KU sports figures, Lawrence schools deputy superintendent rappel down 7-story building for charity
"Originally slated to be the one in the harness, Self was forced to miss the event, a fundraiser benefiting the Boys & Girls Club of Lawrence, because of hernia surgery last week.
“I would have done it,” Self said before the fun began. “But I don’t know if I would’ve liked it … That doesn’t look that high until you get right underneath it and look up there. That’s a pretty big fall if things don’t go right.”
Not to worry. Things went right in many ways on Saturday, when dozens of participants and 300-plus spectators helped raise nearly $90,000 and enjoyed the nonstop, seven-story rappelling that filled downtown with energy and applause throughout the day."
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