nPostednon January 18, 2014
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nOh,nmy! Is this a good idea?
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nTodaynin Seward, Alaska, people all bundled up against the snowy winternchill will watch participants dressed in wacky costumes jump intonnear-freezing water!
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nBr-rr-r-r-rrr-rrrrrr-r!
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Itnsounds completely crazy (which is a notch up from wacky), but thisntradition of derring-do, held annually since 1986, is a fundraiser.nPledges of donations to the American Cancer Society have reached morenthan 72 THOUSAND dollars this year alone. n
Itnsounds completely crazy (which is a notch up from wacky), but thisntradition of derring-do, held annually since 1986, is a fundraiser.nPledges of donations to the American Cancer Society have reached morenthan 72 THOUSAND dollars this year alone. nn
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nThenCancer Society’s goal is to not only fight cancer and find cures, butnalso to create something precious: more birthdays! n
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nAnotherngoal is to give everyone access to lifesaving cancer screenings. Innalmost all cases, early detection of cancer is a great help innfighting it!
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nSo…crazynthough they may be, we can all say a hearty thank you to the eightynparticipants who will be jumping into the frigid waters ofnResurrection Bay today!
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nBynthe way, other fundraising Polar Bear events held this weekend willninclude a carnival, a parade, turkey bowling, a silent auction, and andinner (seafood, of course!).
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| This is what a REAL polar bear jump-off looks like. |
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nLearnnabout polar bears!
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- National Geographic Kids shares some facts about polar bears with photos,ntext, and video.
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- DLTKnoffers crafts, a coloring page,nand even an online jigsaw puzzle about polar bears!
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- Checknout this great Polar Bear Pinterest board!
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nAlsonon this date:
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Lima Foundation Day
Lima Foundation Day
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nThesaurusnDay
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Winnienthe Pooh Day
Winnienthe Pooh Dayn
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n(aka A. A. Milne’s birthday!)
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nPlannahead!
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nChecknout my Pinterest boards for:
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