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Leap in the Lake (Hopatcong)! [VIDEO]

The annual Lake Hopatcong Elks Lodge fundraiser is coming. Will you join?

Denise Castelli held onto two friends as they lowered her into the lake. So what half of her leg had been amputated due to an infection more than a year before? Castelli, of Netcong, wasn't going to be stopped.

That kind of determination was on display everywhere during the Lake Hopatcong Elks Lodge-hosted 2011 Leap in the Lake, which raised more than $25,000 for area special-needs children.

The lodge hopes the 2012 version is no different.

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It will take place at at the . The proceeds from the minimum $50 donations and $20 post-party tickets will go toward sending area special-needs children to Camp Moore in Haskell.

The post-party will happen at the Lake Hopatcong Elks Lodge in Mount Arlington from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. and will include food, raffles, giveaways and more.

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Click the PDF on the right for a registration form or click here.

Click for photos, video and a story from last year's event.


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