Ford Lake Frozen Leap

This is it, 1 more day!

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:36:39 -0500

As we thought, winter is here just in time for tomorrow! There’s still time left to donate and help us reach our goal of $10,000 for SOS Community Services. We hope to see everyone tomorrow :D

Dine and Donate at Beezy's Cafe!

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:17:48 -0500

Dine and Donate at Beezy's Cafe!:

That’s right, stop in mine and your favorite cafe on February 4th from 7am-4pm and 10% of your bill goes right to the leap! How awesome is that?! Be sure to get extra everything when you’re there, you may even get a hug from Bee, who knows.

Dine and Donate at the Ypsi Buffalo Wild Wings

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:00:35 -0500

Dine and Donate at the Ypsi Buffalo Wild Wings:

Stop by the Ypsilanti Buffalo Wild Wings anytime on February 8 and they’ll donate 20% of your bill to the leap! If you stop in between 11am-3pm they’re going to donate 25%! How awesome is that, just eat and you help the cause. Doesn’t get much easier than that to fundraise.

CANNONBALL! Tune into 107.1fm Ann Arbor Radio’s Tree Town...

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:11:39 -0500

CANNONBALL!

Tune into 107.1fm Ann Arbor Radio’s Tree Town Sound with Matthew Altruda Sundays at 6pm to hear our commercial!

Matthew will also be the guest host of the leap, so get familiar with his personality and make sure to tune in. Tree Town Sound plays the best in local music and always has great in studio guests. For more info check out their site at http://treetownsound.com.

You do know that while jumping in a frozen lake in the middle of...

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:58:29 -0500

You do know that while jumping in a frozen lake in the middle of winter is crazy and all, but you’re still allowed to have fun, right?! Well, in case you didn’t know, it’s so very true! Each team dresses up in a themed costume. Previous memorable costumes have been the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The cast of Jersey Shore (no Pauly D wasn’t the guest dj), the 2002 Port Huron Varsity basketball team and my favorite the Powder Puff Girls. They were huge in my day.

So what’s your costume looking like for this year’s leap? Start planning and while your mom has probably already donated some cold hard cash, have her donate some sewing skills as well. Don’t forget, best team costume wins a prize!

Now we’re talking! Winter, it’s been too long, how...

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:17:48 -0500

Now we’re talking! Winter, it’s been too long, how the heck are ya?!

This just in, donate $29 to @frozenleap by Jan. 15 and be...

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:22:06 -0500

This just in, donate $29 to @frozenleap by Jan. 15 and be entered to win an iPad 2 and via @crowdrise!!

Just a quick heads up, we’ve had several donors let us...

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:24:18 -0500

Just a quick heads up, we’ve had several donors let us know they were charged an additional “processing fee” upon checkout. Note this is an optional fee that can be avoided. Do what the picture says and you should be fine, unless of course you want to donate the extra couple bucks to another fine charitable organization, then you can leave it as is. *Note any additional fee does not benefit SOS Community Services or the Ford Lake Frozen Leap. Apologies to anyone who was unaware and were charged extra.

FORD LAKE FROZEN LEAP RETURNS, BENEFITTING SOS COMMUNITY...

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:52:23 -0500

FORD LAKE FROZEN LEAP RETURNS, BENEFITTING SOS COMMUNITY SERVICES

YPSILANTI, Mich. – The fourth annual Ford Lake Frozen Leap to benefit SOS Community Services will return to the frigid shores of Ypsilanti’s Ford Lake on Saturday, February 11, 2012.

In 2009, Lake Shore Apartments and Pakmode Media + Marketing, the parent company of iSPY magazine, teamed up to create this “cool” fundraiser during which sponsored teams of jumpers leap into the icy waters of Ford Lake, with all proceeds going to benefit SOS Community Services. With over 50 jumpers and $4,000 raised in its first year and over $10,000 raised over the past three years. This event not only engaged the youth of the community, but people of all ages became eager to participate in this untraditional fundraiser.

“When we first started the event in 2009, almost all of our jumpers were students, but last year we had a grandma and grandson duo take the leap together. We welcome and encourage people of all ages to participate,” said Bilal Saeed, Brofounder of Pakmode Media + Marketing and one of the event’s organizers.

“The thing that makes our event unique compared to other fundraisers of this type is that we give our leapers all of the support necessary to make this experience as fun and memorable as possible. At other events, you jump in, and once you get out, you’re on your own. We provide a warming shower tent, dressing rooms and a heated tent where coffee, hot chocolate and food are served to those who participated,” said Jen Radziszewski of the Lake Shore Apartments team.

Those daring enough to take the plunge are required to raise a minimum of $50 and must have a team of three or more. Each leaper will receive a commemorative Ford Lake Frozen Leap T-shirt, amongst other goodies that are donated from various local and regional sponsors. And, for added flare, leapers are encouraged to dress in costumes.

This year’s event has set a goal of $10,000, which will beat all previous years’ efforts. Prizes will be awarded to the top fundraiser, to the most spirited team and to the top fundraising team. Teams can register by visiting www.crowdrise.com/fordlakefrozenleap or www.frozenleap.com or by stopping by the Lake Shore Apartments leasing office at 2500 Lake Shore Blvd. in Ypsilanti, Mich. For more information, visit www.frozenleap.com or email Pakmode Media + Marketing at info@pakmode.com.

SOS Community Services is a community-based nonprofit dedicated to ending homelessness in Washtenaw County through partnerships with caring individuals, local businesses and organizations, social service agencies and professionals.

Pakmode Media + Marketing is an Ypsilanti-based media and marketing company and is the parent company of iSPY magazine, Washtenaw County’s source for arts and entertainment news. For more information, visit www.pakmode.com and www.ispymagazine.co.

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We’re baaaaack!! That’s right the 4th Annual Ford...

Thu, 29 Dec 2011 11:17:10 -0500

We’re baaaaack!! That’s right the 4th Annual Ford Lake Frozen Leap is getting ready for some icy action. Check the updates for date, time and fundraising info. Click some of the links above for more info and how you can get involved and help a local charity this winter!

Is it absolutely necessary for teams to register online or is there an official registration at the event?

Tue, 01 Feb 2011 09:36:51 -0500

No it’s not, however we encourage online registration so we have an idea of how many teams/people jumping. If you could just email me your team name, and expected jumpers we’ll have you fill on the official form on the day of the jump.

Please email tim@pakmode.com, thanks!!

Check out this video from last year’s leap! It was a quite...

Wed, 15 Dec 2010 11:42:21 -0500

Check out this video from last year’s leap! It was a quite a crowd, but this year we expect bigger and better :D

We’re back!! The Ford Lake Frozen Leap is entering...

Mon, 13 Dec 2010 14:33:08 -0500

We’re back!! The Ford Lake Frozen Leap is entering it’s 3rd year this February and this year we’re going bigger than ever!