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Rappellers face ‘crazy fear,’ raise money to help QC kids

By: Dave Thompson|August 29, 2022
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    • Dan Kuenzi rappels down the side of the Hotel Blackhawk in downtown Davenport on Friday, Aug. 26, during an “Over the Edge” fundraising event for Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Mississippi Valley. CREDIT DAVE THOMPSON

    Dan Kuenzi says he has a “crazy fear” of heights.

    But on Friday, Aug, 26, he faced that fear as he rappelled from the top of the Hotel Blackhawk in downtown Davenport, to help young people across the Quad Cities region.

    Mr. Kuenzi was one of the Edgers, as they are known, who raised money for the annual “Over the Edge” fundraiser to benefit…

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