"Ice Breaker" Cancer Benefit

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History of the Ice Breaker

The Ice Breaker started in 2006 as a way to kick off the wakeboarding season in Indiana, and also provide a way for riders to meet new people who shared a love in the sport. The event took place on a arctic rainy day in late April, where it would be thought that no one would even look at the water, let alone get in it! However, after five boats were filled up with wakeboarders we realized that we were wrong! Even with the adverse conditions, more than fifty people of both riders and spectators took to the lake to make the best of the conditions. The event was a great success leading to the scheduling of the event the following year!
In 2007, the Ice Breaker would take on a whole new meaning. In March of that year, Jeigh Krupp’s mother, Della Krupp, passed away from cancer. Della was a school teacher for 25 years. She was a unique person who had a passion to touch the lives of every student in one way or another. Yet, this did not stop at her students; anybody who had the privilege to meet her could tell that she was a very special person. In the next few months to come Zach Lear’s grandmother, Lucille Viles, also passed away from cancer. Lucille was a very loving grandma, mother, and friend. Both of us believe in our hearts that the Ice Breaker is a way to keep their passion alive for years to come!
Though the passing of Jeigh’s mother was a great loss to his family and friends, we found an amazing positive that we could make of the situation. Together we contacted the American Cancer Society about possibly taking the Ice Breaker and making it into an event to raise money for cancer awareness. With our love of wakeboarding, and our drive to do something special in remembrance, we teamed up to turn the Ice Breaker into a cancer benefit to “Crush The Ice For Life!”
With our combined efforts to make this event something to remember, we were able to gather several sponsors and supporters to help us with our cause. When the event took place on May 12th, 2007, we could not have asked for a better turnout! We had over one hundred people attend with a mixture of riders, spectators, and cancer survivors. At the end of the day, we were able to raise over $1700 to donate to the American Cancer Society! In addition, $3500 of gear from t-shirts to wakeskates were given away because of the courtesy of our sponsors. However, even with all the excitement of donations to give away, the greatest aspect of the event was seeing groups of different people learn from each other and learn even more about cancer awareness! An opportunity that may not have presented itself in different circumstances. The Ice Breaker is our way of remembering Della Krupp, and others lost to cancer.
In 2008, we are holding high expectations of the potential for this years event! We were able to start planning much sooner, which has led to greater support and the creation of “The Dependable Thousand Dollars Club”. We will be featuring professional and semi-professional riders. Mark Weikel, Adam Wensik, John Klein, and local rider Andrew Shearer, just to name a few. Support has been so good this year that we have added the “Rider For Cancer Tour” presented by Centurion, Reliable Tool and Machine. Check out more on the tour at www.riderforcancertour.com . This year well have wakeboards, wakeskates, wakesurf boards, and much, much more. Come out May 10 and help support this wonderful cause. ICE BREAKER, “CRUSH THE ICE FOR LIFE”

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We would like to thank everybody who came out yesterday to our event. It turned out to be a great event. I will post the totals tomorrow when we get all our donations added up and pics will be up as soon as we get them all in.

We would like to thank all our sponors for helping this event be a great success. Gene, Stratton and Porter provided a great location for us to hold the event. If you ever have a chance, it is a chill spot to check out. We would also like to thank The Klein Group for bringing up their helicopter so we could get some great shots of the event from the air. A special thanks also goes to out Get Wet Surf & Skate for the donation of all the gear for our give away.

Dependable $1000 Dollar Club Sponsors
Reliable Tool and Machine Co., INC.
Dependable Metal Treating INC.
Stewart, Brimner, & Lear
Get Wet Surf & Skate

Additional Sponsors
Wake World (Thanks to David Williams for hooking us up again)
Noble County Disposal, INC.
American Cancer Society
Midwest Correct Craft
Gene Stratton Porter
Tri-County Water
Dry Dock Marine
Usa Waterski
Gator Boards
R & S Boats
Sling Shot
Applebees
Centurion
U.S. 93.3
Malibu

Also special thanks to our featured riders Adam Wensink and Andrew Shearer for putting thowing down and also bringing up the '08 Super Air Nautique and the '08 X'Star. In addition, we would like to thank Chris Walker and Ed Sullivan for bring up the NWL Supra and the Mighty Enzo for some surfing.

We would also like to thank Mark Weikel for bringing up the "Ride For Cancer Tour" Centurion and kicking off his tour. www.rideforcancertour.com

Pictures come soon!

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We added it up and we raised over $2000 at The Ice Breaker this last saturday. This is not including nearly $5000 in merchandise that was donated to give away at the event. Over 30 riders and close to 150 spectators showed to see some great riding. You can check out the pictures at www.jmichaelstudiophotography.com/icebreakers
Check it out and hope to see you there next year!