The American Lung Association's 10th annual Fight for Air Climb fundraiser is going virtual this week in Southwest Florida.
RIGHT NOW, THE AMERICAN LUNGASSOCIATION IS EXPANDINGRESEARCH FOR COVID-19 BOTHNATIONWIDE... AND RIGHT HERE INSOUTHWEST FLORIDA.THIS MORNING, NOELANI TELLS USABOUT THE NEW CHANGES TO THEANNUAL STAIR CLIMB FUNDRAISER."GOOD MORNING EVERYONE--THIS WEEK IS FORT MYERS "FIGHTFOR AIR STAIR CLIMB".HOWEVER, DUE TO COVID-19..ORGANIZERS SAY THE RACE IS NOWVIRTUAL.VOIT’S 31 FLIGHTS OF STAIRS AND535 STEPS..
AT A HIGH RISE INFORT MYERS.THE LOCAL AMERICAN LUNGASSOCIATION CHAPTER SAYS..
THATWAS THE PLAN FOR THEIR BIG 10THANNUAL CLIMB, UNTIL THEPANDEMIC.INSTEAD, THE CHALLENGE IS NOWVIRTUAL AND TO EXERCISE IN ASAFE PLACE.ORGANIZERS SAY THE RULESCHANGED, BUT THEIR MISSIONREMAINS THE SAME--CLIMBERS HAVE UNTIL MAY TENTHRAISE THEIR HEART RATE..
ANDRAISE FUNDS FOR LUNG RESEARCH.SOT @ :34:23KURT GOEKE/AMERICAN LUNGASSOCIATION OF FORT MYERS:"People have been amazing infinding fun things to do.They’re almost tougher onthemselves in challenging themthen we would have been so somepeople are doing some prettyextreme things but it’s been funto watch and we’ve been reallyproud of how people areadapting."(15)VO CONTCLIMBERS HAVE BEEN POSTING THEIREXERCISE TO THE EVENT FACEBOOKPAGE.SOME ARE CHOOSING TO DO A RELAYRACE, AND ANOTHER..
IS RUNNINGSIX MILES OVER THE EDISONBRIDGE.SO FAR, THE VIRTUAL CLIMB HASRAISED MORE THAN 50-PERCENT OFTHEIR 37,000 DOLLAR GOAL.LKLIVE"COMING UP, I TALK TO AFIRST-YEAR CLIMBER.HER TEAM IS PLANNING A CLIMBRELAY, AND HAVE ALREADY
The American Lung Association's 10th annual Fight for Air Climb fundraiser is going virtual this week in Southwest Florida.