One hundred forty-eight jumpers and what organizers estimated to be a rotating crowd of roughly 600 gathered at Silliman Cove to raise awareness and show support for what ended up being 12 recipient families and the Hopeful Hearts Foundation.…
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Goodyear Lake Polar Bear Jump
Strong support is easy to understand with such an admirable mission at hand. Each year, the Polar Bear Jump donates 100 percent of money fundraised to children and families in need of medical-related assistance.…
An upcoming performance by East Nash Grass, information about the NYS Office for the Aging's new Winter Wellness Initiative, a call for artists for the "Art of New York" juried show and news from Cornell Cooperative Extension are among the topics covered in today's news briefs.…
The Goodyear Lake Polar Bear Jump is an annual fundraising event organized by Brenda and Jamie Waters to help local children and adults in need, “one jump in Goodyear Lake at a time.” In the 27 years that the event has taken place, more than 250 recipients have been helped by jumpers.…
The community spirit was palpable as the crowd cheered for each group running into the water. Many teams sported flashy or humorous outfits, and about half did their fundraising and jump on behalf of a particular recipient.…
The Goodyear Lake Polar Bear Jump charitable auction is Sunday and a midwinter "Talking Opera" Zoom is scheduled for next Tuesday.…
Longtime area residents Brenda and Jamie Waters organized the first Goodyear Lake jump with a handful of participants in 1996 after enjoying a charity plunge in Alexandria Bay.…
Presstime Newsbites February 9, 2023 LAKE ICE CLOSES: SUNY Oneonta Biological Field Station Director Willard Harman confirmed Tuesday morning that Otsego Lake has frozen over. According to Dive Master Paul Lord, “I drove the length of the lake Saturday morning and it was frozen. It is unusual to see the lake freeze in one night. The lake was open Friday evening at 6:30 p.m. and frozen solid Saturday at 8 a.m.”…
Polar Bear Jump to Return in February GOODYEAR LAKEThe Goodyear Lake Polar Bear Jump will return at 12:30 p.m. on February 18 this year for the first time since 2020. After participants take a plunge into Goodyear Lake in this, the 25th year of the event, an awards ceremony will take place in the Oneonta Elks Club, 84 Chestnut Street, Oneonta at 6:30 p.m. In preparation for the event, participants will raise money on an individual basis, though there will…
Waters Sponsor T-Shirt Contest To Continue Fundraising Polar Bear Jump Cancelled For 2020; Will Return in ’21 MILFORD – The 25th annual Polar Bear jump, scheduled for February 2020, has been cancelled, founder Brenda Waters announced today. “We regret to inform all of our loyal supporters that the 25th annual Goodyear Lake Polar Bear Jump has been canceled do to a recent motor-vehicle accident involving Brenda and Jamie Waters,” she wrote on the group’s Facebook page this evening. “Goody, The…
