Around 50 people bundled up or dressed in costumes on a chilly Saturday morning and looked to the top of the Fifteen 24 Professional Center in Modesto to watch people go down.
Instead of screams of terror, the crowd roared in joy as the rappellers scaled the five-story glass building on McHenry Avenue to help raise money for charity.
LearningQuest, a Modesto-based educational nonprofit organization, hosted the Over the Edge fundraiser on Saturday, Oct. 12. Around 100 people rappelled down the five-story glass building at $1,000 apiece.
The organization raised more than $120,000 from over 200 donors — including local organizations such as Stanislaus State and the Modesto Nuts — which will go toward continuing LearningQuest community programs. They raised more than $20,000 over their initial goal.
Rebecca Sutis, the program director of literacy and ESL at Learning Quest, said despite being in the community for over 30 years, many people aren’t aware of the organization, so this fundraiser was a great opportunity to get their name out there.