Brain injury advocates can toss their boss off WildPlay Nanaimo鈥檚 Bungy Bridge as a reward for their fundraising this summer.

This Brain Injury Awareness Month, the Victoria and Nanaimo Brain Injury societies invite businesses to join their second annual Toss the Boss fundraiser. Teams that raise $500 or more by Sept. 23 can hurl their employer from a height of 46 metres, and show them what it truly means to be let down by your employees.

Bosses fearing heights but still wanting to help the fundraiser can alternatively have their employees dunk them in water. Teams that raise $750 0r more will also get the chance to squirt their employers with water guns.

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The event raised more than $87,000 for the cause last summer and has a goal this year of $125,000, according to Victoria Brain Injury Society special projects co-ordinator Jordyn Pattersall. She told Black Press Media 36 teams registered last year and 50 are projected to sign up for this event. Prizes will be announced for the three teams that raise the most funds.

Pattersall said the society looks forward to making the event 鈥渂igger and better鈥� this year.

In a release, executive director Pam Prewett called brain injury a 鈥渟ilent epidemic鈥� and 鈥渙rphan of the health care system.鈥�

鈥淎lthough many people are impacted by acquired brain injury, there鈥檚 not a lot of awareness, attention or funding that goes towards brain injury services in B.C.,鈥� Prewett said.

The release reported more than 180,000 British Columbians to live with an acquired brain injury.

Prewett told Black Press Media several teams have already signed up and she鈥檚 鈥減ushing everyone to go big or go home.鈥�

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