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Friday, February 15, 2008

No, they didn't see that balloon-making clown on the Plaza

The Virginia Polar Plunge attracted what one newspaper account called "tens" of people willing to expose themselves to the chilly waters and iggy runoff of Lake Anne, each raising funds for Camp Sunshine, a Maine facility for children with life-threatening illnesses. But why, you may ask, did the event organizers pick Lake Anne?

“Last February [Jennifer] said we should have one in Virginia. Since there are no oceans handy we looked at Lake Anne,” Jennifer's mother, Gail Toth, said.
Just don't tell anyone in Virginia Beach.

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