Second annual Polar Bear Plunge at Lake Farmington draws 70 participants
FARMINGTON — Approximately 70 adventurous souls from throughout San Juan County rang in 2023 at noon on New Year's Day with a frigid swim in Lake F...
FARMINGTON — Approximately 70 adventurous souls from throughout San Juan County rang in 2023 at noon on New Year's Day with a frigid swim in Lake Farmington to raise money for a nonprofit organization.The second annual Dave and Friends Polar Bear Plunge, organized by local businessman Dave Dailey, had raised $1,700 by Jan. 3, Dailey said, although donations were continuing to trickle in, and he was hopeful the effort would reach its goal of $2,000 by the end of the week.Funds raised from the event have been earmarked for Sexual Assault Services of Northwest New Mexico, a Farmington-based organization that helps residents of San Juan, Rio Arriba and McKinley counties overcome sexual assault situations.