FREEZE FOR LIFE: Watersports in Winter for Charity
We are excited to announce the return of Freeze For Life on December 3rd, 2011 from 10am to 3pm. The event is dedicated as a memorial to Kevin Waldeck, a former teacher who taught for more than 37 years and lost his life to cancer in 2007. We are hoping to raise $15,000 in 2011. All proceeds of the event go to funding college scholarships to local area high school graduates and cancer research.
Participants will ski, wakeboard, barefoot, surf, or tube on the frigid waters of Lake Geneva. In 2009 the turnout and support was impressive, with attendance numbers of over 300 people who braved the cold.
Safety is of our upmost concern. Professional drivers and certified safety personnel will be onsite during the event. Dry suits have been donated to provide the athletes with comfort and safety. In addition, there will be a hot tub where athletes will be able to warm up both before and after their time on the water.
If you would like to talk more about the details and success of past events or the logistics of this year’s event, please feel free to contact event organizers at the following: 262-745-2761.
WHAT TO EXPECT:
At the Gage Marine Boatyard, participants will turn in their registrations and donations. You will then be directed to either the hot tub or an area setup to put a dry suit on. Once you have the dry suit on, you’ll head out to the ski barge. This is where you be setup with ski’s, wakeboard, surf board, or a towable. A Mastercraft boat will then give you a tow line where you towed directly off of the barge. You will be then towed out from the Gage Marine for a yards around the Grand Belle and into Williams Bay, returning to another floating barge where you will disembark and head for the hot tub. If you are in a towable there is a very good chance you won’t even get wet!
For anyone any friends or family, they can watch you take off from the Gage Marine Pier or watch from the warmth of the Grand Belle where there will be a cash bar as well as hot food.
HELP RAISE FUNDS FOR A GREAT CAUSE
We’d love your help in our drive to raise funds and to have an awesome time doing it. So Check out how to participate!
