Plane pull in Raleigh raises money for N.C. Special Olympics
CHRIS AND KRISTEN HAVE WORKED
VERY HARD. THIS DOCUMENTARY.
PLEASE DON'T MISS IT. MAKING
A DIFFERENCE. SOMETIMES IT'S
A STEP-BY-STEP PROCESS. OTHERS
INCH BY INCH. THAT'S EXACTLY
WHAT HAPPENED TODAY AT RDU WITH
A SPECIAL COMPETITION FOR A
SPECIAL CAUSE. HERE'S WRAL'S
ERIC MILLER.
>> STEPHANIE WILKERSON, YOU
KNOWS WHAT IT MEANS TO WHEN I
CAME OUT WITH A DOLL MADE IN
ASIA AND SHARING AD TIME ON
HOLIDAY NOT TO SELL MENTHOL
AND A QUESTION.
>> THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS ATHLETE
COMPETES IN 5 DIFFERENT SPORTS.
BUT THE CHALLENGE YOU FACE
SATURDAY, THAT'S A WHOLE
DIFFERENT SCALE.
>> WELCOME TO THE SPECIAL
OLYMPICS. NEW FILM EITHER
PLAYING THIS AND WE'VE GOT 65%
THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO HELP
US RAISE SOMEWHERE IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD OF ABOUT $120,000.
KEITH FISHBURNE IS THE
PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE
SPECIAL OLYMPICS, NORTH
CAROLINA. HE SAYS ALL THAT
MONEY GOES RIGHT TO THE HEART
OF THE GROUP'S MISSION. IT'S AN
IMPORTANT FUNDRAISER, A MAINLY
BECAUSE WE NEVER ASK OUR
SPECIAL THE CATHOLICS DEBATE
ANY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THEIR
INVOLVEMENT IN OUR SPORTS
PROGRAM FOR FOLKS WITH
INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES, THE
PLANE PULL HE'S BEEN HELD SINCE
1999 WHEN THE BLOOD DROPS AND
>> JOAN WAS BIGGER THAN IT'S A
50,000 POUNDS WERE USED TO
ABOUT 45,000 POUND. THAT MAKES
A DIFFERENCE IN THE WHOLE TIME
TOO. STRETCHED AND STRAINED TO
GET THE BEST EVERYONE IS A
WINNER.
>> FRONT OF THE HOME. YOU'RE A
KILLER. WRAL NEWS, RALEIGH.
>> IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN
DONATING OR GETTING INVOLVED.
SPECIAL OLYMPICS, NORTH