Support water quality monitoring on the Coosa
Guess Jim's time and Support Coosa Riverkeeper!
$3,756 raised
$4,000 goal
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Jim is Swimming FOR the Coosa River
Last year we held a fund raiser for the Coosa Riverkeeper. Thanks to generous Alabamians who care about the environment and the Coosa we were able to donate $1775 to this most worthy cause.
This year our goal is to raise $2,000 for the Coosa and support another charity of your choice by having a little fun by predicting how fast I will swim between the iconic bridges of Gadsden Alabama in June 4.
What's in it for you?
2011:Winner Dave Magill- Doctors without Borders)
2012: Winner:Mike Parker— Presumpscot Regional Land Trust Maine
2013: Winner Dave Magill and Tim Erickson Team in Training for Leukemia/Lymphoma)
2014:Winner Linda Adam-Hall: Habitat for Humanity
2015: Winner Bill Farrell: San Miguel School of Providence, a private, independent Lasallian middle school and Rhode Island Community Food Bank
2016:Winner John Neel:Georgia State Foundation for worthy students
2017: Winner Bob Laske: Norman Bird Sanctuary & Newport Boys and Girls Club in honor of Dave Leys; Kayak to Newport YMCA.
2018:Winner: Bob Watts: Rose Island Light House
2019:Winner: Bill Johnson: YMCA Camp Hi Rock Mt. Washington MA
2020:Pete Marnane: Juvenile Diabetes Research Association
2021:Bill Johnson and George Milner: Delawar Humane Society and South Mountain Foster Children
2021: Coosa River Bridge Swim: Dennis Davis:Gadsden Habitat for Humanity
4. How do you predict?
In view of the Rendering plant and other issues regarding the quality of our rivers, I will be swimming the iconic bridges right next to my hometown, Hokes Bluff, in Gadsden. It is approximately 1.3 Miles. Based on my average times for a mile over the last 17 years, I will swim between 46.6 (my fastest) and 61.7 Minutes (my slowest). If I swim my average, I will swim 52.8 which is exactly (and coincidentally) what I swam last year. If you want details, see attached spread sheet for actual times and how the average times were converted for the 1.3-mile swim, including a graph and trend line. Pictures of past winners who have donated to the Charities listed are also shown.
EMAIL PREDICTIONS TO ME: CdrJimparham@hotmail.com
Thank you in advance!
We will follow the same rules we have used for Save the Bay. If you guess the same time as another, the earlier post wins. Final Report will be published in early June when my trusty shipmate Rob Rollins certifies my results after. Good Luck and if you have any questions email or call---256-458-1232. I would love to hear from you!
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