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Making the Ultimate Leap for Special Oylmpics

Making the Ultimate Leap for Special Oylmpics
Posted at 6:31 PM, Aug 26, 2016
and last updated 2016-08-27 20:47:00-04

Dozens of people will be taking the ultimate Lambeau leap Saturday.

It's part of a fundraiser for Special Olympics Wisconsin.

Anyone who raised $750 dollars will get the chance to repel down the outside of Lambeau Field.

The fundraiser and donations go to the 1,000 Special Olympics Athletes in Northeast Wisconsin. Last year, this event raised over $100,000 for the program.

Organizers say the Over the Edge event really exemplifies the goal of Special Olympics; to get the adults with special needs to challenge themselves. 

"That's really what Special Olympics is about getting the athletes out of their comfort zone and see that they can do anything anyone else does," said Matt Harper.