Lighting Industry, People

Leviton’s Bob Freshman Climbs for Charity, Asks Your Help

Craig DiLouie March 3, 2009

Leviton marketing manager Bob Freshman has been a lieutenant/firefighter/EMT for Newberg, OR for the past eight years. Starting in 2008, he began competing in the Seattle Firefighter stairclimb and is participating in the 2009 event this weekend.

Bob Freshman at the 2008 event.

Bob Freshman at the 2008 event.

The primary purpose of this event is to raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and last year more than $530,000 was donated for this event.

Bob told me it’s a tough event for 1,500 firefighters from the USA, Canada, Europe, New Zealand, Australia and other countries who participate each year.

Wearing full firefighting gear and airpack (70 pounds), he will be climbing the 69 floors of the Columbia Center in downtown Seattle.

At 788 feet of vertical elevation, the Columbia Center in downtown Seattle stands as the second tallest building west of the Mississippi. It takes 69 flights of stairs and 1,311 steps to reach the highly acclaimed observation deck overlooking the city. On Sunday, March 8, firefighters will race up the stairs in full fire gear and SCBA to help raise funds and awareness for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. This year some 1,500 firefighters from 225 departments are expected to compete in the event, making the Scott Firefighter Stairclimb the largest single firefighting competition in the world.

At 788 feet of vertical elevation, the Columbia Center in downtown Seattle stands as the second tallest building west of the Mississippi. It takes 69 flights of stairs and 1,311 steps to reach the highly acclaimed observation deck overlooking the city. On Sunday, March 8, firefighters will race up the stairs in full fire gear and SCBA to help raise funds and awareness for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. This year some 1,500 firefighters from 225 departments are expected to compete in the event, making the Scott Firefighter Stairclimb the largest single firefighting competition in the world.

If you would like to make a tax-deductible charitable donation to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society in Bob’s name, click here.

Here is a link to a news story done by a Seattle TV station on the 2008 event.

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