The Treehouse salutes Samantha Whiteside on her second attempt to swim across Lake Ontario while raising money and awareness for arthritis. We think she is very courageous even though she didn't make it all the way across.
Slideshow at this link.
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1 comment:
I so much enjoyed watching that!
The girl has 'gumption!'
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