Editor:
On behalf of the Sunshine Coast Lions Club, thank you for the excellent coverage of the Polar Bear Swim at Davis Bay, which the Sunshine Coast Lions Club has sponsored for the last 24 years.
The Sechelt Chamber of Commerce ran the Polar Bear Swim up to 1990 but cancelled the 1991 Polar Bear Swim. The Sunshine Coast Lions Club wrote to the District of Sechelt in January 1991 and requested approval for us to sponsor the event going forward. We have run the event successfully since then.
Next year will be the 25th year the Sunshine Coast Lions Club will be sponsoring the Polar Bear Swim and we are planning a special event to mark the occasion. I have also announced that I will take part in the swim in the 55 and over category.
Again, thank you to Coast Reporter for the excellent coverage.
Al Hailey, president, Sunshine Coast Lions Club
