BRADENTON BEACH – The results are in for this year’s 14th Annual Shamrock Shiver Charity Plunge on New Year’s Day.
About 100 people took the plunge, with 60 of those signed up before the event, which raised $56,180 between pledges, live auction, silent auction, raffles and a 50/50 drawing at Clancy’s. This brings the total raised to date to $362,284.
Items donated included offshore fishing trips, a backwater fishing trip, Kenny Chesney tickets, several golf packages, a Hall of Famer Johnny Bench authentic autographed Louisville Slugger bat, a Whitey Ford authentic autographed New York Yankees jersey, tickets to the Lightning game, tickets to the Bucs week 18 game, including a “registered” Super Bowl football with a stand from the Bradford Exchange, a vacation package on Anna Maria Island, granite from Planet Stone and dinners for two from various local restaurants.
All proceeds including sponsorship benefits go to The Blessing Bags Project, F.E.L.T. (Feeding Empty Little Tummies), Healthy Teens Collation and N.I.M. (Nutrition Initiative of Manatee), all 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations dedicated to helping disadvantaged children in Manatee County.