"Spiderman, Batman, Captain America and Superman's mission for the day was to cheer up the patients at the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh as they did their window cleaning rounds.
The experienced high-rise washers positioned their safety harnesses around the costumes before unfurling their ropes from the 12th floor and abseiling along the walls. Dozens of hospitalised youngsters pointed in amazement as they came into view and saluted to them before the cleaning job began. The group of window washers - from Allegheny Window Cleaning - said they wanted to put smiles on the faces of the children battling illnesses at the hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
The firm spent $800 on 'Broadway-quality' costumes for the two-hour job to make sure they were believable. They are planning similar jobs in the future and said they have made the scheme a cornerstone of their community work. Allegheny's office manager Michelle Matuizek suggested the costume idea after seeing a similar scheme in the UK. "
Well done to all those heroic window washers - you've cheered up a lot of lives.
(Photo from the Pittsburgh Tribune)
