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Saturday, March 4,
2017: Over
500 people gathered at Breezy
Point Resort for a Polar
Plunge. It is one of 23 such events held around Minnesota by law enforcement to raise money for Special Olympics. |
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Part of the gathering was a costume contest.
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Even super heroes showed up to compete.
Hmmm...maybe they are the real items. |
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Teams of people including this Circus group was there. Nicely
done. |
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Even Snow White was there with the seven dwarfs, including
sleepy! |
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Looks like these came in from the Southwest. |
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They went to a lot of trouble this year |
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Winning the team costume competition was Brainerd
VFW Post 1647. Post Gambling Manager Chuck Hanson dressed as a woman that day. |
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The money raised goes to the Special
Olympics helping these and many
others with disabilities. |
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Then it was time to jump into the water through a hole cut in the
ice. What a shock! The water was COLD!!!!! |
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Soon it was time for Chuck Hanson and his daughter Bergen. She
delighted in seeing the man ahead. |
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Let me out of here! |
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Bergen jumped in last year and said she wouldn't do it again, but
somehow mustered up the courage to do it again. Congratulations. |
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Lots of cold wet people that day. The theme of the day was, "freezin
for a reason." In total, there was 275 jumpers, including super moms, raising $75,000 for this charity event. Good going! Several million dollars were raised across the state last year. |
Quote of the day:
It was all for a good cause. Mark
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