Thousands raised in 2015 Mat-Su Plunge

Members of the MY House fundraising team plunge into the water Saturday afternoon during the 11^th Annual Mat-Su Plunge. This year’s edition of the Mat-Su Sertoma event had raised more than $18,800 by Saturday afternoon, and organizers expected the total funds raised to exceed the $20,000 goal. Plungers lined up sponsors before the event and then donned a wide range of fiction and comic-book superhero-inspired costumes before plunging into the ice-cold water. The top fundraising individual was 73-year-old Lions Club member Phyllis Beer, who led off the inaugural plunge. The top fundraising team was the Boomtown Derby Dames, who raised $1,860. Proceeds from the annual charity event will benefit Valley service organizations Sertoma, MY House, and the Mat-Su Seniors. BRIAN O’CONNOR/Frontiersman.com

Julian Perry, left, dressed as a combination of Superman and the Joker, and Adam Fogelman, right, dressed as Batman, perform a simultaneous flip before splashing down into the ice-cold waters of Wasilla Lake Saturday afternoon during the 11^th Annual Mat-Su Plunge in 2015. The 2016 event will be held Saturday, Feb. 27 in Finger Lake. BRIAN O’CONNOR/Frontiersman.com

Sarah Goff, left, dressed as Batgirl, and Candy McCloud, right, dressed as Wonder Woman, plunge into freezing waters of Wasilla Lake Saturday afternoon as part of the 11^th Annual Mat-Su Plunge. This year’s edition of the Mat-Su Sertoma event had raised more than $18,800 by Saturday afternoon, and organizers expected the total funds raised to exceed the $20,000 goal. Plungers lined up sponsors before the event and then donned a wide range of fiction and comic-book superhero-inspired costumes before plunging into the ice-cold water. The top fundraising individual was 73-year-old Lions Club member Phyllis Beer, who led off the inaugural plunge. The top fundraising team was the Boomtown Derby Dames, who raised $1,860. Proceeds from the annual charity event will benefit Valley service organizations Sertoma, MY House, and the Mat-Su Seniors. BRIAN O’CONNOR/Frontiersman.com