Polar Bear Plunge at Maple Lake
February 21, 2009
Good morning! We have a beautiful snowfall this day. How lucky we are to enjoy the beauty of snow hugging the tree limbs.
Thank you, Sarah. for covering this year's Polar Bear Plunge for your DAD. The Polar Bear Plunge is a project of Dr. Chris Kennedy and Dr. Teddy Brennan to raise money for the Clarksburg Mission. Air temperature was around 40 degrees F. and the water temp was COLD! The Lake was frozen!
Water rescuers from the fire department were on hand to help...and to BREAK THE ICE (literally) so people could jump in the lake!
Getting interviewed by the TV news are Chris Kennedy and Teddy Brennan. Anderson Cooper (CNN'c AC 360) is most likely doing the interview, but is out of camera range.
The lucky Irish jumpers are here to spread around good cheers.
Mr. Penguin should worry! Yep, he is straddling a killer whale. This guy does not know his zoology.
Tinkerbell, Cupid, Snow White, UHC Patient, and Skeleton are ready for this fairy tale adventure.
Chris demonstrating his "flipping into the water" technique.
Cupid Chris...spreading the love.
President Obama even made a showing. I think he actually enjoyed the swim.
FSU TriBeta Members BEFORE (dry). TriBeta is the Fairmont State University Biology Honors Society.
Team TRIBETA!!!! They are making the plunge!
TriBeta gang AFTER the plunge. They are a tad bit chilly here!
West Virginian's may be crazy and participate in the icy water experience, but it is for a good cause. We even have the local Fire Department arrive to assure safety and even break the ice.
I leave you with a short video that Kris Synder shipped to me. It shows a Polar Bear Plunger in Russia who believed that the water was NOT frozen. Yep, it was not a pleasant jump! They should have called the Fire Department much earlier! (This guy should also reassess his friends. Friends who laugh so much when one is hurting are to be watched!)
posted by Jim Meads @ 2:00 AM
3 Comments:
Are you sure that wasn't Chris & Teddy in that last clip? I think I recognize some of the language.....heard something similar from them at the Golf Ball Drop they participated in......ROFLOL......
You know it could have been them before the fire department arrived to break the ice. Would they laugh like that at each other's expense.
This is what would've happened had Teddy and I not spent 1 1/2 hours breaking the ice. And yes Meads Guy, we would laugh like that at each other.
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