A fundraising goal of $75,000 is set for this year’s event, which will be held on April 6.
THUNDER BAY – With nearly two months to go before this year’s Thunder Bay Polar Bear Plunge, the biggest question might not be how much money is raised, but if there will be any snow or ice around on April 6 at Prince Arthur’s Landing.
Thursday marked the kickoff for this year’s plunge, with a goal already set to raise $75,000 for the Thunder Bay Special Olympics, the CNIB, PRO Kids, and Roots Community Food Centre. “That was like a home run for us last year but we don’t want to get greedy,” Gibson said. “We just want to raise as much as we can for these great charities.
Nazrin Navas, who is a student in Confederation College’s development services worker program, participated in the plunge for the first time last year and said it was a memorable experience.
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