LAKEVIEW POLAR BEAR CLUB
CELEBRATION OF SHRINKAGE - 2012
January 28th, 2012
Oak Street Beach - Chicago, Illinois
Plunge at Noon (Arrive by 11:00am)
Links to past event
pages and photos:
Get Involved:  
people who want to make a difference.  If
you are interested in getting involved with
the LPBC or would simply like to volunteer
at the beach, please email us at
lakeviewpolarbearclub@gmail.comThe
LPBC is always looking for like-minded  and
let us know.
Matching Donations:  
Please note that many companies offer
employee matching donation programs.  
Therefore, please check with your Human
Resources department and verify if your
company will participate.  Last year an
additional $1,300 was raised from matching
donations and we have lots of room for
improvement.  The LPBC is happy to help
fill out any necessary paperwork that is
required for the matching donation.
Make a Donation:  
Donating is easy.  Just click the button
below and use the secure PayPal site to
complete your donation.  100% of every
donation goes directly to the LPBC
selected families.  To see other donation
options please click on the donations link
on the left side of the page.
Tracee, Travione & Noah
Tracee Cottle is a 29 year old single mother
raising two wonderful boys:  Travione, age
12, and Noah, age 4.  Tracee is an
extremely enthusiastic person who is trying
to provide a better life for her two children.  
Unfortunately, as a single mother she is not
getting financial support from the fathers of
the two boys.  Through hard work she
finished high school while having a young
child and since then she has been
employed in jobs that cannot provide
enough money for her and the two boys.
Tracee has taken it upon herself to enter a mentoring program to develop career skills all while
continuing her education to be a medical assistant.  During these tough economic times she
simply cannot afford rent, daycare, groceries, student loans and many other daily life expenses
and she is struggling to provide her children with basic life necessities.  Tracee and her boys
qualify for very little financial aid and they are slowly falling through the cracks in the network of
assistance programs.  Tracee is conscious of being a good role model for her children and
showing them that through hard work they can accomplish anything.  This is our opportunity to
support Tracee and help her be the positive role model that Travione and Noah need.
Andi, Zaine & Chad Wagoner
On June 11, 2010, four-year old Zaine
Wagoner and his grandmother were in a
car accident near Lafayette, IN. The  
grandmother was killed instantly and Zaine
was taken by helicopter to the hospital
where he would spend the next 68 days
fighting for his life. Zaine was diagnosed
with a traumatic brain injury and suffered a
massive stroke, which caused paralysis on
his left side.

Currently, his food and medications are
administered through a feeding tube.  
Through rigorous therapy sessions Zaine
is in the process of learning to eat, walk,
talk, and sit up, all of which the doctors
said he may never do again.  Zaine and his family have remained positive and he has been
making excellent strides through the continued therapy, but his overall recovery is unknown.  
Despite his current condition, his presence continues to be uplifting and warms the hearts of
those around him.

Both of Zaine’s parents, Chad and Andrea, had to leave their jobs to care for Zaine full-time.  
They have liquidated many of their possessions to pay for everyday living expenses, additional
travel expenses  required for commuting to therapy, and medical costs that are not covered
through Medicaid.  Many of Zaine’s immediate medical needs surpass allowable coverage and
are difficult to predict given his situation.  The official prognosis is that with the proper amount of
therapy and medical care Zaine may be able to live an independent adult life.  With the help of
donations to the LPBC, let’s make sure that Zaine receives the best care possible and is given
every opportunity to live a normal life.
Travione, Noah & Tracee
Andi, Zaine & Chad