Coming April 2025!
Become a Sponsor: Limited Opportunities
Over the Edge is an exhilarating fundraising event featuring up to daring participants, each striving to raise a minimum of $1,000. In return, these brave individuals get the unique opportunity to rappel 50 feet down the Cape Fear Valley Medical Arts Center in Downtown Fayetteville. This thrilling experience is designed to support United Way of Cumberland County's (UWCC) mission of raising funds to enhance the quality of life in Cumberland County by addressing critical community needs, including education, health, financial stability, and basic necessities.
This year, we are excited to partner with the Fayetteville Dogwood Festival, making Over the Edge a sanctioned event held annually in April. The 2025 Dogwood Festival, celebrating its 43rd year, promises extraordinary entertainment, family-friendly activities, delicious food, and beloved community traditions in Downtown Fayetteville. This weekend event attracts over 200,000 attendees each year, offering an incredible platform for visibility and community engagement.
What sponsoring United Way means for you:
Increase your brand's visibility through positive media impressions.
Reinforce your company's reputation as a good corporate citizen.
Support the leading non-profit with the greatest local impact.
Feel good knowing you're not only getting value but giving value.
For questions or to become a sponsor, please reach out to Ashlee Pearson at ashleepearsom@unitedway-cc.org or 910-483-1179 x 225.
Volunteers Needed:
United Way is raising funds by partnering with Over the Edge to give people the chance to rappel down the Medical Arts Building (101 Robeson Street) April 26, 2025! Participants will be raising, on average, $1,000 per person for this exclusive opportunity to rappel. Volunteers are needed during this event from 7:00 am to 12:30 pm or 12 pm to 5:30 pm. Volunteers will help with registration, staging, landing zone, roof top security, roof top radio, lading zone announcer, floater and rope volunteers.
