Over the Edge: Special Olympics Fundraiser

	Saturday, October 16, 2010: Heather and Sam were on the 6 AM news to publicize the event, a fundraiser for Special Olympics Indiana that involved rappelling down a 17-story building in downtown Indianapolis.
	The Orchard Software crew showed up nice and early for a Saturday morning.
	It's a long way up to the top of the Barnes and Thornburg building -- 17 floors, to be exact.
	Thanks to our sponsors! With Orchard Software sponsoring the event, Dave, Curt, and Debbie got to represent Orchard by rappelling.
	Brother and sister team Heather and Sam before practice in an adjacent parking garage.
	Sam and Buzz were the first to get into their equipment.
	Then, it was Curt's and Dave's turn.
	The Orchard crew smiled for the cameras. Christine took many of the photos on this page.
	We're always ready for a new adventure! With some help from friends and family, we raised $1000 for Tom to rappel as well, so we got to rappel together. Thanks to Gina, Patrick, Doug, Jen, Dana, and Gale Force for their support!
	Sam started his practice run.
	Heather's adoring fans watched her practice.
	Curt made it look easy.
	Dave was the only one in our group who had done this before.
	Curt's family and our Orchard friends watched the practice sessions.
	Next up: Debbie.
	Easy and fun -- the way a sport should be!
	Oh, yeah!
	Here goes Tom.
	He's a natural for a first timer.
	Kelly videotaped and Christine photographed everything.
	Ashley, Shan, Gina, Nancy, and Steve came out to cheer us on.
	Sam and Buzz were the first ones over the edge. They're just specks in this photo, ...
	... but they were much more recognizable once they were a few floors away.
	Up on the roof, Curt and Dave were preparing for their descent.
	Here is Dave, ...
	... and here is Curt.
	Is that a smile on Dave's face? Yes, it is.
	Here's Curt, ...
	... and he's smiling too.
	Back up on the roof, the view was quite lovely.
	The view is also quite lovely from right below the roof's edge, where Debbie dangled in mid-air while waiting for Tom to join her on the second set of ropes.
	There are Debbie's feet.
	Tom was over the edge in no time.
	Hi Orchard friends!
	Oh my. This is the view straight down.
	Yeah, we're just hanging out, enjoying the sights.
	Here we are, ...
	... and here's Debbie leaving Tom in the dust.
	Debbie took photos on the line while Christine took photos from the street.
	The people look so tiny from here!
	Ah, now they're getting bigger. It was great to have a cheering section.
	Debbie was beaming as she came in for landing, or whatever the correct rappelling term is.
	Firemen volunteers were waiting at the bottom ...
	... to help us off the line.
	Success!
	There's Tom making his way down.
	Getting closer ...
	... and closer.
	Kelly's son Mason watched through the window with his dad as Tom went by.
	And he's down successfully! It was a lot of fun for a great cause: Special Olympics Indiana.