According to Weather Bug, the forecast for Saturday’s Luverne Leap is 27 degrees and sunny. Let’s hope so.
The leapers will be taking the plunge into the icy water down at The Lake starting at 1 p.m. As of this writing, nearly 30 people, young and not so young, have signed up.
This is the inaugural Luverne Leap, and everyone is invited down to The Lake to cheer or jeer the leapers on. Let’s let the leapers know we support and appreciate their courage by showing up and cheering them on.
There will be hot chocolate available to help keep you warm.
Here is the list of 29 leapers: Flipper Man, Dr. Joshua Crabtree, Sheriff Evan Verbrugge, Mike Davis, Dave Duffy, Pat Baustian, Jason Oye, Joel de Cesare, Tim Gust, Amanda and Cora McDonald, Brady Dinger, Pat Saum, Jeff Stratton, James Roby, Jody Reisch, Knute Oldre, Reece Carlson, Colby Crabtree, Eric Sage, McKenzie Rosales, Connie Morrison, Dustin Rodger, Stacy Mente, Lucas Peters, Jackie Johnson, Dylan Gehrke, Isaac DeBoer and Emily Crabtree.
You know what I find really cool about the list above? It’s the cross section of people that have stepped up to the plate – or in this case, the hole in the ice – for a good cause.
That cause is the Luverne Area Community Foundation Grant Fund, which is open to all Rock County nonprofits for projects that strengthen and impact the members of our communities.
Each leaper has filled out the necessary paperwork assuring everyone that they are doing this of their own free will and are assuming any risk. That alone should tell you something about the leapers.
Each leaper paid the $25 leaping fee and has to raise at least another $75 in donations to the Foundation.
If you would like to donate, it doesn’t get any easier than this. There will be a sand bucket set up down by The Lake for you to drop off a donation.
In addition to that, Flipper Man will be available for adoring fans to take a selfie with him for a freewill donation that they can drop in the sand bucket.
Another way is to just call Emily Crabtree at the LACF office 507-220-2424 and she’ll be happy to help you. You can make your donation in the name of any of the leapers to help them reach their goal.