Is that a bird? A plane? No! It’s some of the employees from Lawley’s Rochester branch rappelling down the side of the Kodak building in downtown Rochester, NY to help raise money for the Seneca Waterways Council with the Boy Scouts of America.

The Rochester Branch participated in a fundraising event benefiting the Seneca Waterways Council, Boy Scouts of America on Friday 5/18. The idea for Lawley’s involvement began with an email to one of Lawley Rochester’s Branch Partners, Phil Andolina. It was an invite from one of his clients challenging Phil and his wife Melinda to “Go over the Edge.” Ultimately, Phil could not participate in the event, but seized the opportunity to invite other employees at the Rochester branch to participate if they would like. A handful of employees jumped on the chance and Leaping Lawleys was born! Five employees went over the edge of the Kodak building for this great cause – Kathy Swears, Matt Crawford, Hope D’Alessandro, Paul Dreher, and Lisa Schneider. The Leaping Lawleys were able to raise over $5,300.

Lawley’s time slot began at 10am and everyone was able to have the once in a lifetime experience of rappelling down the building. The Boy Scouts live streamed the event on their Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/21StoriesForScouts/, for those who are curious and want to take a peak.

A BIG shout out to everyone that donated to this great cause and ESPECIALLY to Phil and the folks at Lawley for helping the team meet their goal and supporting the Leap!