Iron Spikes members Tommy Jehli and Cameron Lawrence went "Over the Edge" on Tuesday, November 8th, repelling 15 stories down the InterContinental Hotel in downtown Austin as part of a fund raising event for Special Olympics Texas.
The event was presented by Fox 7 Austin, and participants were required to raise $1000 each in order to repel down the building. As winners of the Wes Johnson Award, bestowed upon the most outstanding Active member of the semester, Tommy and Cameron were chosen to represent our organization as participants.
Over the past few months, we worked hard to raise the $2000 to send Tommy and Cameron "Over the Edge." In addition to the donation, Iron Spikes members also volunteered at the event from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. They helped with registration, cleaned up trash and, most importantly, cheered on all of the repellers as they came down the building.
It was an exciting way for our organization to continue its support of SOTX. A special thanks goes out to Tommy and Cameron for participating and representing Iron Spikes so well!
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