The group of plungers stand together after braving the cold water at the eighth Green Mountain Conservation Group Annual Polar Plunge for Healthy Water at the Effingham facility on April 4. Sixteen participants took the dip in the Ossipee River, raising around $11,000 for the GMCG's watershed protection programs. From left: (standing back row) Moselle Spiller, Stephen and Maria Crockett, Ed Parsons, Abby and Thorin Lemieux, Pam Androskiewicz, Mikael Cejtin, Nancy Ritger, Candace Maher, Kate Hartnett, (front row) Sarah Sindoni, Tara Schroeder, Polly Mahoney, Annie Provenzano and Cassidy Gersten. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
GMCG Executive Director Nancy Ritger speaks to participants and spectators to kick off the eighth Green Mountain Conservation Group Annual Polar Plunge for Healthy Water at the Effingham facility on April 4. Sixteen participants took the dip in the Ossipee River, raising around $11,000 for the GMCG's watershed protection programs. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Bryan Walsh of Center Tuftonboro tips back into the water at the eighth Green Mountain Conservation Group Annual Polar Plunge for Healthy Water at the Effingham facility on April 4. Sixteen participants took the dip in the Ossipee River, raising around $11,000 for the GMCG's watershed protection programs. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Tamworth Otters (from left) Annie Provenzano, Pam Andruskiewicz, Ed Parsons and Polly Mahoney get ready to dunk at the same time at the eighth Green Mountain Conservation Group Annual Polar Plunge for Healthy Water at the Effingham facility on April 4. Sixteen participants took the dip in the Ossipee River, raising around $11,000 for the GMCG's watershed protection programs. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Tamworth Otters (from left) Polly Mahoney, Ed Parsons, Annie Provenzano and Pam Andruskiewicz walk out after dunking in the water at the eighth Green Mountain Conservation Group Annual Polar Plunge for Healthy Water at the Effingham facility on April 4. Sixteen participants took the dip in the Ossipee River, raising around $11,000 for the GMCG's watershed protection programs. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Mother and son from Ossipee Abby and Thorin Lemieux react after going under the water at the eighth Green Mountain Conservation Group Annual Polar Plunge for Healthy Water at the Effingham facility on April 4. Sixteen participants took the dip in the Ossipee River, raising around $11,000 for the GMCG's watershed protection programs. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
From left: Maria and Stephen Crockett of Effingham and Kate Hartnett of Lancaster react to the cold water at the eighth Green Mountain Conservation Group Annual Polar Plunge for Healthy Water at the Effingham facility on April 4. Sixteen participants took the dip in the Ossipee River, raising around $11,000 for the GMCG's watershed protection programs. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
From left: Maria and Stephen Crockett of Effingham and Kate Hartnett of Lancaster react to the cold water at the eighth Green Mountain Conservation Group Annual Polar Plunge for Healthy Water at the Effingham facility on April 4. Sixteen participants took the dip in the Ossipee River, raising around $11,000 for the GMCG's watershed protection programs. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Maria and Stephen Crockett of Effingham splash in the cold water at the eighth Green Mountain Conservation Group Annual Polar Plunge for Healthy Water at the Effingham facility on April 4. Sixteen participants took the dip in the Ossipee River, raising around $11,000 for the GMCG's watershed protection programs. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
GMCG Outreach Coordinator Moselle Spiller (left) and AmeriCorps Member Cassidy Gersten splash into the cold water at the eighth Green Mountain Conservation Group Annual Polar Plunge for Healthy Water at the Effingham facility on April 4. Sixteen participants took the dip in the Ossipee River, raising around $11,000 for the GMCG's watershed protection programs. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
GMCG staff (from left) Outreach Coordinator Moselle Spiller, AmeriCorps Member Cassidy Gersten, Education Coordinator Tara Schroeder and Executive Director Nancy Ritger walk out of the water together at the eighth Green Mountain Conservation Group Annual Polar Plunge for Healthy Water at the Effingham facility on April 4. Sixteen participants took the dip in the Ossipee River, raising around $11,000 for the GMCG's watershed protection programs. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
GMCG staff (from left) Outreach Coordinator Moselle Spiller, AmeriCorps Member Cassidy Gersten, Education Coordinator Tara Schroeder and Executive Director Nancy Ritger walk out of the water together at the eighth Green Mountain Conservation Group Annual Polar Plunge for Healthy Water at the Effingham facility on April 4. Sixteen participants took the dip in the Ossipee River, raising around $11,000 for the GMCG's watershed protection programs. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
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The group of plungers stand together after braving the cold water at the eighth Green Mountain Conservation Group Annual Polar Plunge for Healthy Water at the Effingham facility on April 4. Sixteen participants took the dip in the Ossipee River, raising around $11,000 for the GMCG's watershed protection programs. From left: (standing back row) Moselle Spiller, Stephen and Maria Crockett, Ed Parsons, Abby and Thorin Lemieux, Pam Androskiewicz, Mikael Cejtin, Nancy Ritger, Candace Maher, Kate Hartnett, (front row) Sarah Sindoni, Tara Schroeder, Polly Mahoney, Annie Provenzano and Cassidy Gersten. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
GMCG Executive Director Nancy Ritger speaks to participants and spectators to kick off the eighth Green Mountain Conservation Group Annual Polar Plunge for Healthy Water at the Effingham facility on April 4. Sixteen participants took the dip in the Ossipee River, raising around $11,000 for the GMCG's watershed protection programs. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Bryan Walsh of Center Tuftonboro tips back into the water at the eighth Green Mountain Conservation Group Annual Polar Plunge for Healthy Water at the Effingham facility on April 4. Sixteen participants took the dip in the Ossipee River, raising around $11,000 for the GMCG's watershed protection programs. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Tamworth Otters (from left) Annie Provenzano, Pam Andruskiewicz, Ed Parsons and Polly Mahoney get ready to dunk at the same time at the eighth Green Mountain Conservation Group Annual Polar Plunge for Healthy Water at the Effingham facility on April 4. Sixteen participants took the dip in the Ossipee River, raising around $11,000 for the GMCG's watershed protection programs. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Tamworth Otters (from left) Polly Mahoney, Ed Parsons, Annie Provenzano and Pam Andruskiewicz walk out after dunking in the water at the eighth Green Mountain Conservation Group Annual Polar Plunge for Healthy Water at the Effingham facility on April 4. Sixteen participants took the dip in the Ossipee River, raising around $11,000 for the GMCG's watershed protection programs. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Mother and son from Ossipee Abby and Thorin Lemieux react after going under the water at the eighth Green Mountain Conservation Group Annual Polar Plunge for Healthy Water at the Effingham facility on April 4. Sixteen participants took the dip in the Ossipee River, raising around $11,000 for the GMCG's watershed protection programs. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
From left: Maria and Stephen Crockett of Effingham and Kate Hartnett of Lancaster react to the cold water at the eighth Green Mountain Conservation Group Annual Polar Plunge for Healthy Water at the Effingham facility on April 4. Sixteen participants took the dip in the Ossipee River, raising around $11,000 for the GMCG's watershed protection programs. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
From left: Maria and Stephen Crockett of Effingham and Kate Hartnett of Lancaster react to the cold water at the eighth Green Mountain Conservation Group Annual Polar Plunge for Healthy Water at the Effingham facility on April 4. Sixteen participants took the dip in the Ossipee River, raising around $11,000 for the GMCG's watershed protection programs. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Maria and Stephen Crockett of Effingham splash in the cold water at the eighth Green Mountain Conservation Group Annual Polar Plunge for Healthy Water at the Effingham facility on April 4. Sixteen participants took the dip in the Ossipee River, raising around $11,000 for the GMCG's watershed protection programs. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
GMCG Outreach Coordinator Moselle Spiller (left) and AmeriCorps Member Cassidy Gersten splash into the cold water at the eighth Green Mountain Conservation Group Annual Polar Plunge for Healthy Water at the Effingham facility on April 4. Sixteen participants took the dip in the Ossipee River, raising around $11,000 for the GMCG's watershed protection programs. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
GMCG staff (from left) Outreach Coordinator Moselle Spiller, AmeriCorps Member Cassidy Gersten, Education Coordinator Tara Schroeder and Executive Director Nancy Ritger walk out of the water together at the eighth Green Mountain Conservation Group Annual Polar Plunge for Healthy Water at the Effingham facility on April 4. Sixteen participants took the dip in the Ossipee River, raising around $11,000 for the GMCG's watershed protection programs. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
GMCG staff (from left) Outreach Coordinator Moselle Spiller, AmeriCorps Member Cassidy Gersten, Education Coordinator Tara Schroeder and Executive Director Nancy Ritger walk out of the water together at the eighth Green Mountain Conservation Group Annual Polar Plunge for Healthy Water at the Effingham facility on April 4. Sixteen participants took the dip in the Ossipee River, raising around $11,000 for the GMCG's watershed protection programs. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
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