
GRACE. HEY, MA, WHO'S GETTING
READY TO GO OVER THE EDGE?
WELCOME TO YOU BOTH. SO
WALKING, LET ME START WITH YOU
FOR THOSE WHO MAY NOT BE
FAMILIAR WITH GOING OVER THE
EDGE OF THE OVER THE EDGE
FUNDRAISER. EXPLAIN TO US WHAT
IT IS. SO WHAT IT IS IS THE
BIGGEST OF STATEWIDE FUNDRAISER
WE HAVE FOR SPECIAL THAT NORTH
CAROLINA FOR 53,000 ATHLETES
ACROSS THE STATE.
>> AND WHAT IS YOUR PAL?
19 STORIES DOWN THE 3, 1,
HILLSBOROUGH BUILDING IN
DOWNTOWN RALEIGH. AND THAT
SOUNDS LIKE A LOT. BUT WHEN
KEN DID, IT WAS 15 YEARS AGO,
WAS 30 STILL 30 STORIES AT THE
WELLS FARGO BUILDING AWAY.
SO I HEAR 19 STORIES IS A
PERFECT NUMBER.
>> YOU KNOW, TO DO. AND THE
THING IS ABOUT IT TO ANYONE CAN
DO IN OUR AGE RANGES FROM 92 TO
16 THIS YEAR AND YOUR
GRANDMOTHER MIGHT 79 MY
GRANDMA'S DO IT. THEY SURE MEAN
IT IS. SHE'S VERY DISAPPOINTED
THAT SHE IS NOT THE OLDEST BY
HIS REIGN TO DO IT THIS YEAR.
THAT'S WE STUCK ON THE SIDE OF
THE CHARTER COME DOWN THE
ROADWAY. MY GUYS TO REMEMBER MY
LEGS FELT LIKE WAR.
>> 7.30, STORIES OF SOME WAYS.
I GOT TO ASK YOUR.
WHY. I DON'T KNOW THAT VIDEO
MAKES YOU FEEL AND THAT.
>> HONESTLY, IT'S JUST EVERY
TIME I TELL THE WHOLE STORY IS
GOING TO MEET SUCH INCREDIBLE
FAMILIES AND
>> AN EVENT LIKE THIS YEAR.
IT'S NOT ABOUT THE THRILL.
I KEEP TELLING MYSELF, HAVE
NEVER DONE SOMETHING LIKE THIS
BEFORE, BUT IT'S NOT ABOUT ME.
IT'S ABOUT ALL THE ATHLETES
THAT ARE BENEFITING FROM THIS.
AND SO THAT'S REALLY WHAT'S
MOTIVATING ME TO DO IT. THE
NERVES ARE DEFINITELY SETTING.
AND A FEW MONTHS AGO, I WAS
LIKE, OH, WE GOT IT. AND NOW
LIKE SEPTEMBER IS HERE AND SEE
THEIR VERY SOON. BUT I'M SURE
I'M GOING TO TALK TO YOU A LOT.
I'M SURE BE. EVERYBODY HAS DONE
IT. THE MORE YOU HAVE TO ME
ALL THE ADVICE TO GET OVER THAT
ARE CHRIS MICHAELS, BY THE
REASON DEC. OH, YEAH. WELCOME.
WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THIS.
IF ANYTHING, ABOUT THE 50,000
PLUS ATHLETES THAT WE SERVE, I
SAY WE NEED IS A FULL
DISCLOSURE OF OF THE BOARD,
ESPECIALLY BIG NORTH CAROLINA.
>> BUT WHILE MEETING FULL IS IT
FOR US TO DO THIS AND TO
PROVIDE THESE RESOURCES FOR
ATHLETES WILL MEAN AS YOU KNOW,
YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU CAN SEE,
>> YOU KNOW, OUR STATE GAME OR
SUMMER GAMES ARE ATHLETES AND
THEIR THEY ALWAYS SAY, YOU
KNOW, LET ME WHEN AND IF I
CANNOT WIN, LET ME BE BRAVE
IN THE ATTEMPT. SO WITH THIS
EVENT, IT'S ALL ABOUT IT'S OUR
TURN TO BE BRAVE FOR THEM.
SO WITH THIS BEING OUR LARGEST
STATEWIDE FUNDRAISER, WE RAISED
OVER $160,000 EVERY YEAR.
AND IT'S. IT'S OKAY TO PROVIDE
FOR THEM AND FOR SPECIAL THAT
WE NEVER ASKED ATHLETES PET AND
SO JUST FOR THEM, THEY'RE
ALWAYS OUT THERE COMPETING
BEING BRAVE. AND THIS IS OUR
TURN TO BE BRAVE FOR THEM.
AND INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, SOME
OF ESPECIALLY BECAUSE ATHLETES
GO OVER THE YEARS AS WELL.
I THINK IT'S A LIST WITH GOING
OVER THE EDGE. SHE WAS ONE OF
THE GREATEST AIMEE WILMOTH WAS
INCREDIBLE AND SHE DID IT.
>> LAST YEAR, LIZ MCLAUGHLIN
DID IT. SO WE HAVE A LIST OF
PEOPLE HERE IN WA WHO'S DONE
IT. SO YOU GETTING UP THERE
AT 19 STORIES UP. YEAH. WHAT DO
YOU THINK YOU GET THE FEELING
AT THAT MOMENT? YOU KNOW, I'M
REALLY NOT SURE. I WENT
SKYDIVING ABOUT 4 YEARS AGO FOR
STORY ON NOW. NOW THE
SKYDIVING, I DIDN'T HAVE A SAY
IN THE MATTER. YOU KNOW, IF
YOU'RE OUT YOUR FALL AND THAT'S
IT. BUT NOW WITH THIS THE
CONTROL, I THINK IT MIGHT MAKE
ME A LITTLE.
>> A
LITTLE MORE.
>> I DON'T KNOW. I'D HONESTLY
THINK IT'S GOING TO CARE I'M
DOING IT. WE'RE BRAVE. I'M
GOING TO BREAK THAT. IT'S NOT
ABOUT ME. IT'S ABOUT ALL THESE
INCREDIBLE ATHLETES AND THEIR
FAMILIES WHO ARE SO DESERVING
OF THIS IMPORTANT SO MUCH MORE
SO IT'LL BE GREAT IF SOMEONE
GETS THE AUDIENCE IS WHERE THEY
CAN GO TO SIGN UP TO THE STILL
WANT TO GO OVER THE EDGE OR
JUST SOME MORE INFORMATION
ABOUT SPECIAL OLYMPICS, NORTH
CAROLINA. YEP. SO IF YOU'RE
INTERESTED, YOU KNOW, WE'RE
STILL 2 WEEKS AWAY. SWITCH OF
TIME TO SIGN UP. GO SO WHEN
CDOT AND THAT AND THEN YOU DO
IT RIGHT. ALL THE INFORMATION
ALSO WITH GRACE GOING OVER THE
EDGE. HE HAS A FUNDRAISING PAGE
SET UP. YOU CAN GO FIND THAT
AND SUPPORT HER AND HER
BRAVERY.
>> AND IT'S NEVER TOO LATE.
YOU KNOW, THAT'S KIND OF THINGS
WITH, YOU KNOW, MY GRANDMA, 79
GOING OVER THE 92 YEAR-OLD
GOING OVER.
>> YOU KNOW, IT'S IT CAN BE
A BUCKET LIST THING. IT'S NEVER
TOO LATE TO SIGN UP AND TO,
YOU KNOW, KNOCKED SOMETHING OFF
THEIR BUCKET LIST WHILE
SUPPORTING A GREAT APP. AND
ALSO I DID 15 YEARS AGO WAS THE
FIRST ONE. 30 THINK EVERY TIME
IT COMES UP. NOW WITH 19 STORES
AND THINKING I COULD DO THAT
AND I GO.
>> YEAH. DONE IT THANK YOU SO
MUCH. IT'S A GREAT WALK.
IT'S SO GOOD. CN GRACE TO
REWRITE THIS SUPPORTING YOU
ALL THE WAY. I'M EXCITED TO