Participants of the annual Plunge of the Faithful cast themselves into the cold waters off of Gooseberry Island in Westport, MA. The event is a fundraiser held in memory of Shannon O'Driscoll, 24, who was killed November 2006 when she was struck by an SUV in Plainville, MA while holding a sign supporting state daycare centers. PHOTOS PETER PEREIRA
11006127780 manbPlungeFaithful Kevin O'Driscoll reads some poems to participants of the annual Plunge of the Faithful, before they cast themselves into the cold waters off of Gooseberry Island in Westport, MA. The event is a fundraiser held in memory of Shannon O'Driscoll, 24, who was killed November 2006 when she was struck by an SUV in Plainville, MA while holding a sign supporting state daycare centers. PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES/SCMG
21006127780 manbPlungeFaithful Eric Harris is first in the water as he and fellow participants of the annual Plunge of the Faithful cast themselves into the cold waters off of Gooseberry Island in Westport, MA. The event is a fundraiser held in memory of Shannon O'Driscoll, 24, who was killed November 2006 when she was struck by an SUV in Plainville, MA while holding a sign supporting state daycare centers. PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES/SCMG
31006127780 manbPlungeFaithful Participants of the annual Plunge of the Faithful prepare to cast themselves into the cold waters off of Gooseberry Island in Westport, MA. The event is a fundraiser held in memory of Shannon O'Driscoll, 24, who was killed November 2006 when she was struck by an SUV in Plainville, MA while holding a sign supporting state daycare centers. PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES/SCMG
41006127780 manbPlungeFaithful Allen Barros and fellow participants of the annual Plunge of the Faithful cast themselves into the cold waters off of Gooseberry Island in Westport, MA. The event is a fundraiser held in memory of Shannon O'Driscoll, 24, who was killed November 2006 when she was struck by an SUV in Plainville, MA while holding a sign supporting state daycare centers. PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES/SCMG
51006127780 manbPlungeFaithful Participants of the annual Plunge of the Faithful cast themselves into the cold waters off of Gooseberry Island in Westport, MA. PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES/SCMG
61006127780 manbPlungeFaithful James O'Driscoll and wife Sarah O'Driscoll seek warmth in each other after casting themselves into the cold waters off of Gooseberry Island in Westport, MA for the annual Plunge of the Faithful fundraiser. The event is a fundraiser held in memory of Shannon O'Driscoll, 24, who was killed November 2006 when she was struck by an SUV in Plainville, MA while holding a sign supporting state daycare centers. PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES/SCMG
71006127780 manbPlungeFaithful James O'Driscoll and fellow participants of the annual Plunge of the Faithful cast themselves into the cold waters off of Gooseberry Island in Westport, MA. The event is a fundraiser held in memory of Shannon O'Driscoll, 24, who was killed November 2006 when she was struck by an SUV in Plainville, MA while holding a sign supporting state daycare centers. PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES/SCMG