Hundreds climb 700+ steps at Bank of America Tower downtown to support people battling lung disease
Hundreds of people climbed more than 700 steps Saturday morning at the 16th annual Fight for Air Climb event in downtown Jacksonville to support people battling lung disease. Hundreds of people climbed over 700 steps at the 16th annual Fight for Air Climb in downtown Jacksonville, Florida, to support people battling lung disease. The event was held at the Bank of America Tower and was attended by families, beginners, competitive climbers, firefighters and first responders. Participants climbed 37 floors, equivalent to 734 steps. The American Lung Association of Florida hosted the event. Adana Alleyne completed the climb for the first time, following a close friend who had lung cancer last year.
Published : 2 months ago by Aaron Farrar, Marcela Camargo in Health Finance
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Hundreds of people climbed more than 700 steps Saturday morning at the 16th annual Fight for Air Climb event in downtown Jacksonville to support people battling lung disease.
Families, beginners, competitive climbers, firefighters and first responders gathered at the Bank of America Tower to support the more than 2.7 million people in Florida who currently live with lung disease.
Adana Alleyne completed the climb for the first time this year.
“I actually have a really close friend that had lung cancer last year while I was in military training. So, this is just my way of supporting her,” Alleyne said.
Participants climbed 37 floors – equivalent to 734 steps – at the event hosted by the American Lung Association of Florida.
Anthony Bennett, who’s been a firefighter for eight years, also completed the climb – but with an added level of difficulty.
“The gear itself is about 35 pounds. I managed to find an old breathing apparatus, which will add probably a total of 70 pounds,” Bennett said.