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| LAKEVIEW POLAR BEAR CLUB |
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| CELEBRATION OF SHRINKAGE - 2008 |
| 2008 Lakeview Polar Bears Click on names in white to see a picture of them |
| The Lakeview Polar Bear Club's 7th Annual: Celebration of Shrinkage was an unbelievable success!! This was by far our best event yet and I am proud of every single person who joined us down at the beach. We had 108 swimmers jump in the lake with us, which is over 3 times our previous record. On top of that, so far we have raised approximately $14,175 - a new LPBC record!! This year was a fabulous mix of friends, family, and a huge number of new members. I hope you all had as much fun as I did and hopefully "polar bearing" is now in your blood. We'd love to see you all back here again next year and let's all try to bring a friend. Let's make this the biggest polar bear club in Chicago. We have posted a finalized list of everyone who participated, so please check out the list and let me know if we didn't give you adequate credit. Also, we would like to include a link with a picture of every person who participated - see the names in white.. To do this, we are asking for everyone to email their pictures to us and we will post them on our site. The Lakeview Polar Bear Club would also like to congratulate our champions: Brian Endres and Mike Monaghan. They each stayed in the water for 5 minutes and 8 seconds. |
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| If you would like to take part in the 2008 LPBC event, or if you have any questions, contact me at: |
| LINKS TO OTHER POLAR BEAR CLUBS: |
| SPONSORS: These fine establishments have supported our cause, now it is our time to support them. Please click on the logos below to learn more about these generous organizations and to lend them your patronage. Almost all of these sponsors are from the Chicagoland area, so get out and support them. |
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| 2008: Gaining Momentum |
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| This year we will be raising money in honor and support of Jessica Rowell and her 3-year old daughter, Dajjiha. The Rowell family has fallen on difficult times and needs a little help from friends. Jessica and Dajjiha have had an unsettled living situation for the past two years as they have split time between family and public shelters. Unfortunately, Jessica does not receive much help, financial or other, from Dajjiha’s father. She is doing her best to afford day care for Dajjiha while she works during the day, but the financial demands have been too heavy for them to afford permanent living quarters. Needless to say, the family is under an exceptional amount of emotional and financial strain. With our donations, Jessica will finally be able to provide Dajjiha with medical care, schooling, and the safe and stable environment that every child deserves. There are many fantastic charities that raise money for good causes, but I am excited that we help real families, like Jessica and Dajjiha. |
| If you jumped in the lake with us on Febuary 9th, 2008 and your name isn't on this list, please send an email with your contact information to lakeviewpolarbearclub.com and we will include you on the list. If possible, please send along a picture of yourself at the event and we will link that to your name. |
| 2008 Event: Jessica & Dajjiha Rowell |
| Donations: |
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| February 9th, 2008 Oak Street Beach Chicago, Illinois Noon |
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| Links to past event pages and photos: |
| Contact Info: lakeviewpolarbearclub@gmail.com |
| 2008 Sponsors |
| Title Partner: Scottsdale Convention & Visitors Bureau |
| Principal Partner: Ameriprise Financial For more information, contact Scott Minnig at scott.g.minnig@ampf.com. |
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| The Lakeivew Polar Bear Club would like to thank its three main sponsors for the time and dedication to making the community a better place. With their help, the 2008 Celebration of Shrinkage was our most successful polar bear club event yet. |
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| Media Sponsor: www.Yelp.com Check out www.yelp.com/weekly for weekly updates on Chicago area activities. |
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| Jessica Rowell, with her daughter, Dajjiha |
| Donations are still being accepted for this year's fundraising activity. To make a donation or learn more about donations, please click on Make A Donation or email Brian Marchal at: lakeviewpolarbearclub@gmail.com. |
| Here are the raffle prize winners: |
| The Raffle: |
| 1. Nintendo Wii - won by Carley Scott 2. 3 night stay & dinner at the Millenium Resort in Scottsdale, donated by Scottsdale Convention & Visitors Bureau and Millenium Hotels &Resorts - won by Bucky Simon 3. Alpine Parka donated by Patagonia - won by Bobby Herrera 4. $100 gift certificate - donated by Allen Brothers - won by R. Ratermann 5. $100 gift certificate - donated by Allen Brothers - won by K. Monahan 6. $100 gift certificate - donated by Allen Brothers - won by R. Mishra 7. 2 Bulls tickets (10th Row) & Parking Pass - donated by A. Epstein & Sons - won by Carol Borchers 8. 2 Bulls tickets (10th Row) - donated by A. Epstein & Sons - won by Carol Lammie 9. Hand made afghan - made by Rose Marchal - won by S. Amato 10. Hand made afghan - made by Rose Marchal - won by Janis Nickerson 11. HBO gift package - includes a season of Entourage & Sopranos - won by Ken Burgess 12. $50 gift certificate - donated by The Pony Shop - won by T. Ratermann 13. Fastenal Gift Packge - donated by Fastenal - won by S. Grise 14. 2 Club Level Bengals Tickets w/parking pass - won by M. Gudorf |
| 1. Brian Marchal 2. Kevin Marchal 3. Marc Monnin 4. Ed Bark 5. Brian Endres 6. Joe Omiecinski 7. Dan Gudorf 8. Dale Marchal 9. Rose Marchal 10. Andrea Francis 11. Allison Yates 12. Amber Rae Bernhardt 13. Doug Koehler 14. Gary Sullivan 15. Mike Monaghan 16. Mike Horvat 17. Todd Ratermann 18. Ryan Ratermann 19. Andy Ratermann 20. Chris Thompson 21. Cory Coleman 22. Vince Stefanelli 23. Heather Martley 24. Mike Seltzer 25. Nick Wirsching 26. Charlie Choe 27. Curtis Whitney 28. Kenny Simon 29. Brian Beazley 30. Alex Giller 31. John Whitty 32. Ean Gensler 33. John Hreha |
| 34. Mike Monnin 35. Tim Shea 36. Michael McNelis 37. Megan Canty 38. Casey Gioielli 39. Dave Weglarz 40. Allan Doeksen 41. Wyatt Hamilton 42. Dan Lange 43. Katie Fessler 44. Adam Kenrikson 45. Christian Smith 46. Lynda Leigh 47. Chad Correll 48. Dennis Coyle 49. Dawn Mace 50. Mark Hurni 51. Chris Poetzel 52. Chance Cooper 53. Andrew Hartshorn 54. Steven Oliver 55. Amy Oliver 56. Liz Sadler 57. Travis Williams 58. Ann Sadler 59. Seth Nickol 60. Eric Balluff 61. Dan Schaefer 62. Jeremy Spoonmore 63. Adam Fannin 64. Erica Rose 65. JT Palermo 66. Hugh Pace |
| 67. Janica Polmanteer 68. Julian Erickson 69. Patrick Sam 70. RB 71. James Smith 72. Stephen Goetz 73. Dylan Michel 74. Arto Belekdanian 75. Amanda Leasure 76. Iosif Plagov 77. Rachel Blaney 78. Savva Krupnov 79. John Fouser 80. Andrew Rajkovich 81. Chrissy Sullivan 82. Josh Hoenie 83. Megan Hoenie 84. Ashleigh Hoenie 85. Sheldon Dsouza 86. Larry Poole 87. John McComas 88. Drew Fischer 89. Aaron Bey 90. Heather Kaplan 91. Cheryl Scott 92. Connie Monnin 93. Dan Traeder 94. Mike Tschantzhahn 95. Scott Wintering 96. Nick Palumbo 97. Phil Douglas 98. Brendan Dancik 99. Ian Russ |
| The LPBC would like to thank everyone who has supported us over the past 7 years and this includes every person who has made the trip to Chicago, jumped in the lake, sat on the ice, been sprayed down with a hose, donated to the families, joined as at the after party, and all of our sponsors who have donated raffle prizes to help our event reach new heights every year. The LPBC would also like to give a big shout out to our Title Partner, the Scottsdale Convention & Visitors Bureau. We couldn't have pulled this off without them and their support helped make this the biggest and best plunge yet. Plus, the heated tent, the hot chocolate, and the masseuse they provided were all life savers. I would also like to thank Ameriprise Financial and Yelp.com for their support. With their help we have reached a larger audience than I thought possible and we continue to grow this event so that in the future we can help more families like the Rowell's. I would also like to thank my family: my brother Kevin, my parents Dale and Rose, and all my friends, cousins, aunts & uncles who have made the trip to Chicago to support the insanity. Last but definitely not least, I would like to thank my beautiful girlfriend, Patricia MacHannaford. Without your support and understanding we couldn't pull this off. |
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| Group Picture A - click on photo for a large view |
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| Polar Bear Clubs typically go in the water, but I think this still counts. click on photo for a large view |
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| Group Picture B - click on photo for a large view |
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| The ice chunks are a wondeful reminder of just how cold the water was. click on photo for a large view |
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| 100. Briana Steele 101. Gelson Taube Jr. 102. Joost Crommentuyn 103. Kyle Shanley 104. Shandi Foulger 105. Dave Barrett 106. Stephanie Grise 107. Emily Byrd 108. Josh Hawkins |
| Video Clips: Coming Soon - If you have a video, please forward to me and I'll post it. |
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