Photos: Fundraisers go 'Over The Edge' for Friends
Published on Monday, April 23, 2018
Children’s of Mississippi CEO Guy Giesecke and Dr. LaDonna Northington, assistant dean for undergraduate programs in the School of Nursing were among those raising funds for Friends of Children’s Hospital during their Over The Edge fundraiser Saturday. Rappelling down the 14-story Trustmark building, volunteers raised more than $162,000 for the nonprofit. (Photos courtesy of Trustmark)
Dr. LaDonna Northington, assistant dean for undergraduate programs in the School of Nursing, gets unharnessed after rappelling off the 14-story Trustmark building.
This year's Over The Edge fundraiser is the third for Friends of Children's Hospital.
Dr. Guy Giesecke, Children's of Mississippi CEO, smiles after reaching terra firma.
Natalie Joiner, one of the rappeling "Edgers," holds her inspiration: Iva Beth Lindsey, a Batson Children's Hospital patient.
Miss Mississippi Anne Elizabeth Buys smiles with Bully, Mississippi State University's mascot, who was among those rappelling.
Funds raised by the rappellers, or "Edgers," such as these two are still being totaled, but donations have surpassed the $162,000 mark.
TJ Werre of WJTV heads down the Trustmark building.
The view from atop the Trustmark building shows 14 stories is quite a height.
