The Heights Foundation: Over the Edge

FORT MYERS, Fla. – This weekend, you can get an adrenaline rush, while raising money for a good cause. At the “Over the Edge” event, you can rappel 19 stories if you raise enough.

All the money raised goes to the Heights Foundation, benefiting a program for at risk kids in the Harlem Heights neighborhood.

Tracie Bagans, board member of the heights foundation, joined us in the studio now to talk more about the event.

The event is taking place Saturday and Sunday at the Westin Cape Coral Resort at Marina Village 5951 Silver King Blvd, Cape Coral, FL 33914.

For more information, visit the organization’s website.

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