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.