Fundraiser Attracts Fund-Raisers with Exciting Rappelling Reward

Springfield, IL - Sparc is taking fundraising to new heights in Springfield – 157 feet to be exact.  The nonprofit, which is dedicated to enriching the lives of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, is holding an event that will enable the first 100 eligible donors to rappel down the side of the 12-story President Abraham Lincoln Doubletree hotel.  No prior rappelling skill or experience is needed, but participants are required to raise a minimum of $1,000.  Denise Schainker, director of development at Sparc, said her group wanted to find a unique fundraising event that was new to Springfield, and they're pretty sure they've knocked it out of the park.  www.fundraising-ideas.org