Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Freezin' for Special Olympics

Feel like jumping in a lake?

It's Polar Plunge time again - Special Olympics' "Freezin for a Reason" fundraiser February 4th at the Grand Rapids Lions Club. Registration begins at 10AM and at Noon it's time to jump!

Not brave enough to test the water? You can still come out and make a pledge, enjoy live music from The Spicy Tie Band, The Lions Club's concessions, and cheer the jumpers on.

Check out all the information you'll need to be a plunger or a pledger at the Special Olympics' website 2012 Wisconsin Rapids Polar Plunge

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Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Animal Shelter Wins $1000 Prize

The South Wood County Humane Society wins a prize in the Animal Rescue Site and Petfinder.com's Challenge. Story from wisconsinrapidstribune.com
The South Wood County Humane Society has won a $1,000 prize for getting the most votes in the state in the fourth round of voting in the Animal Rescue Site and Petfinder.com's $300,000 Shelter+ Challenge.

Supporters brought home the prize by voting as often as once a day.

Online voting for the first round of the 2012 Challenge began Monday at theanimalrescuesite.com

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