Ithaca, N.Y. — A local “Polar Plunge” fundraiser at Cayuga Lake raised more than $34,000 for the Special Olympics.
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Local law enforcement were involved in the effort, with the Tompkins County Sheriff’s Office, for instance, raising close to $500.
The event was sponsored by the Ithaca Polar Plunge for Special Olympics New York. It’s the second annual event.
“Top Fundraiser Gian Dodici and his daughter Emma …. $2,051 raised as of March 20th. Thank you Gian and friends,” the polar plunge Facebook page said.
Here are some photos of the event — in which participants enter the freezing lake — posted by the sheriff’s office and by the event’s fundraisers:
