The Zimbabwe Project
PHOTOS: Brave souls ring in 2015 with Polar Bear Swim in Kal Lake
VERNON - Roughly 100 brave souls charged into the frigid waters of Kalamalka Lake Thursday as part of the annual New Year's Day Polar Bear Swim. Participants flung off their towels and jackets in -6 C weather and ran into the icy waters while supporters waited on the beach with towels. Swimmers high-fived and embraced...
Ring in the New Year with a splash at Vernon’s Polar Bear Swim
VERNON - It’s a freezing, and at the same time heartwarming, event. This year’s Polar Bear Swim Jan. 1 at Kal Beach is again raising funds for the Zimbabwe Project, which supports communities through gardening, sewing, carpentry, livestock and other projects. You can ring in the new year by plunging into Kalamalka Lake and getting...