2024
Over The Edge
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16
CityScape Building | 1 East Washington Street | Phoenix, AZ
7:00AM - 4:00PM
We're fundraising for the cause to make a difference!
You can help fundraise for the cause once you register. Or just make a donation.
Special Olympics Arizona is a qualified State Charitable Tax Credit Organization!
This is a DOLLAR-FOR-DOLLAR TAX CREDIT, up to the amount of the credit.
Take your support for Special Olympics Arizona to NEW HEIGHTS!
1 East Washington Street, Phoenix, AZ 85004
Why is This Challenge Important to Us?
You may be wondering what rappelling down a skyscraper has to do with Special Olympics, the answer is simple. If you are a person with intellectual disabilities, you encounter adversities daily. You must have courage to try something that doesn’t come easily to you. Our athletes bravely face challenges on the field, in the pool and on the court. They are the inspiration for this event. We are asking our participants to step into the shoes of our athletes. Take your support for Special Olympics Arizona to new heights and face your fears. It takes the same amount of courage to go “over the edge” as it does for individuals with intellectual disabilities to participate in sports.
COURAGE MATCHING COURAGE
Support Special Olympics Arizona and register for your chance to rappel down 27 stories of the CityScape building in downtown Phoenix. We sold out in 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, and 2023 and space is limited for this thrilling and inspiring way to support Special Olympics Arizona. Once registered, participants are guaranteed a rappel spot as long as they rasie awarness by fundriasing a minimum of $1000. Why $1000? Because that is the cost to support two athletes for an entire year at Special Olympics Arizona! No prior ropes experience is necessary.
To raise the funds, participants are set up with their very own personal fundraising website that they use to solicit contributions for their heroic fundraising adventure from family, friends and coworkers. Only those that reach the fundraising minimum will be allowed to rappel. All participants must be at goal by November 12th in order to be assigned a preferred rappel spot. Those not at goal by November 12th, will automatically be assign a remaining time slot. Anyone that has not reached the minimum goal of $1,000 per person will be responsible for the remaining amount before rappelling.
Before you know it, you’ll be going Over the Edge!
Adults over the age of 18 or Children with a guardian consent waiver and between 100- 300 lbs with a desire to support a worthy cause and enough courage to step Over the Edge are welcome.
#GiveOrGo Challenge
The #GiveOrGo Challenge is an activity in which individuals who are already signed up to go Over The Edge for Special Olympics Arizona challenge 5 people to either join their team and also go Over the Edge, or donate $100 (or any amount) to their fundraising efforts. Over the Edge rappellers must fundraising a minimum of $1,000 in order to participate in the event. The event is hosted on Saturday, November 16th, 2023 at the CityScape building in Downtown Phoenix.
Are you up for the Challenge? Check out this handy #GiveOrGo Toolkit to help you create your challenge!
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Special Olympics Mission
The mission of Special Olympics is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community.
Special Olympics Arizona Goal
Special Olympics Arizona's (SOAZ) goal is to empower the over 21,000 Arizonans with intellectual disabilities to be healthy, productive, and respected members of society through SOAZ's year-round sports training, competitions and support programs.
What does Special Olympics Arizona need?
- Donors to fund athletes' participation.
- Volunteers to coach athletes and manage events.
- Athletes to participate in traditional and unified sports programs.
Why does Special Olympics Arizona need donors & sponsors?
Special Olympics Arizona has grown to over 21,000 athletes, 21 sports, 172 year-round competitions and multiple support programs. All of SOAZ programs are provided at no cost to our athletes. Therefore, we rely heavily on SOAZ sponsors to provide funding, in-kind donations, and volunteers.
Russell Stewart donated $25.00 and generously covered the transaction fee
Russell Stewart donated $25.00 and generously covered the transaction fee
Russell Stewart donated $25.00 and generously covered the transaction fee
Victoria Ojeda donated $20.00 and generously covered the transaction fee
Russell Stewart donated $25.00 and generously covered the transaction fee