On Friday, Special Olympics Newfoundland and Labrador is hosting the “Over the Edge” event at the Verafin Building in St. John’s.
The fundraising event offers participants who have raised a minimum of $1000.00 the opportunity to rappel down the side of the Verafin Building. Participants will be equipped with a helmet and rope.
There will a friendly game of street hockey between the Special Olympics NL Provincial Team athletes and special guests from the Newfoundland Growlers.
The event gets underway at 11:00 a.m. with the rappelling from Verafin Building followed by the street hockey game at 12:00 p.m.
Funds raised at the event will help send the team to the Special Olympics Canada Winter Games in Calgary, AB this winter.
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