The Stair Climb Team of SA国际传媒, St. Louis [1] raised $3,800 and placed second for fastest team time at the annual 鈥淔ight For Air Climb鈥� held April 2 at the Met Square building downtown.听
More than 1,500 climbers on 150 teams climbed 40 floors of stairs in Met Square, the tallest building in St. Louis, to raise money for the [2] and its research efforts.
The Seminary鈥檚 team was ranked in the top 10 for donations raised and number of team members with 22. Seminary team member Melodie Bostic was ranked 21st among ALA fundraisers. Two other team members, Jeanne Anderson and Maureen Campise, also were ranked in the top 50 fundraisers.
As the event鈥檚 second-fastest team, the Seminary team was led by second-year student Ahren Reiter who came in second place with a time of 4:47. Fourth-year students Mark Gearig and Eric Hauan placed sixth at 5:43 and eighth at 5:45, respectively.
鈥淲e are thankful to join the fight against lung disease,鈥� said Stair Climb Team Captain Dr. Richard Marrs, the Seminary鈥檚 director of the Master of Divinity/Residential Alternate Route (RAR) programs and associate professor of practical theology. 鈥淲e do this in the name of Christ, whose mercy for all those in need knows no bounds.鈥�
More than 30,000 participants from 63 climb events across the country came together last year to raise more than $8 million. This year鈥檚 goal is $9 million to support research, patient education and advocacy efforts. The St. Louis event surpassed its goal this year, raising $370,000.
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