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Supporting the Special Olympics

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    Athlete Ashley Counts on her experience

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And by the -- -- involved in this next story too because.

We along with our producer -- are going to repel off a fourteen Storey building in Arlington and -- -- great can't even though we're afraid -- -- -- It -- everything money for the Special Olympics I'm pretty nervous -- our next guest says.

Nothing actually counts a Special Olympics athlete and global messenger for the organizations -- thirty repel -- a much bigger buildings that she's here to give me tips today -- also this is all about.

Actually thank you for commending you for inviting me OK now you've -- off a building twice the size basically in Richmond Virginia.

To draw awareness and raise funds the what was the experience like free.

After.

First like myself I was just a nervous but you know once you get over that edge it's.

Smooth sailing and in the -- is beautiful and I think as -- -- time and you observed.

Know that your surroundings -- enjoy it even more okay for you you've been involved with Special Olympics for awhile how did you get involved hasn't made a difference in your life.

Actually have family friend had introduced me to Special Olympics I I wanted to get back in -- soccer.

-- start playing soccer again and you know my friend told me how wonderful Special Olympics was then and it just went to know.

Improved my life tremendously I am well besides -- -- Yes.

-- -- if you did they -- to have no higher ceiling down a little bit and it gave me the confidence to do whenever I.

It gave me any confidence to do whatever I want to in life you know I I repugnant and building an -- I also have.

Side it's only -- so -- Did you think aren't -- -- you are.

-- great rest -- -- around here thank you participate in a number of different sports.

Tell us about this because honestly what we're doing this -- is to raise money for Special Olympics.

To sponsor athletes so that they can take part the local the nationally an international level.

-- tell us like -- compete as an athlete.

It feels fantastic I mean the first time I scored a point I am so happy because -- never -- and in my entire life and you know assist it's just you know be around those athletes and thinking are doing watch Sunnis think -- -- in Kansas and in some of them have certain.

Disabilities.

Some -- -- -- but they can do bowling I mean this -- discriminatory.

It -- setting when in the least so I really really enjoying.

-- my fellow athletes you know enjoying life.

Mean that's that's that's Olympics is all about it's.

Is seen passed a disability and I've been discriminated against because you have a specific to stability.

So that's but I -- -- -- -- very very inspiring for a number of reasons and we better page up there you can go to our web page at foxnews.com slash America's news HQ.

My pictures there along with let's see and Peter new favorite drag along with us as well -- me and we'll see how great is not -- -- -- -- a lot closer to the ground just might -- -- of his height when he -- the -- over the side but actually thank you for sharing your experiences.

And down inspiring a lot of folks and we hope that this'll be good fund raiser -- everyone who's involved and to help more athletes be able to get him to -- well thank you thanks for coming.

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