Through "Rappel for a Reason," campaign managers said they were able to raise more than $1,500 with each participant, totaling to more than $90,000, that will go towards the United Way fundraiser that aims to help struggling families.
Rappelling is the act of descending down surface by using a doubled rope, coiled around the body, and fixed at a higher point. In this case, the 60 participants went down the side of the DoubleTree Hotel.
Those who wanted to support the cause but didn't want to make the 26-story decent were also given an opportunity to participate with an "on the ground party."