Come Dunk Me
Posted: May 24, 2013 Filed under: Diet- comedy | Tags: Dunk Tank, HVCC 3 CommentsA few months ago a friend who belongs to our neighborhood club asked me if I would be willing to be in a Dunking booth on Memorial Day to raise money to buy an outdoor movie projector. Now I am always one for creative fund raising schemes so I said yes.
At the time I thought I would be one of many who would perch upon the unstable bench above a tank of water awaiting the baseballs being thrown at the tiny target. It is all in good fun, and I hate that we rent a projector to show outdoor movies so I was willing to join the team. Come to find out that I am the only woman being dunked and there are only five other men. To top it off, the weather has not been particularly warm so I am sure that the dunk tank water is going to be extra cold.
Now, I am beginning to wonder what I have gotten myself into. Our club is opening a greatly anticipated new pool complex, which is replacing the forty-year-old versions that were ripped out over the winter. Everybody I know is planning on coming up to the pool to celebrate.
My friend Lynn had wanted to take me new bathing suit shopping before the dunk tank and I said no I would just wear an old suit. Now I am not only regretting not getting a new suit, but also not working out much harder in the last month and being more vigilant with my healthy eating. Actually, at this point I wish I had a whole wet suit.
I am beginning to anticipate the screaming I will do while sitting on the bench. The only thing that will possibly make this whole episode bearable is if I can raise more money that all the men. My dunking time is Monday, Memorial Day at 2:30 at the Hope Valley Country Club. It costs $5 for three balls or any donation larger than that.
If you hate me come out and dunk me. If you love me come out and dunk me. If you love watching movies outdoors in the grass come out and dunk me. Make this whole crazy thing worth my while and come out and dunk me. I don’t think you even need to be a member of the club. Just bring your money and take your turn. The worst part is that I am at the end of the dunking time so I am going in after all those men have been dunked. I hope they have not drunk a lot of beer before they sit on the bench. All I can say is please pray for me and Happy Memorial Day!
Less Dana, More Good 
Love you- will dunk you!
You ARe GOING TO FREEZE!
I laughed so hard when you asked yourself, “what have I gotten myself into?” I would have been thinking the same thing. A few years ago, my school had a dunk tank for our high school graduation and we got to dunk all of the teachers! We saved almost $600 for the next class. It may have been cold, but just keep in mind all of the good you were doing for other people!