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Polar Plunge 2010

On behalf of everyone at River House and Beverly Affordable Housing Coalition, we would like to say thank you for your support for the Coalition and River House's 4th Annual Polar Plunge!  Once again, Lynch Park was the place to be at high noon on Super Bowl Sunday.     

This year's Polar Plunge attracted even more "plungers" and spectators than ever! The beach was packed with over 500 friends and family members who cheered wildly as over 250 participants ran into the icy water to raise funds for River House and Beverly Affordable Housing Coalition.  Even though actually plunging proved to take much longer than usual given the low-tide, we are so appreciative to all who braved the cold together to show support for our organizations. 

Please join us in congratulating the top fundraisers and in helping us make next year's event even better by taking a quick survey.  Whether you were plunging or pledging, please take a moment to let us know how we can improve the event. We're already excited for next year's plunge, and hope to make it bigger and better than ever! 

Please join us in congratulating this year's top fundraisers:

Top Fundraising Adults:

Courtney Cook ($2,500)
Mike Chisholm ($1,305)
Marcelo Cabrera  ($820)
Cynthia Ekborg ($ 557)
 
Top Fundraising Teens:
Anna Mei Gubbins ($340)

Ben Ferguson ($230)

Kelsey Flagg ($200)
Julie Zavrl ($170)

Top Fundraising Kids:

 Meggy Sullivan ($745)
Lydia Saltzman ($670)

Sophie Wallace ($505) 
 
Top Fundraising Teams:
Second Congregational Church ($4082) Plunging Planners ($1730)
St. John's Episcopal Church ($699)
Golden Stick Wiffle Ball League ($450)
The Bev Town Barracudas ($430)
 
Top Fundraising Schools:
Ayers ($6341)

**Plunge Traveling Trophy Winner**

North Beverly ($4381)

Cove Elementary ($3205)

Pingree ($1726)
Briscoe ($1664)
Hannah ($1247)

St. Johns ($220)
 
Top Participating Schools:

North Beverly - 53 plungers (13.73%)

**Big Splash Award Winner**

 Ayers - 35 plungers (7.69%)
Cove  - 25 plungers (5.13%)
Pingree School - 15 plungers (4.41%)
Hannah - 8 plungers (2.16%)
Briscoe Middle School - 14 plungers (1.48%)

The Coalition and River House would also like to extend a special thank you to the following individuals and groups who volunteered additional support for this year's plunge.  

Deb Ploszay

Wayside Trailers

Troop 49

Beverly High School Jazz Ensemble

School Team Captains

Lauri Rawls Seth Rawls

Gabe Hogan

James Olson

Katie Murphy

Liza Browning

Jessica Kotulski

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Thank you to everyone who came out to support the Beverly Affordable Housing Coalition at our 5th Annual No Place Like Home Auction! The event was a huge success for both the Coalition and the lucky attendees who won some amazing items.

A very special thank you to Vittori-Rocci Post for providing the venue, to the emcee Don Kelley, Ed Morelli for the live music, Paul Guanci for the food, and to the entire auction committee who made the event possible. 

Check out more photos from the evening on our Facebook page (click here) and hope to see you next year!