It was just a tad chilly but a whole lotta fun!! The 2023 Jump in the Lake Challenge is completed and we are thrilled that $3,015 was raised!! Thank you to everyone who participated, donated and cheered the brave souls on (and in!)!
Mark your calendars for next year:
Mark your calendars for next year:
NEXT: May 4, 2024 ~ 2:00 pm ~ at Your Dock:
Ah! The first swim of the season, when the water is a bit of a shock at first but ends in a refreshing feeling of ...wait. No. It's a blood-curdling scream and a furious scramble to get out before you lose sensation in your baby toes. Oh! My! Word! You just about sucked in half the lake when the shock of that icy feeling hit you. What on earth were you thinking?! Just keep your cool (pun intended) and don't push your kids or your Gramma under in your frantic race to get out!*
Sounds like a good time, right? You bet! But only the bravest of the brave will undertake this challenge!
The Jump in the Lake Challenge takes place Saturday May 6 at 2 pm. Unlike organized Polar Bear dips that happen in one central location, this exciting event takes place off each participant’s dock or waterfront location of their choice.
The Jump in the Lake Challenge was started by Dean Michel and Jennifer Bacon in 2020 as a socially-distanced way to bring people and community together. Since 2020, over 100 participants and generous donors in this exciting annual event have raised over $125,000 for their local community in northern Kawartha Lakes.
This will be the second year that we bring the challenge to the Highlands East area! Come take a leap for your community!
Do you have what it takes?
*Safety first, folks!
1. Know and respect your own limits and abilities. Don't jump alone or into water where you can't touch.
2. We encourage the use of life jackets.
3. Do not push anyone in or under, regardless of whether they are your child, grandparent or least favourite relative
Agreed? Then head here to register as an individual or set up a team here and start collecting sponsorships:
Sounds like a good time, right? You bet! But only the bravest of the brave will undertake this challenge!
The Jump in the Lake Challenge takes place Saturday May 6 at 2 pm. Unlike organized Polar Bear dips that happen in one central location, this exciting event takes place off each participant’s dock or waterfront location of their choice.
The Jump in the Lake Challenge was started by Dean Michel and Jennifer Bacon in 2020 as a socially-distanced way to bring people and community together. Since 2020, over 100 participants and generous donors in this exciting annual event have raised over $125,000 for their local community in northern Kawartha Lakes.
This will be the second year that we bring the challenge to the Highlands East area! Come take a leap for your community!
Do you have what it takes?
*Safety first, folks!
1. Know and respect your own limits and abilities. Don't jump alone or into water where you can't touch.
2. We encourage the use of life jackets.
3. Do not push anyone in or under, regardless of whether they are your child, grandparent or least favourite relative
Agreed? Then head here to register as an individual or set up a team here and start collecting sponsorships:
If you don't have what it takes, please sponsor someone who does. They're going to earn it. Plus, it's going to help Central Food Network who offer vital services to our community. So it's a win-win! Except for the poor souls who are jumping in the lake in early May - but at least they get bragging rights!
Residents of COBOCONK, please visit Lakeside website and MINDEN HILLS residents, please visit the Minden Community Food Centre website for info on their Jump in the Lake events!