- The United Way
- CN Stair Climb
- 1998
- On October 18, 1998 Skills for Change staff climbed the
1,776 steps of the CN Tower in support the United Way of Greater Torontos
fundraising efforts (now in its 21st year).
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It seemed this year SfC Staff were inspired by the IMAX movie on
the Himalayas as there was a record breaking number of 17 climbers on the team. The team
included Angel, Asha, Bruno, Cellan, Eileen, Faduma, Gee-jun, Jeff, Kamal, Katie, Liban,
Mark, Marlene, Oi-ying, Paul, Susan and Teresa.
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- The ascent began at 11:07 AM and in less than 49 minutes
all climbers had reached the summit. Susan was our quicket climber reaching the top
in 24 minutes.all climbers had reached the CN Tower summit. Unlike the Himalayas, the
conditions at the summit were "warm and humid." It was then time to take the 58
second descent on CN Tower elevator for a complimentary light breakfast.
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- SfC staff, friends and volunteers were proud to take part
in this event once again. We helped raise $630 toward Skills for Changes employee
goal of $3,200 and the United Ways goal of raising $400,000 from the CN Tower climb.
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