Launch of Sunderland Boxing Day Dip 2023

Sunderland Echo

Sunderland Lions and the Red Sky Foundation are again joining forces to organise this year's event. to register, visit https://redskyfoundation.com/2022/11/07/sunderland-boxing-day-dip-2022/

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00:00 Sergio Patricio, If Not Sky Foundation. Last year was the first time we collaborated with

00:04 the Lions on the dip. How did it go?

00:05 It was an amazing turnout. We had a few hundred people here. It was a great way to celebrate

00:10 the return of it after the pandemic as well. It drove a lot of footfall down to the seafront

00:15 which was great for the surrounding businesses as well. We had people in fancy dress, people

00:21 fundraising for other charities as well. There was a huge, huge success around it. Everybody

00:27 came back to the stag afterwards and enjoyed hot chocolates and the refreshments and the

00:31 entertainment that was put on there as well for the people that took part. It's so easy

00:36 to join in the fun. We're expecting more and more people this year and one of those people

00:41 is the Mayoress of Sunderland as well and she's got a little posse going on as well

00:45 which is going to be so, so much fun. Come down if you can, get the chance. If you don't

00:49 want to do the dip yourself, give them some support. Please share our links as well to

00:54 sign up, whether it's in your workplace, at your school, at your local community centres

00:58 as well. We are all in this together and that's what Red Sky is about, a fully all-inclusive

01:03 charity that works in partnership with so many other people as well. We would love,

01:08 love people to get on board and really support a fantastic tradition here in Sunderland which

01:13 is the Boxing Day dip. Our goal is to try and make it one of the biggest across the

01:17 UK and we can only do that with your support. If you're watching this at home, let's

01:21 work it together and we'll support each other. Thank you.

01:27 Jackie Robson is the Secretary of Sunderland Lions Club. It's our second year doing this

01:30 in association with the Red Sky Foundation. How did it go last year?

01:34 It was an absolutely fantastic event. It was our first collaboration with Red Sky. We're

01:38 absolutely delighted to partner with them to be able to put the dip on after the Covid

01:45 and to see the level of participation and the level of support that we've received,

01:50 it was amazing. So we're hoping to build on the successes from last year and make it

01:55 an even bigger event for the city and for giving people in the city the opportunity

02:00 to fundraise for charities which are dear to their hearts.

02:03 And how much will it cost to enter? It's a £10 registration fee.

02:07 And then everyone keeps whatever else there is on top of that?

02:09 Yes, everything there is on top of that will be for their own charities on courses.

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