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Taking The New Year’s Plunge

Okay, so the temperature today reached the mid-50s.

Still, it was not exactly a beach day.

C-c-c-c-c-cold water did not stop 11 hardy area residents, from high school through middle age.

Urged on by 50 relatively warm (and very dry) spectators, the group raced into the water, for a brief New Year’s Day dip.

Intrepid Polar Plungers

The 3rd annual Popkin Polar Plunge was a fundraiser for the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation.

Organizer David Popkin says over $4,000 was raised to help find a cure for the autoimmune disease that affects 1.5 million Americans.

Of course, even if you weren’t one of the b-b-b-b-brave plungers, you can still help. Click here to contribute.