2019爱城公益冰湖跳举行，华人熊猫队参加
原始发布日期： 2019-01-27 发布者：虫子字变大 字变小
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今天气温零度左右，但是风大，吹得身上起鸡皮疙瘩。 为阿尔伯塔特殊奥林匹克筹款的公益冰湖跳每年举行一次，分别在阿省5个城市举行。埃德蒙顿市的公益冰湖跳1月27日周日中午在爱城南部Lake Summerside Beach Club举行。爱城华人社区代表队华人熊猫队Chinese Panda Team不辱使命，顺利完成任务：寒风刺骨中跳入冰湖，筹得善款过千元，为华人社区争光，为华人形象添彩。  感谢六位勇士@Gloria Wu @开心不语 @Frank Chen @强生博爱 @许杰 @Tony Li，也感谢“大熊猫”扮演者@杨宁 @Larry Liang 及其他三位不知姓名的志愿者，感谢来到现场的支持者@山上小屋 @山豆几 @老宋 等。 冰湖跳华人熊猫队唯一女队员@Gloria049 做藏头诗一首，为大家壮行： （2019.1.27.跳冰湖水） 跳~躍善举熊猫队， 冰~雪世界一盛事 ! 湖~宽天高任我行， 水~冷心暖为公益 ! （华人熊猫队跳冰湖视频）  It was a damp cold. That was the consensus Sunday at the annual Polar Plunge fundraiser, which took place at the Lake Summerside Beach Club in south Edmonton. Drawing 150 local plungers who raised more than $55,000 for Special Olympics Alberta, the event featured celebrities such as Olympic gold medalist Jamie Salé (adorned in pink from head to toe) and acting deputy police chief Kevin Brezinski (who plunged in his uniform). Five cities across the province will host a plunge, hoping to raise $250,000. Money raised through jumping into frigid lakes across Alberta goes toward more than 3,000 Special Olympics athletes representing 150 communities across the province. Some folks dressed warmly for the plunge into Lake Summerside, wearing thermal clothing and tuques. A few were kitted out in kilts. Others, like Rachel Sykes, wore only a bathing suit. “Go big or go home,” Sykes declared. “If you wear leggings or something warm, the minute you come out, you’ll be cold anyway. May as well wear the least possible layers and put on something warm afterwards.” Sykes and her co-plunger Coady Geldof decided to settle a Pokémon Go bet by taking the plunge together. She raised $260 and he raised $540. Eli Duvall, 39, was dressed in a tight, bright blue onesie and matching cape that covered every square inch of his body. It was his fifth plunge event and he had advice for anyone considering the effort. “Just jump,” said Duvall, who raised $75. “Don’t think about it. It’s a thrill and a good way to start the New Year.” The annual event is hosted by the Edmonton Police Service and other local law enforcement partners. It kicked off with the Alberta Law Enforcement Torch Run, which delivered a burning torch to the dark mouth of Lake Summerside, where divers from Northwest Scuba in thermal wetsuits stood by in case of emergency. Johnny Byrne, the chief executive officer of Special Olympics Alberta, raised $1,000 Sunday in the first of several plunges in which he will be taking part, with a personal goal of raising $2,500. “It’s intimidating at first,” said Byrne. “But I would encourage everyone to do it. The atmosphere, the people. It’s invigorating.” Special Olympics Alberta is dedicated to enriching the lives of Albertans with intellectual disabilities through sport. |