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WHO COULD be in a better position to save the
Friendly Giant than a club of tall people?

By BARRETT FISHER

Ultimate Highs, ‘a ‘social |
club for.women 5 feet. 10 in. ,

‘ches and up and men 6 feet 2
inches and up, has been par-
ticipating in: a' Save . the

Friendly Giant campaign to.

keep the television show
‘from being taken off the air. :
« Group representative Terri

‘Rosman said Ultimate Highs .

“members were looking for.a

~ Jogo'.for the group _and
“thought the Friendly. Giant ;
would | be an. appropriate .
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Lrepresentative.
But’: when club ‘member

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Giant advice, '‘there’s a dif-
ference between tall and
small, it’s okay to be dif-
ferent,’ is the image the
club liked.

““IUs a good teaching tool
for kids,’’ Rosman says.

° “Kids tend to be. very crit-

ical.”’
The Friendly Giant’s

future.is.still in limbo, ac- | §
cording to Rosman, but -
‘giants from ‘Ultimate Highs °
~are.-now celebrating: their

_-first'-anniversary and their

“future is looking very strong.

* The club idea sprung from

similar social gioup for tall
people.” Rosman’ says Van-
couver used to have a Tip
Toppers group‘also about 30
years ago, ‘but she thinks ‘‘it

married ‘itself out of . ex...
istence. But now we get the’ -
. kids of, “Tip Toppers coming :
“to join.” — ° ‘

The club currently. has 45
embers with - ‘100 to 150

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ches and the tallest woman is
six feet three inches.

The best part of tall peo-
ple socializing with other tall
people, Rosman says, is
when the group goes danc-
ing.

“It’s, nice to be able to

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