2008 Woodie Awards
Freezin' for a reason: Taking the plunge raises funds for charity
Rachel Gull/Staff Writer
Issue date: 4/3/08 Section: Perspectives
I first heard about the Polar Plunge when we decided to get a group together for FCA. However, because of conflicts, we were never able to assemble a whole team, so my friend Ryanne Skalberg and I decided to do it on our own. The entrance fee was $60 per person, but a week before, we realized that we were each $60 short! Ryanne and I decided that no matter what, we were going to Plunge
We took over LXA's kitchen, made cupcakes, and sold them to LXA, ATO, SAE, Worth and Picken. Everyone was especially nice when they realized that the money was going to support the Special Olympics, and soon we had people donating huge amounts of money and not even taking cupcakes! In the end, we sold over 100 cupcakes and got lots of donations from people.
The actual event was Saturday, March 29, at noon. Since we weren't officially with a team, we could register with any other group. Ryanne and I scoured the lists, looking for a name that we might recognize. Discovering her cousin Curtis was on the Buxton Boys, we signed up with them.
Of course, we had to pick the biggest, buffest, most intensely dressed team. These guys had body paint, football helmets, shoulder pads and tutus. The Buxton Boys didn't care that we were just some random groupies, they just cared that we were all there to help the Special Olympics.
The Buxton Boys are all former Simpson football players including Simpson coaches Kevin Ferguson, Nathan Seberg, Justin Snyder, and Ryan McDonough, led by Coach Paul Davis. The team named itself the Buxton Boys in reference to Bill Buxton Stadium. It started with six members last year, but this year was up to about 17--plus us-- and coaches hope to keep the team growing as a fun alumni event.
Ryanne and I are amazing Buxton Boys. We showed off our Buxton Boy-ness by carrying picnic tables and eating extremely humongous helpings of food.
A total of 18 groups plunged. Some ran while others inched their way in. Some toddlers went a few feet and ran back to shore. I thought that they had the right idea!The Buxton Boys, however, stayed on the shore chanting and getting pumped up and then charged the lake.
We took over LXA's kitchen, made cupcakes, and sold them to LXA, ATO, SAE, Worth and Picken. Everyone was especially nice when they realized that the money was going to support the Special Olympics, and soon we had people donating huge amounts of money and not even taking cupcakes! In the end, we sold over 100 cupcakes and got lots of donations from people.
The actual event was Saturday, March 29, at noon. Since we weren't officially with a team, we could register with any other group. Ryanne and I scoured the lists, looking for a name that we might recognize. Discovering her cousin Curtis was on the Buxton Boys, we signed up with them.
Of course, we had to pick the biggest, buffest, most intensely dressed team. These guys had body paint, football helmets, shoulder pads and tutus. The Buxton Boys didn't care that we were just some random groupies, they just cared that we were all there to help the Special Olympics.
The Buxton Boys are all former Simpson football players including Simpson coaches Kevin Ferguson, Nathan Seberg, Justin Snyder, and Ryan McDonough, led by Coach Paul Davis. The team named itself the Buxton Boys in reference to Bill Buxton Stadium. It started with six members last year, but this year was up to about 17--plus us-- and coaches hope to keep the team growing as a fun alumni event.
Ryanne and I are amazing Buxton Boys. We showed off our Buxton Boy-ness by carrying picnic tables and eating extremely humongous helpings of food.
A total of 18 groups plunged. Some ran while others inched their way in. Some toddlers went a few feet and ran back to shore. I thought that they had the right idea!The Buxton Boys, however, stayed on the shore chanting and getting pumped up and then charged the lake.
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