Hundreds of Western New Yorkers go "Over the Edge" in the Falls and to raise money for the New York Special Olympics. YNN’s Nicki Mayo has the details on the fundraisers who scaled down the Seneca Niagara Casino Hotel.

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The high-flying fundraiser will help more than 48,000 athletes who train and compete in the state's Special Olympics. It's the largest program in North America.

"We have to find new ways to engage our supporters and get them to reinvest in what we do," said Special Olympics New York President Neal J. Johnson.

A lot goes into going 'Over the Edge.' Each participant undergoes a 45-minute tutorial on how to use a harness and how to repel their body down 26 stories of the hotel.

"I’m afraid about going over the edge, but it’s just like the waiting that scares me," said Hamburg fundraiser Jamelia Thomas.

Once the waiting was over, Thomas was nervous but took the plunge.

"Just push me, just push me. Oh my God you can’t push me. I can’t do this," said Thomas.

"I want to see him, I want to see him," said little Danny Powers hopping at the base of the hotel. The four year old practiced repelling with his father Michael in their Clarence Center basement.

"My dad did good. He’s really good at repelling and it was like his first time," said Danny.

Michael was the first fundraiser to come down and Danny ran to greet his dad on the ground.

"I told you to get your butt down here," Danny said to his father Michael.

The Clarence Center army vet says scaling the casino’s hotel is an exciting way to help the Special Olympics.

"They have a chance to have a neat life time experience and do good," said Michael Powers.

The 'Over the Edge' fundraiser brought in more than $100,000 for the New York Special Olympics.