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Steps Toward a Cure

Monday 12th of February 2007 06:34:17 PM

For the 26th annual ‘Climb for the Cure’, almost one thousand people climbed fifty stories, or 1,280 steps of the IDS Tower in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. The charity climb benefits cystic fibrosis research and was sponsored by the law firm of Briggs and Morgan and other corporations in the area. Participants from Minneapolis and their twin city Saint Paul wore T-Shirts and shorts as they made their way to the top of the building.

Small groups competed against each other to see who could get to the top of the building in the least amount of time. Many people were finishing in less than ten minutes. Said Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak, “I'm used to four flights of steps at City Hall, not 50 floors. There's a big difference between the two.”

Dan Casper, a Minneapolis firefighter, took the challenge along with his wife, Linda Stone and fellow firefighters. “It fits in with my work. As a firefighter, we have to go up and down stairs, so this is good practice,” said Casper. Casper and his team won the competition with a combined time of 7 minutes, 58 seconds.

Groups of police officers from both Minneapolis and Saint Paul wore T-Shirts that had a picture of Mikayla Polski, a four-year-old girl that has cystic fibrosis. Her mother, Donna, said of their efforts, “This is fabulous, it really means a lot that they're doing this and wearing the T-shirt.”

Once all the participants made it to the top of the building, winners were announced by averaging the best times. After hydrating and eating snacks that were provided, participants decided they would take the elevator down instead of walking.

The event raised over one-hundred thousand dollars for research and care for those stricken with cystic fibrosis, which currently cannot be cured and can be very painful to those who suffer from it.

(c)Benjamin Turner, www.sxc.hu