BROCKTON—It was 789 steps up to the top of the Mellon
Financial Center in Boston for hundreds of firefighters, including 16 from
Brockton who raced up the 41 story building to raise money during the American
Lung Association’s “Fight for Air Climb.”
While some competitors were passed along the way up,
Brockton’s team kept going, not wanting to stop and knowing they would enjoy an easier way down the stairway after
the competition.
“Some guys had to stop, but everyone on Brockton’s team kept
going,” said Bill Hill, one of Brockton’s competitors. “We definitely took the
elevator down,” Hill said with a chuckle.
To put things in perspective, the Bunker Hill Monument has
294 steps and no elevator down.
Brockton joined the event for the first time this year and
came in 7th, only about 1 minute behind first place team Portland, Maine.
More important, Hill said, is that the team raised more than
$4,000 for the American Lung Association.
The Boston event took place Saturday, Feb. 4.
Thirty-nine teams ran up Boston’s Mellon Center last month.
Teams from all over the Northeast have participated in the
event in various cities across the region including Springfield, New York City,
New Haven, Conn., Bennington, Vermont, and Buffalo, N.Y.
Hill said Brockton plans on participating next year and are
shooting for the first place spot.
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