Well the countdown is on! CFC’s Flying Chicks will be rappelling off the Delta Hotel to raise money for Easter Seals on September 27^th. We’ve asked the girls a few questions to get a feel for their thoughts just days before they have to lean backwards over the roof of the hotel and make their way down with nerves of steel, strength and courage! This is what they had to say: Why did you decide to participate in this fundraiser? “I actually didn't know it was a fundraiser when I first saw the posters by the elevators to my office. I just read quickly that you can rappel down a building and I thought, "COOL!" I kept forgetting about it until CFC decided they wanted to put in a team. After I added my name to the list, I was hit with a bit of a panic attack... WHAT DID I JUST SIGN UP FOR??? What was I thinking??!! Now that I can breathe again, I think it's a GREAT idea to get sponsors for such a good cause.” I know you all did a training session. Tell us a little bit about it? “Remember that panic attack? Well I wasn't until the training session that I could relax about this whole thing. The trainers were absolutely fantastic and very patient with every single one of us. They explained to us that each superhero will be strapped into a harness that is impossible to slip out of. We're then hooked up to two safety ropes that can hold 5000 lbs each. These ropes are connected to a steel beam attached to the building. We each got to do two drops from about 2-storeys high with an option to do more if we didn't feel comfortable. My husband actually mentioned that there was a big difference between me with no training (holy crap!) to me after training (YEAH! Let's do this!)” Are you excited or nervous? “I am totally pumped for this... but ask me again when I'm standing on the ledge of an 18 storey building... I might have a different answer and might need a new pair of underwear too.” What are you most excited about? “This is on my “bucket” list and at my age it will be a feat to accomplish.  Knowing that the money is going to a great cause is very rewarding.” What are you most nervous about? “Having to go to the bathroom right before I drop... that would suck.” Are you going to do anything specific to prepare yourself? “In order to prepare myself I plan to have a few words with the Big Man upstairs, mainly asking Him to spare my life seeing as how my 25^th birthday falls three days after the rappel…” How do you think you are going to sleep the night before? “Sleep? I’m sure I won’t even know what that means the night before…I’ve been saying that I’ll be fine and I’ll sleep like a baby but in reality I’ll be tossing and turning and tirelessly thinking about it.” What do you think “you will be thinking” when you’re on the roof of the building? “Hope this is over soon!” What are you going to do after? “Probably kiss the ground!” Is there anything you want people to know? “Although the element of “fear” looms, it’s for a great cause.  It’s a wonderful feeling that the chicken industry is behind “CFC’s Flying Chicks”….it just shows what kind of people I work for and with.” If you could pick a song to be playing loudly while you rappel, what would it be? “Peter Schilling's "Major Tom"; Kool & the Gang “Celebration”; and “Help!” by the Beatles.” Don’t forget to donate to Easter Seals on CFC’s team page by clicking on this link: http://my.e2rm.com/TeamPage.aspx?teamID=185996&langPref=en-CA