Freezing for a reason at the Special Olympics Pennsylvania Polar Plunge
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Cheerleaders from Chatham University dance and cheer at the Special Olympics Pennsylvania Polar Plunge at Acrisure Stadium on Saturday.
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Cheerleaders from Chatham University dance and cheer at the Special Olympics Pennsylvania Polar Plunge at Acrisure Stadium on Saturday.
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The ceremonial torch is lit at the opening ceremony of the Special Olympics Pennsylvania Polar Plunge.
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The ceremonial torch is lit at the opening ceremony of the Special Olympics Pennsylvania Polar Plunge.
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James Protin and Amanda Bilitski jump into the Special Olympics Pennsylvania Polar Plunge pool at Acrisure Stadium on Saturday. Protin and Bilitski are members of the cfsbank fundraising team, which raised $16,620 of the total $1,129,396 for the organization.
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Team members from cfsbank pose with Andrew Fee, center, vice president of strategic partnerships at Special Olympics Pennsylvania, at the organization’s Polar Plunge at Acrisure Stadium on Saturday.
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Over 2,500 participants and spectators packed outside Acrisure Stadium on Saturday to jump into 36-degree water to raise $1.1 million for Special Olympics Pennsylvania. The fundraiser provides year-round sports, health and leadership programming to 4,000 area people with intellectual and developmental disabilities free of charge.