Over $8,300 was raised in yesterday’s Polar Plunge in Fort Frances.
A total of 29 participants representing 12 different groups and organizations took part.
Darren Gate and Julia Teeple of Lake Life Adventures in Nestor Falls were the top fundraising group, raising $1,045.
Their charity was the I Am Awesome and I Know It Girls Retreat.
The Emo Lions Club raised the most among area Lions clubs, with four members combining for over $24-hundred dollars.
The money raised by each jumper is shared equally between the charity of their choice and the Voyageur Lions Club.
Here is the complete list of all participants, who they were raising money for and how much they raised.
Top Group Fundraisers
1) Lake Life Adventures – Darren Gate & Julia Teeple (for I Am Awesome & I Know It Girls Retreat) 1045.70
2) Landen Hammond and Brandon Bedard (Emo Express Atom Hockey) $911
3) Erica Lemelin, Rhyan McLean, Kennedi Gosselin, Naomi Dunn, Matt Dyck, Nakoda Thunderchief and Grace Petsnick (Fort Frances High School Travel Club) $760
4) Lori Ledu (Legion Ladies Auxiliary) $701
5) Dahlia & Violet Kaun (Rainy River District Animal Rescue) $365
6) Alastair Craig (Canadian Mental Health Association, Fort Frances) $360
7) John Danard, Theren Smith, Conner Byzewski, Parker Nastiuk (Fort Frances Family Centre) $300
8) Mike Barlow (Sunset Country Squash Club) $260
9) Chelsea Craig (Robert Moore School Breakfast Program) $140
Fundraising By Lions Clubs
Emo & District Lions Club, represented by Joanne Ogden, Kent Ogden, Jodi Caul and Fred Paesel – $2,475
Voyageur Lions Club, represented by Travis Michl, Bill Michl and Dale Gill – $820
5M10 Lions, represented by Wayne Tieman – $240
