A couple dozen brave souls bared it all in sub-zero temperatures to ring in the New Year in support of a great cause Tuesday at Skaha LakeB次元官网网址檚 Sudbury Beach.
The first annual Hunger Dip, organized by Al Weldon and a few other like-minded individuals raised about $5,000 which will go to the
Among them was 60-year-old Gene Walford, draped in a BC flag cape, a horned viking helmet and little else.
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John Rankin, family services supervisor was among the many Salvation Army representatives at the beach - watching.
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Organizer Weldon is a former member of the Association of Recovering Motorcyclists (ARM) which has since ceased operations and had previously run a Hunger Ride in support of the Food Bank.
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After his all-too-quick dip in the frigid water, first time polar bear participant Braden Miasha described his plunge, through chattering teeth, as: B次元官网网址渘ice and refreshing.B次元官网网址�
Penticton Western B次元官网网址 reporter Jordyn Thomson, who also signed on for the cause and raised several hundred dollars of her own, had a slightly more honest description of her experience.
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