Yesterday, on a cool and rainy Saturday, 22 crazy Canucks jumped into a frozen northern Ontario lake to send a message to our elected officials that it’s time to take action on climate change. Well, first we cut a hole in the ice and then we took the plunge. If we are courageous enough to do that, surely our leaders can find the courage to address this critical problem. Green Party Candidate Mike Schwindt participated in the leap, and NDP candidate Tania Cameron was also present (although she declined the invitation to get wet for a good cause). And nearly $700 was raised for our community emergency shelter’s local food initiative.
Here are some pictures from the event. Congratulations to the brave “Leapers” who “chattered for change”, and to all the volunteers who helped make it happen (especially Perry, the “stage manager” who spent hours on Friday chopping out the ice so we’d have someplace to jump, and did much of the behind-the-scenes work Saturday) !
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BRRRrrrr. Yikes. Keee – keee – keeeri – rice!
Well done.
Congratulations for Christine for the implementation of the whole plan…it was encouraging to see so many spectators cheering the participants on. PatW
You, my friend, are one tough cookie! Well done!
Congratulations Christine! We had a busy weekend welcoming home family …but our warm thoughts were with you brave 22 souls.
Thanks for the well wishes, folks. It really was a hoot! And it was wonderful that so many folks turned out to cheer us on, and support the emergency shelter at the same time!
Well done, everyone and kudos to you, your team and the other 21 crazy Canucks, Christine!!
Next year, Catherine, we’ll make sure you’re in town for it!
It was exciting to see all the people coming into the Friendship Centre to make their pledges and get ready for the big cold jump!
Thx for getting up so early on a Saturday morning, Jenny! It certainly made a huge difference to have the Friendship centre partner so willingly with us. Next year, maybe you will join us? 🙂