Eric Braverman Tried to Change the Clinton Foundation. Then He Quit. - Kenneth P. Vogel - POLITICO Magazine

Eric Braverman Tried to Change the Clinton Foundation. Then He Quit. - Kenneth P. Vogel - POLITICO Magazine: " December, the board of the Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton Foundation approved a salary of more than $395,000, plus bonus, for its Yale-educated CEO, Eric Braverman, while voting to extend his board term through 2017, according to sources familiar with the arrangement. Braverman, who had worked with Chelsea Clinton at the prestigious McKinsey & Company consultancy, had been brought in with the former first daughter’s support to help impose McKinsey-like management rigor to a foundation that had grown into a $2 billion charitable powerhouse. "



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Hundreds Make Icy Splash For Charity - Great Neck, NY Patch

Hundreds Make Icy Splash For Charity - Great Neck, NY Patch: With temperatures hovering near freezing by the start of the event Saturday, participants were divided among four seperate groups, each taking turns sprinting into the frigid North Shore water at North Hempstead Beach Park.

Nearly $100,00 was raised from the event, according to event organizers. In raising $125, team members were eligible to receive official Polar Plunge sweatshirts, but many teams went farther.

Kennewick's Polar Plunge shatters records (w/ video, gallery) | Tri-City Herald - The News Tribune

Kennewick's Polar Plunge shatters records (w/ video, gallery) | Tri-City Herald - The News Tribune: McKenna was one of more than two dozen members of Kennewick Police Chief Ken Hohenberg's team, which included most chiefs from law enforcement agencies across the Tri-Cities.

The event, held at the east end of Columbia Park, raised about $125,000 in cash and in-kind donations for Special Olympics.

Polar Bear Plunge Raises Money For Charities Nationwide (SLIDESHOW)

Polar Bear Plunge Raises Money For Charities Nationwide (SLIDESHOW): Hundreds of brave swimmers across the country plunged into the new year with an icy dip for charity Sunday.

From the Atlantic Ocean in Coney Island to Chicago's Lake Michigan, members of the Polar Bear Club stripped down to their bathing gear for a cool swim and some committed the event to raising money for a range of noteworthy causes.

Polar Plunge raises record $70,000 - The Daily Journal

Polar Plunge raises record $70,000 - The Daily Journal: "Saturday's Polar Plunge at Lake Manteno raised a record-breaking $70,000 for Special Olympics.

'The turnout was just fantastic,' said Kim Riddering, who manages Special Olympics outreach for the South Cook-Will County region."

Polar Plunge event 'the biggest one yet' | InsideNova.com

Polar Plunge event 'the biggest one yet' | InsideNova.com: "The eighth annual Polar Plunge at Tim's Rivershore restaurant Saturday afternoon drew record crowds and raised a record amount of money for the Special Olympics of Virginia.

'This is by far our biggest one yet,' said Tim Bauckman, owner of the rivershore along the banks of the Potomac River."