{"id":477309,"date":"2026-09-27T10:30:24","date_gmt":"2026-09-27T10:30:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/477309\/"},"modified":"2026-09-27T10:30:24","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T10:30:24","slug":"rising-to-the-challenge-union-rescue-mission-supporters-rappel-down-buildings-to-raise-funds-daily-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/477309\/","title":{"rendered":"Rising to the challenge, Union Rescue Mission supporters rappel down buildings to raise funds \u2013 Daily News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Heaven Howard prepares to rappel down 25 stories during Union...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.dailynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/LDN-L-UNION-ROPE-0927-AH01.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Heaven Howard prepares to rappel down 25 stories during Union Rescue Mission\u2019s eighth annual \u201cOver the Edge\u201d fundraising event at the Hilton Los Angeles\/Universal City Hotel in Los Angeles on Sept. 25, 2026. The event raises funds for services supporting people and families experiencing homelessness.(Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Miguel Nunez prepares to rappel down the Hilton Los Angeles\/Universal...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.dailynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/LDN-L-UNION-ROPE-0927-AH07.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Miguel Nunez prepares to rappel down the Hilton Los Angeles\/Universal City Hotel during Union Rescue Mission\u2019s eighth annual \u201cOver the Edge\u201d fundraising event in Los Angeles on Sept. 25, 2026. The event raises funds for services supporting people and families experiencing homelessness.(Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Participants rappel 25 stories down the Hilton Los Angeles\/Universal City...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.dailynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/LDN-L-UNION-ROPE-0927-AH08.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Participants rappel 25 stories down the Hilton Los Angeles\/Universal City Hotel during Union Rescue Mission\u2019s eighth annual \u201cOver the Edge\u201d fundraising event in Los Angeles on Sept. 25, 2026. The event raises funds for services supporting people and families experiencing homelessness.(Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Heaven Howard is secured in a harness before rappelling down...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.dailynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/LDN-L-UNION-ROPE-0927-AH09.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Heaven Howard is secured in a harness before rappelling down the Hilton Los Angeles\/Universal City Hotel during Union Rescue Mission\u2019s eighth annual \u201cOver the Edge\u201d fundraising event in Los Angeles on Sept. 25, 2026. The event raises funds for services supporting people and families experiencing homelessness.(Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sage Tyler and Gabe Navarro rappel down the Hilton Los...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.dailynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/LDN-L-UNION-ROPE-0927-AH11.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Sage Tyler and Gabe Navarro rappel down the Hilton Los Angeles\/Universal City Hotel during Union Rescue Mission\u2019s eighth annual \u201cOver the Edge\u201d fundraising event in Los Angeles on Sept. 25, 2026. The event raises funds for services supporting people and families experiencing homelessness.(Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Participants rappel 25 stories down the Hilton Los Angeles\/Universal City...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.dailynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/LDN-L-UNION-ROPE-0927-AH10.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Participants rappel 25 stories down the Hilton Los Angeles\/Universal City Hotel during Union Rescue Mission\u2019s eighth annual \u201cOver the Edge\u201d fundraising event in Los Angeles on Sept. 25, 2026. The event raises funds for services supporting people and families experiencing homelessness.(Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Participants rappel 25 stories down the Hilton Los Angeles\/Universal City...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.dailynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/LDN-L-UNION-ROPE-0927-AH12.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Participants rappel 25 stories down the Hilton Los Angeles\/Universal City Hotel during Union Rescue Mission\u2019s eighth annual \u201cOver the Edge\u201d fundraising event in Los Angeles on Sept. 25, 2026. The event raises funds for services supporting people and families experiencing homelessness.(Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Participants rappel 25 stories down the Hilton Los Angeles\/Universal City...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.dailynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/LDN-L-UNION-ROPE-0927-AH06.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Participants rappel 25 stories down the Hilton Los Angeles\/Universal City Hotel during Union Rescue Mission\u2019s eighth annual \u201cOver the Edge\u201d fundraising event in Los Angeles on Sept. 25, 2026. The event raises funds for services supporting people and families experiencing homelessness.(Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Kristy Armas smiles after rappelling down the Hilton Los Angeles\/Universal...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.dailynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/LDN-L-UNION-ROPE-0927-AH05-1.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Kristy Armas smiles after rappelling down the Hilton Los Angeles\/Universal City Hotel during Union Rescue Mission\u2019s eighth annual \u201cOver the Edge\u201d fundraising event in Los Angeles on Sept. 25, 2026. The event raises funds for services supporting people and families experiencing homelessness.(Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Kristy Armas rappels down the Hilton Los Angeles\/Universal City Hotel...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.dailynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/LDN-L-UNION-ROPE-0927-AH04.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Kristy Armas rappels down the Hilton Los Angeles\/Universal City Hotel during Union Rescue Mission\u2019s eighth annual \u201cOver the Edge\u201d fundraising event in Los Angeles on Sept. 25, 2026. The event raises funds for services supporting people and families experiencing homelessness.(Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Heaven Howard rappels down the Hilton Los Angeles\/Universal City Hotel...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.dailynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/LDN-L-UNION-ROPE-0927-AH03.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Heaven Howard  rappels down the Hilton Los Angeles\/Universal City Hotel during Union Rescue Mission\u2019s eighth annual \u201cOver the Edge\u201d fundraising event in Los Angeles on Sept. 25, 2026. The event raises funds for services supporting people and families experiencing homelessness.(Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jim Adams rappels down the Hilton Los Angeles\/Universal City Hotel...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.dailynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/LDN-L-UNION-ROPE-0927-AH02.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Jim Adams rappels down the Hilton Los Angeles\/Universal City Hotel during Union Rescue Mission\u2019s eighth annual \u201cOver the Edge\u201d fundraising event in Los Angeles on Sept. 25, 2026. The event raises funds for services supporting people and families experiencing homelessness.(Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p>Show Caption<\/p>\n<p>1 of 12<\/p>\n<p>Heaven Howard prepares to rappel down 25 stories during Union Rescue Mission\u2019s eighth annual \u201cOver the Edge\u201d fundraising event at the Hilton Los Angeles\/Universal City Hotel in Los Angeles on Sept. 25, 2026. The event raises funds for services supporting people and families experiencing homelessness.(Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\" class=\"icon-enlarge mng-gallery-fullscreen-expand\" aria-label=\"Expand fullscreen slideshow\">Expand<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Participants got a little fresh air \u2014 make that a lot of fresh air \u2014 during the Union Rescue Mission\u2019s 8th annual \u201cOver the Edge\u201d fundraising event takes place on Friday at the Hilton Los Angeles\/Universal City. The fund-raiser continues on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>It was a tall task \u2014 literally. Volunteers rappelled 25 stories down the side of the hotel, aiming to raise at least $1,000 per participant.<\/p>\n<p>A generous $500,000 matching gift doubled every donation, dollar for dollar, until the full match was met, officials said.<\/p>\n<p>Union Rescue Mission is one of the oldest and largest private rescue missions in the nation, dedicated to helping people overcome homelessness. Located in the heart of Downtown L.A\u2019s Skid Row on San Pedro Street, the mission was founded: 1891 as the Pacific Gospel Union by Lyman Stewart, co-founder of Union Oil Company and Biola University.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Heaven Howard prepares to rappel down 25 stories during Union Rescue Mission\u2019s eighth annual \u201cOver the Edge\u201d fundraising&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":477310,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[7,2702,969,48,52,51,47,137,50,49,100,5466,136],"class_list":["post-477309","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-los-angeles","tag-california","tag-charity","tag-homeless","tag-la","tag-la-headlines","tag-la-news","tag-los-angeles","tag-los-angeles-county","tag-los-angeles-headlines","tag-los-angeles-news","tag-news","tag-nonprofits","tag-top-stories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/477309","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=477309"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/477309\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/477310"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=477309"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=477309"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=477309"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}