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Cancer Fundraiser At North Salem Swim Club Nets $14K

NORTH SALEM, N.Y. -- Swimmers splashed down Sunday at Lakeside Field Club in North Salem to raise money for cancer research and support services.

Lakeside Field Club in North Salem played host to a Swim Across America cancer-research fundraiser.

Lakeside Field Club in North Salem played host to a Swim Across America cancer-research fundraiser.

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Swimmers raised more than $13,500 for cancer research in a Swim Across America event Sunday in North Salem.

Swimmers raised more than $13,500 for cancer research in a Swim Across America event Sunday in North Salem.

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The Swim Across America event featured 53 swimmers, who raised more than $13,500. The Team Lakeside Swim and Dive Club raised more than $5,000. Top individual fundraisers were Cassie Pelosi in the half-mile swim and Sophia Bucaj in the mile swim. Bucaj raised $1,440, while Scott Reilley raised $1,325. Pelosi raised $1,155 according to the SAA website.

A barbecue followed the afternoon swim. 

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