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Freezin' For a Reason!

Tax deductible
Please support our “On Thin Ice” Plunge-raiser!

The pool heater at the Shames JCC Aquatics Center is broken but when life gives you ice cubes... you simply awaken your inner polar bear! Join us for hot chocolate and cookies poolside, followed by a community open plunge.  But first, pledge to get your favorite staff member—or least favorite— into frigid 60-degree water! Your pledge pushes them in! The more we raise, the more staff members take the plunge. 

Featuring: Leslie “Chillax” Meyers (Executive Director) ⁕ Peter “The Freezer” Boritz (Chair Of The Board Of Governors) ⁕ Ray “The Penguin” Pagan As Our Emcee (Director Of Facilities)  ⁕ Lisa “Brrrrrr”uskin (General Manager Of Fitness) ⁕ Bob “Chilly Big Bear” Chillemi (Master Sensei Of American Goju Karate) ⁕ Hilary “Almost Cold” Archigian (Director of Almost Home) ⁕ Anna “Avalanche” Vazquez (GroupEx Manager) ⁕ Ethan “Earmuffs” Jacobson (Welcome Desk) ⁕ Also Featuring: Lifeguards, Personal Trainers, Group Ex Instructors, Facilities, Welcome Desk, Senior Leadership And More!

All donations support the Shames JCC’s Hammerheads Swim Team and provide Learn-to-Swim scholarships so all young children can learn to be safe in and around the water.  And because we are a 501C3, all donations are tax-deductible. 

Please join us on Wednesday, November 20 from 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM! Bring friends and family! Spectators of all ages are welcome! Open to Members & Guests. 

7:00 - 7:30 PM: Hot chocolate, marshmallows, and cookies
7:15 - 7:45 PM: “On Thin Ice” Staff Plunge-raiser  
7:45 - 8:30 PM: Open Community Plunge (16 years +)

No RSVP necessary! 
If you can’t be there...no worries!  We’ll share video of the staff plunge after the event. 
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    Diana Nasello Olszewski
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    Irvington, NY
    Jewish Community Center on the Hudson Inc (JCC on the Hudson)
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