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Good Reason For Freezing at VA Polar Dip
Annual event at Lake Anne Plaza raises money for Camp Sunshine for kids with life-threatening illnesses.
About 200 people jumped into the chilly waters of Lake Anne on Saturday for a good cause - Camp Sunshine, a summer camp for children with life-threatening illnesses and their families. The sixth annual Freezin for a Reason Virginia Polar Dip had a goal of raising $100,000, which will send 50 Mid-Atlantic familes to Camp Sunshine in Maine this summer. The freezing part delivered - it was about 29 degrees at jump time 2 p.m. Saturday. It did not stop the superheroes and vikings, clowns and angels and other costumed folks from a dip in the lake. Each participant raised or donated a minimum of $100 for the opportunity. The Virginia Polar Dip was started in 2008 by Bill and Gail Toth of Vienna, who first attended Camp Sunshine as a …
Timothy Mountcastle
5:12 pm on Sunday, February 3, 2013
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