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300 take the icy plunge in 13th annual Polar Dip Record-breaking $145,000 raised... and counting
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The number 13 was definitely lucky for this year’s Polar Bear Dip as the number of participants and pledges set records. Kim Cavers, Polar Bear Jump organizer was thrilled with the results from this year’s jump. Last year’s Dip also set a record with a one-day total of $98,000, but this year’s Dip blew that out of the water, so to speak, with a one-day total of $145,000 (and counting). “I was just overwhelmed... I was aiming for $100,000 because we had never made it past that mark, but this was just amazing,” said Cavers who has organized the Dip since its start in 2000. Money raised from the Dip goes to Youth & Family Resource Network and ChildCan (Supporting Children and Families through Childhood Cancer). Cavers’ started the Dip as a thank you to the programs who helped her family when their son went through cancer 18 years ago. It was announced on Saturday, January 26 after the registration and before the Dip, that $110,000 had been raised in pledges alone! The first place fundraising team was the Crazy Canucks who raised $39,000. “I always said I would do this until we raised a million dollars and we’re at about $800,000 right now,“ said Cavers.
Members of the Crazy Canucks raised $39,000 in pledges to take top honours in this year’s 13th Annual Polar Bear Dip held at Cedar Beach, Kingsville.
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The last reel of film will spin on Thursday, January 31 at Leamington’s Star Theatre. Manager Glenn Stencell says changes in the industry and declining attendance both played a part in his decision to close the doors. “It’s not like I’m bankrupt… it’s just time to see the writing on the wall and call it quits,” he said. “The studios have basically said get electronic projectors, or get out, and I really don’t see investing $300,000 into it to keep going,” said Stencell. “It’s just time to get out… I love the business, it’s a fun business, I love the people, but at the end of the day it’s a business and you need to make money,” he said. Although film reels sound ‘old school’, Stencell says it’s really not. “Silver City just switched two years ago to electronic projectors and there are still a lot of others still using reels… But we just don’t have the numbers to support that kind of investment,” he said. Stencell has enjoyed his 12 years at the downtown Leamington theatre with his ‘regulars’ who came every Tuesday and the weekend crowd. The last day, Thursday, January 31 the last movies to play will be Broken City, Life of Pi and Zero Dark Thirty.
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