Inspiring a love of reading takes new heights with Over The Edge. On August 31, participants will rappel 11 stories down the side of the Marriott City Center. Participants each raise $1,000 or more for The DeGood Foundation to get more books into the hands of kids.
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About the Event
Over The Edge is a unique and thrilling way for you and your company, friends, or family to support The DeGood Foundation and our work with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library in Hampton Roads. If you crave adventure and want to get free books into the hands of local kids, then Over The Edge is for you!
Please join The DeGood Foundation on August 31st, 2024 when participants will be given the opportunity to rappel 150 feet down Marriott City Center’s 11-story building in Newport News, overlooking the iconic City Center fountains.
61% of children in Hampton Roads do not enter Kindergarten with proper literacy skills. Imagine the fear and anxiety these children face every day while at school or learning, because they don’t have the proper literacy foundations. You can step up and stand beside them in a show of solidarity by going Over The Edge!
Participants commit to raising a minimum of $1,000 by August 24th, 2024 to join us on this adventure. Invite your friends, family, and coworkers to help you raise the funds to go Over The Edge! Money raised will go towards providing free books to children each month through Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library and help us ensure that NO CHILD sits on a waiting list.
To go Over The Edge you will need to register, pay a $50 registration fee to hold your spot, then start fundraising! You will need to raise a total of $1,000 to go Over The Edge. However, there’s no reason to stop there! There are prizes and perks for those who raise more than $1,000 to give even MORE free books to kids!
What to Expect
Learn more about what happens on event day and the equipment you’ll be secured with
Incentives & Prizes
Want to go above and beyond for Over The Edge? We have prizes for you!
Big Rappel. Bigger Impact.
Your rappel, or donation to support a rappeller, is much bigger than just rappelling.
If you succeed at your $1,000 fundraising goal, you will make it possible for 75 children to get free books every month for a whole year. That’s 900 books you will make happen.
Stories from the Mailbox
Benjamin B.
“My son, Benny, just turned 2 and checks the mail daily for his new book from “Dowwy Pawton.” He has such a love for books and I attribute a big part of that to his imagination library deliveries!”
Stories from our Partners
Lucille H.
“The nurses at Riverside Regional Hospital made sure I knew all about The DeGood Foundation and the Imagination Library before we left and it’s had such an impact on our family!”
Stories from the Mailbox
Corrine G.
“My daughter sees the book in the mail and wants to get it out immediately and says ‘mom let’s read’ We always look toward to getting these books.”
Sponsors & Opportunities
Over The Edge would not be possible without the support of our sponsors. Have your company or organization join us in bringing Over The Edge to life and meet our fundraising goal to ensure that over 5,700 children get free books each month for the next year! For sponsorship questions or commitments, email kyle@degoodfoundation.org
Building Sponsor
Presenting Sponsor
Fearless Sponsors
Rope Sponsors
Helmet Sponsors
Landing Zone Sponsors
Toss Your Boss
Toss Your Boss Over The Edge
Give your boss the thrill of a lifetime when they go Over The Edge of the Marriott City Center for The DeGood Foundation & Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.
Raise $2,500 and your company or organization will receive the following benefits:
Logo placement on the Over The Edge for The DeGood Foundation website
Logo placement and shout-out in one issue of our email newsletter sent to rappellers
Business name placement on commemorative Over The Edge 2023 t-shirt
Two (2) invites to the pre-event VIP reception
And your boss will get to rappel 11 stories (150 feet) down the side of the Marriott City Center
Met your goal, but your boss isn’t up for the rappel? Your boss can choose someone else to rappel in their place, and your boss can consider matching your fundraising total!
Email kyle@degoodfoundation.org to toss your boss Over The Edge.