Plunge For Adventure: April Fool's Edition

Plunge for Adventure: April Fool's Edition

What better way to help break down barriers to participation in outdoor recreation than joining us for a freezing cold dip in Upper Highland Lake at the DAR State Forest on April Fool's Day?!

If our collective fundraising efforts raise $18,000 or more, we'll take the plunge!

Date, Time, Location:

10am – 1pm at The DAR State Forest, Goshen

10am: Arrival. Enjoy coffee from the Northampton Kiwanis Club. Change into your plunging outfit. Gather Your Courage.
11am: Plunging Begins
Post-Plunge – 1pm: Change into something warm and dry. Enjoy soup and warm beverages from the Northampton Kiwanis Club. Post-Plunge Awards Ceremony.

A Plunger's Commitment

Fundraise for the event by sharing social media graphics, fundraising asks, and event information with your networks (We'll provide it all!)
Email us a photo of yourself that we can use for social media graphics and general plunge promotion
Age requirements:
- 16+ to participate fully (with the option to go off the dock or from a waterslide)
- 12+ to go in from the beach with a responsible adult (18+) on site

Awards

Best costume
Most creative plunging style
Crowd Favorite

2023's Committed Plungers

Photo is a graphic with a photo of the plunger and the date for the plunge: April 1, 2023

Georgianna Brunton

Owner, Miss Florence Diner, LIttle Miss Flo's Softserve

President, Florence Business and Civic Association

Community Volunteer Coordinator, Family 4th Event

Meghan McCormick

Local Real Estate Broker

Kelsey Flynn

Comedian. Writer. Optimist.

Chelsea Kline

Executive Director, Cancer Connection

Owen Zaret

City Councilor, City of Easthampton

Rachel Maiore

City Councilor, City of Northampton

Bear Champion

Department of Developmental Services

Tom Peake

District 3 City City Councilor, City of Easthampton

Susan O'Donnell

Compass Programming Director, Armbrook Village Assisted Living

Trevor Smith

Certified Laughter Leader, Blue Sky Consulting

Katie Carr

Engagement Manager, Hilltown Land Trust

Sally Loomis

Executive Director , Hilltown Land Trust

Tim Antrim-Cashin

Land Stewardship
Coordinator, Hilltown Land Trust

Sarah Welch

Community Engagement Coordinator, Hilltown Land Trust

Tiffany Thibodeau

Office Manager, Hilltown Land Trust

Elizabeth Martin

Board President, All Out Adventures

Owner, MA SLP-CCC, Neuro Speech Services

Jennifer Ewers

Insurance Broker, Finck and Perras Insurance Agenc of Florence

Board President, Cancer Connection, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Hampshire County

Campaign Co-chair, United Way of Franklin & Hampshire Region

Board of Directors,Northampton and Easthampton Chambers of Commerce

Vice Chair of Fundraising, Friends of Cooley Dickinson and Northampton Rotary

Alan Wolf

Mayor's Chief of Staff, City of Northampton

Stephen Bryla

Owner, Go with the Float

Dr. Martin Wohl

Founder, Wohl Family Dentistry, LLC

Fool Around Town

Patrick Martin

Alex Tinari

Fan of AOA!

Dawne Piers-Gamble

Appalachian Mountain Club

WMA Volunteer Chair of Justice, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee

Co- Chair Family Outings Committee

James Fitzgerald,

All Out Adventures Board Member

Kayla Brown-Wood

Director of Day services, Berkshire Family and Individual Resources

Caroline Prew

Director of Family and Individual Services, Berkshire Family and Individual Resources

Wanda LaFrance

Employment & Training Coordinator, Berkshire Family and Individual Resources

Katlyn Moresi

Director of Day services, Berkshire Family and Individual Resources

Matt Donahue

Assistant Director of ABI/MFP Residential Services, Berkshire Family and Individual Resources

Mick Loughran

Board Member, All Out Adventures

Vice President and Commercial Credit Officer, Greenfield Savings Bank

Chris Buhl

Social Worker

Jess Martin

Songwriter - Storyteller

Megan Wolf

Chief Operating Officer, The Women's Funding Network

Patti Dougherty

Program Leader, All Out Adventures

Anna Boysen

Program Leader, All Out Adventures

Diane Porcella

Director, Northampton Neighbors

Karen Foster

Executive Director, All Out Adventures

Sue Tracy

Program Director, All Out Adventures

Kailean Hubbard

Operations Coordinator, All Out Adventures

Photo is an image with 2 men in jester hats, text reads Tom Bassett jumping in for Barry Bouthelette

Tom Bassett for Barry Bouthilette

The Florence hike, bike, and ski guys, aka GuysTours

Aaron Granger

Kells Stemp

Department of Developmental Services

Mary Casey

Board Member, All Out Adventures

Sara Schieffelin

Marc Massey

Western/Central Massachusetts

Field Representative,

Salvation Army

Member, Kiwanis Club

Shelley Zimbalist

Marlana Freitas

Irma Lopez-Gottlieb

Tara Gottlieb

Eileen Hirsch

Jayme Talbot

Protective Service Program Director, Highland Valley Elder Services

Janice Cooper

Social Worker and Spinal Cord Injury & Disorders Coordinator, VA Central Western MA

Tiffany Moczydlowski

Holyoke YMCA/RFK Community Alliance

Thank you to all who made the inaugural 2019 Plunge for Adventure such a success!

30 intrepid plungers worked together to raise more than $16,000 to support AOA's programs that open doors and break down barriers to people of all ages and all abilities.

Thank you to Harper Brooks-Kahn for the beautiful photos. Check out more of her photos from the Plunge.

Stay tuned for information about the 2022 Plunge!