Thank you for another great Penguin Plunge
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March 18, 2013 |
So why do people jump in the cold Kootenai River
in March? It is for a great cause to benefit
Idaho Special Olympic athletes with year round
sports training opportunities at no cost to the
athletes.
This year's Penguin Plunge “Freezin for a
Reason” was another successful event raising
close to $5,000 for Special Olympics Idaho.
The success of this event is due to the
community support from volunteers who help plan
the event, to those that sponsor Plungers, and
the business community that contributes
merchandise, and especially the Plungers who
make the jump to raise funds.
We would like to thank the business’s that
helped us out this year with product donations,
and encourage you to let them know they are
appreciated, too; Bonners Ferry Sign Company,
Super One Foods, Safeway, Bonners Ferry Conoco,
Kootenai River Brewing Company, Mugsy’s, Under
the Sun, and Walmart.
JoJo Baker donated his time once again to do an
outstanding job as Master of Ceremonies, and a
big thanks to all the people and businesses that
made financial donations to support a Plunger.
The Penguin Plunge is always held on the second
Saturday of March, we look forward to having you
join us next year at the event. Recently the
Knights of Columbus voted to step up and help
with our local Special Olympics Team to make
sure that they have the support to train and
compete.
Another group of individuals that helped make
this event possible and safe were the first
responders from Boundary Volunteer Ambulance,
Boundary Search and Dive Rescue Team, the City
Police and the Sheriffs Office.
Promoting the event and the news coverage
provided by Bonners Ferry Herald, Newsbf.com and
KBFI contributed to the success and really
helped getting the word and awareness out to the
public.
What a great community we have, thank you all. |
Dave Kramer
Naples |
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