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Albany Area Gold Medal Winner – Special Olympics World Winter Games

Kevin Richards — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 14:55:12 +0000

The 2013 Special Olympics World Winter Games, hosted in Korea, brought us a local Albany Area gold medal winner! Meet Emily Stephen. Emily Stephens, from Saratoga, New York, competed at the 2013 Pyeongchang Special Olympics Winter Games. A moving ceremony of overcoming the limitations of mental development disabilities, the Special Olympics World Winter Games PyeongChang [...]

Results Of Special Olympics New York 'Over The Edge' Fundraiser

Kevin Richards — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 16:15:50 +0000

On Friday, August 17, 2012 nearly 100 people rappelled 18 stories off the Albany Hotel Downtown to raise money for Special Olympics New York. Throughout the day we saw people of all ages and all levels ‘face their fears’ to help the cause. In all, over $62,000 was raised as participants went ‘Over The Edge.’ [...]

Over The Edge To Help Special Olympics New York

Kevin Richards — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 15:06:10 +0000

On Friday, August 17, 2012 I will go live on location with GNA to help support Special Olympics New York. While I’m on the ground, some other brave people will be a little more daring and actually rappel 18 stories down the State Street side of the Hotel Albany (Crowne Plaza) downtown. Over The Edge [...]

WGNA Helps Special Olympics New York [VIDEO]

Kevin Richards — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 00:46:07 +0000

Facing fears and overcoming obstacles was the theme of the day on Friday, September 16 as dozens of people looked over the top of the Crowne Plaza hotel in downtown Albany and then crawled down the side of the 18 story building. This unique fundraiser helps 51,000 individuals with intellectual disabilities participate in programs provided [...]

WGNA Goes 'Over The Edge' Friday to help Special Olympics New York

Kevin Richards — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 15:05:55 +0000

It’s the most interesting fundraiser I have ever seen! People donate to go “over the edge” of the Crowne Plaza hotel. Approximately 100 people will rappel 18 stories down the State Street wall of the Crowne Plaza Albany. Each participant will be required to raise a minimum of $1,000 to take part in this once in a [...]

Over The Edge Charity To Benefit Special Olympics of New York

Bryen — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 18:45:06 +0000

If you see people repelling down the Crowne Plaza building in downtown Albany it's all for a good cause - "Over The Edge" and it all benefits Special Olympics New York. If heights aren't your thing there are ways you can participate by sponsoring one of the repelling participants. Check out all the information after the jump including some people on our team here at Townsquare Media in Albany who are repelling.

Time Is Running Out to Push Casey Danton Over the Edge

GNA — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 14:55:11 +0000

It’s not too late to donate to Casey Danton’s Over the Edge experience. Help me raise $1,000 for Special Olympics of New York. I’m up to $175 so far and any little bit you can donate will help me reach my goal. All you have to do is go to my donor page. Not only do [...]

Push Casey Danton 'Over the Edge'

GNA — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 20:30:04 +0000

Four weeks ago, I wrote a blog about how I have accepted the challenge of going "Over the Edge" in support of Special Olympics of New York.

Casey Danton Needs Your Help For Special Olympics Charity

GNA — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 08:30:46 +0000

About two weeks ago, I accepted the challenge from Special Olympics to participate in “Over the Edge.” I blogged about the challenge and what exactly I’m going to have to do. However, I still haven’t even gotten close to my goal. Each “edger” must raise $1,000 in order to rappel off the Crowne Plaza in downtown [...]