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Hundreds of Batmen descend on Canadian city This is what is looks like when 500 Batmen descend on a small Canadian city
(about 17 hours later)
It is not a sight you see every day.It is not a sight you see every day.
If you happened to be in Calgary, a city in the south of Canadian state Alberta, on Thursday you might have seen a couple of hundred people dressed as Batman. If you happened to be in Calgary, a city in the south of Canadian province Alberta, on Thursday, you might have seen a couple of hundred people dressed as Batman.
No, your eyes were not deceiving you – the Dark Knight had risen (again) in the name of charity.No, your eyes were not deceiving you – the Dark Knight had risen (again) in the name of charity.
More than 500 employees dressed head-to-foot as Batman gathered outside the headquarters of Nexen, an oil and gas company, in order to raise money for charity and break a world record in the process.More than 500 employees dressed head-to-foot as Batman gathered outside the headquarters of Nexen, an oil and gas company, in order to raise money for charity and break a world record in the process.
The full 542 participants had their costumes inspected by a Guinness Book of World Records staffer who, after ensuring they all stood together for five minutes, pronounced the group the official world record holders of the title: “Largest Gathering of People Dress As Batman”.The full 542 participants had their costumes inspected by a Guinness Book of World Records staffer who, after ensuring they all stood together for five minutes, pronounced the group the official world record holders of the title: “Largest Gathering of People Dress As Batman”.
The gathering of 542 Batmen (and women) kicked off a campaign for a United Way charity The previous record was a paltry 250.The gathering of 542 Batmen (and women) kicked off a campaign for a United Way charity The previous record was a paltry 250.
Organiser Dave Kelly said to Canada’s Metro News: “We blew apart the old record”.Organiser Dave Kelly said to Canada’s Metro News: “We blew apart the old record”.
“There was no comparison the greatness that we are.”“There was no comparison the greatness that we are.”
The surreal scene, organised by charity United Way, which empowers individuals and families to achieve their potential through education, income stability and health, was part of the charity’s superhero-themed 2014 fund-raising campaign.The surreal scene, organised by charity United Way, which empowers individuals and families to achieve their potential through education, income stability and health, was part of the charity’s superhero-themed 2014 fund-raising campaign.
As Batman himself would say: “It’s not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me.”As Batman himself would say: “It’s not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me.”