The Ladybirds supported Chris Watson, Assistant Manager of Bob Evans in LaVale, Maryland, on the occasion of the second annual Hooley Plunge into the waters of Lake Habeeb at Rocky Gap Lodge & Golf Resort. The event raised money through pledges to reduce the debt at the Cumberland YMCA Recreation Center. The Ladybirds solicited pledges in advance of the plunge into the water.

Several of the Ladybirds went out to Rocky Gap the morning of the plunge into the water to register Chris Watson and to submit the funds from the pleges that had been collected for the YMCA. Also, the “plungers” were each given a T-shirt to commemorate the event. In March, the weather was obviously too cold to be going into the water, though every year various groups sponsor such activities as fundraisers. The press was on hand to take pictures, and the State Police were there, as well, with a helicopter in case of an emergency situation.

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