THE 2010 JANUARY JAM: MS PLUNGE FOR PARCELLS
Training for a big swim? Need to get back into shape? Feeling guilty
from too many holiday treats? Just plain old competitive?
On January 1st JANUARY JAM participants from all over the world will
track their yardage for the entire month to see who can „jam‰ the most
yards into 31 days. The St. Vincent's Medical Center Foundation's
January Jam: MS Plunge for Parcells was created to promote fitness
through swimming while raising money for the Dave Parcells MS Fund.
In 2007, Dave Parcells passed away suddenly at the age of 49 while
doing what he loved: swimming the Tampa Bay marathon. Dave was known
for his accomplishments as a long distance athlete and Channel
swimmer, but not many people knew that just months before he died,
Dave was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Even while
struggling with his personal challenges and fears for the future, Dave
had a dream to set up a fund to support MS patients and their families
with expenses not covered by insurance as they undergo treatment for
MS. Unfortunately he passed away before fulfilling this dream. This
event will help realize his goal and at the same time present a
challenge Dave would have enjoyed --to jam as much yardage as possible
into one month.
For more details or to join the challenge go to dynoswim.com