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Taking The Stairs For Lung Cancer

News Channel 8 photo by JIM FARQUHAR

Amanda Daniels climbs the istairs for the 4th Annual Climb Tampa event raising awareness and funds for lung cancer.

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By KIM MacCORMACK

Published: March 21, 2009

Tampa - Queue the theme from "Rocky."

More than 700 participants had the "Eye of the Tiger" as they huffed and puffed their way up 914 stairs on Saturday for the American Lung Association.

Some climbed the 42 flights at the Bank of America Plaza in Tampa for fun, others for charity and many in honor of a loved one lost to lung disease.

Amanda Daniels had a dual cause.

"I lost my grandmother to lung cancer," she said. "I have a 2-year-old and a 4-month-old … I want to show them what an active, healthy, happy lifestyle looks like."

She said the vertical trek wasn't as bad as she thought it was going to be. "I want to go again," she said.

After finishing the challenge – some in 7 minutes or less – participants were treated to massages, smoothies and live entertainment.

More than $100,000 was raised to help fund research, education and preventative programs for the American Lung Association.

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