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Below are links to press coverage of the 2015 Jump:
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Braving the Cold at the Polar Bear Jump - WKYC.com, February 22, 2015
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700 Brave Icy Water for Polar Bear Jump - Akron Beacon Journal, February 22, 2015
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Annual Polar Bear Jump Raises $108K for Charity - Canton Repository, February 22, 2015
Below are links to press coverage of the 2014 Jump:
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Brrrrrrrr! Polar Bear Jump at Turkeyfoot Lake is Icy Splash - Akron Beacon Journal, February 23, 2014
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Polar bear Jumpers Defy the Winter Chill - Canton Repository, February 23, 2014
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Icy Jumpers Raise $100,000 for Charity - WKYC.com, February 23, 2014
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Polar Bear Plunge - AkronBUZZ.com, February 23, 2014
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Polar Bear Plunge - KentWired.com, February 23, 2014
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Portage Lakes Polar Bear Plunge: Record Breaking For 2014 - AkronNewsNow.com, February 23, 2014
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Polar Bear Jump Benefiting Charities - South Side Leader, February 6, 2014
Below are links to press coverage of the 2013 Jump:
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Polar Bears Jump Into 10th Year - South Side Leader, February 21, 2013
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Law Firm Takes Polar Plunge - West Side Leader, February 21, 2013
Below are links to press coverage of the 2012 Jump:
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Cool! Record amount raised in Polar Bear charity jump - Akron Beacon Journal, February 21, 2012
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Polar Bear jumpers take plunge for charities - South Side Leader, February 23, 2012
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Portage Lakes Polar Bear Club raises $80,000 - The Suburbanite, February 20, 2012
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Photo Gallery: 2012 Portage Lakes Polar Bear Jump - The Suburbanite, February 22, 2012
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Video: Polar Bears raise $80,000 to fight cancer - The Suburbanite, February 20, 2012
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Portage Lakes Polar Bear Jump to benefit three charities - South Side Leader, February 9, 2012
Below are links to press coverage of the 2011 Jump:
- Polar Bear Jump 2011, a splashing success - The Suburbanite, March 4, 2011
- Polar Bear jumpers take chilly dip to benefit Foodbank - South Side Leader, March 3, 2011
- Eighth Annual Portage Lakes Polar Bear Jump - The Suburbanite, February 14, 2011
- Polar Bear Jump Coming Up - South Side Leader, February 10, 2011
Below are links to press coverage of the 2010 Jump:
- Letter to the Editor: Thanks for supporting the jumping Polar Bears - The Suburbanite, February 26, 2010
- The Polar Bear Plunge: A super event for charity - The Suburbanite, February 26, 2010
- Fearless jumpers brave icy lake for good cause - South Side Leader, February 25, 2010
- Polar Bears set records during chilly event - South Side Leader, February 25, 2010
- Jumpers brave cold to benefit American Cancer Society - South Side Leader, February 11, 2010
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Polar Bear Jump returns to Portage Lakes - The Suburbanite, February 7, 2010
Below are links to press coverage of the 2009 Jump:
- ‘Polar Bears’ brave cold to help hungry - SSNL - South Side Leader, February 26, 2009
- Join the Polar Bears - The Suburbanite, February 18, 2009
- Portage Lakes ‘polar bears’ preparing for annual jump - South Side Leader, February 12, 2009
- Portage Lakes Polar Bear Jump - The Suburbanite, February 9, 2009
Below are links to press coverage of the 2008 Jump:
- Polar Bear Jump organizers thank supporters - South Side Leader, February 21, 2008
- ‘Polar bears’ jump to benefit March of Dimes - South Side Leader, February 21, 2008
- Icy jump to benefit March of Dimes - South Side Leader, February 14, 2008
- Up For a Swim? Polar Bear Jump Set for February - South Side Leader, January 24, 2008
