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Article: Around the Park: Shipley's Choice residents stage Swim-a-Thon for Matthew
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- Capital (Annapolis)
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- September 3, 2009
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Volunteers, volunteers and more volunteers. From flipping
pancakes in the wee hours of the morning, to 12 hours of counting
lap after lap, the third annual Shipley's Choice Swim-a-Thon to
benefit neurofibromatosis found residents of all ages getting into
the swim of things.
Held at the community pool on Sunday, the scene late in the
afternoon was a hub of activity both on land and in the water. Three
lap lanes were busy with swimmers as volunteers took shifts
throughout the day, holding lap counters in hand at the edge of the
pool.
The tight-knit community is committed to raising awareness and
money for the genetic tumor disorder because one of their own has it
- Matthew Freeman, 10, a ...