Blowing Rock's Winterfest Celebration of 2010 brought an unexpected Appalachian Women's Fund fundraising opportunity -- through some brave AWF souls participating in the Polar Plunge. It was quite a success and we hope to make it an annual event and fundraising opportunity.

Thank you to these brave souls that first, arrived at Chetola despite dangerous winter driving conditions and second, plunged into 38 degree water for the sake of funding AWF projects:

Dale Howard
Yana Keown
Jana Lake
Richard Stevens
John Turner

Polar Plunge 2010

Photo Album Polar Plunge 2010 Pictures from the 2010 Blowing Rock Winterfest Polar Plunge

2010.02.04 Winterfest Fares Well in Spite of Winter ... in the High Country Press Website

2010.02.01 Appalachian Women's Fund Raises $1,500 at Blowing Rock's Polar Plunge article by Adam Hicks ... in the GoBlueRidge website