CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) – A Charlottesville group of arm wrestlers have been raising money for local charitable causes for more than a decade.
The money-raising events are a story in themselves.
CLAW (Charlottesville Lady Arm Wrestlers) started 15 years ago with the goal of raising money for women-led organizations and causes. The annual fundraising event is a spectacle filled with mirth and mayhem.
It is a battle of strength and much more, an arm wrestling show unlike any other. The ladies adopt personas and dress up in character.
“I can’t imagine a better thing to be a part of,” participant Catherine West said Saturday, September 30.
This year’s carnival-like atmosphere was held under a tent behind Random Row Brewery in Charlottesville.
“Why not do this? You get to dress up, meet amazing women, and fundraise,” participant Marissa Wendte said.
Events like this have so far help CLAW raise more than $100,000 total for several Charlottesville-area women-initiated causes.
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