Laid-back Fitness 2019 Frozen Clam Dip and Obstaplunge raises $12K

Emily Gowdey-Backus

01/04/2019

CHRIS JARDIN, left, of Warwick, assists participants during a shoreline obstacle course at the Laid-back Fitness 2019 Frozen Clam Dip and Obstaplunge at Goddard Memorial State Park in Warwick on Jan. 1. / COURTESY LAID-BACK FITNESS

PROVIDENCE – On New Year’s Day, Laid-back Fitness hosted its eighth annual Frozen Clam Dip and Obstaplunge at Goddard Memorial State Park, which raised $12,500 to benefit Mentor Rhode Island. The Warwick-based fitness company hosts the half-mile obstacle course and seaside dive into Narragansett Bay every year to benefit local charities. This year, proceeds went…