Firefighter, Trevor Ashe
Tuesday, January 21, 2020 at 12:50 p.m.
Team Knighten is hosting their annual fundraising auction on February 8th from 6-10pm at the Montvale Event Center. Tickets are being sold in advance on Eventbrite and are $25 each.
In 2013 we lost one of our own, John Knighten, to multiple myeloma, a blood cancer. So today we honor his memory by raising funds to support the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) with the mission of finding a cure for blood cancers.
?Please consider helping us reach our goal of raising $60,000 before the big climb on March 8, 2020.
The LLS Firefighter Stairclimb is the world's largest on-air stair climb competition, and annual fundraiser held at the tallest building in town, the Columbia Center. All 2,000 participants are career or volunteer firefighters who will climb up the second tallest skyscraper west of the Mississippi in full turnout gear, weighing over 50 pounds, while on-air. Throughout the 69 flights of stairs, 1,356 steps, and 788 ft. of vertical elevation gain, we all remember that every step forward is representative of moving closer to a cure. Although this is an extreme test of physical endurance, it pales in comparison to what blood cancer patients endure. All proceeds raised directly benefit The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, and since its inception in 1991, this event has raised over $17 million thus far.
