{"id":18087,"date":"2017-08-17T11:27:57","date_gmt":"2017-08-17T15:27:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=18087"},"modified":"2017-08-17T11:27:57","modified_gmt":"2017-08-17T15:27:57","slug":"lake-swim-for-special-olympics-rescheduled-for-august-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/lake-swim-for-special-olympics-rescheduled-for-august-25\/","title":{"rendered":"Lake swim for Special Olympics rescheduled for August 25"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Nancy Black<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This past long weekend (August 5th-7th), the 50 for 150 Team was cheered on by the local Special Olympic Community as it left from the Stronach Aurora Recreation Complex on Friday, August 4.<br \/>\nThe group was met and cheered on once again by the Special Olympics community in Niagara-on-the-Lake.<br \/>\nWe made our first attempt at crossing Lake Ontario.  Based on looming weather (high winds and swells) there was only a small window where we were able to attempt a crossing.<br \/>\nWe decided to begin the crossing around 12:30 a.m. Sunday morning, but shortly after we set out, we ran into 2m swells and high wind.<br \/>\nConditions were too unsafe for our swimmers and crew and we made the decision to return to shore.<br \/>\nAdversity is part of achieving any ambitious goal and this experience brought our team much closer together, and more focused on our goal.<br \/>\nOn behalf of all the 50FOR150 swimmers, thank you so much for your kindness and generosity towards our fundraising endeavour.<br \/>\nBecause of your financial commitment to this important event, over $53k has been raised to date.<br \/>\nOver 500 donors answered our call to action and we cannot thank you enough.<br \/>\nWe are also grateful to the many Special Olympics athletes and their families &#8211; in Aurora and the Region of Niagara &#8211; who came out that weekend to wish us well and cheer us on, fueling our commitment to this cause.<br \/>\nWe really tried to be \u201cbrave in the attempt\u201d and we will try again.<br \/>\nRemember to stay connected and watch the website for live tracking during the course of the new swim attempt scheduled for the weekend of August 25-27.  www.50for150.com<br \/>\nFor those of you who are interested in learning more about Special Olympics Ontario &#8211; you can do so here:  www1.specialolympicsontario.com\/who-we-are\/    <\/p>\n<a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" 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