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Southern Region members take the plunge for Special Olympics
FISHKILL — CSEA Southern Region members teamed up to support the athletes of Special Olympics New York by taking part in the Fishkill Polar Plunge in February.
As this edition went to press, the team had collected thousands of dollars in donations. The team had a number of returning members, as well as several activists taking the plunge for the first time.
Southern Region President Anthony Adamo said the Fishkill Polar Plunge has become a way
of bringing together CSEA activists from different industries and locals, who work together on behalf of Special Olympics even though they might
not regularly cross paths at union events.
— Jessica Ladlee
Town of Cornwall Unit President Brandon Calore and his son visit with the Fishkill Polar Plunge mascot. Calore raised hundreds of dollars for the Special Olympics this year as a first-time Polar Plunge participant. (Photo courtesy of Brandon Calore.)
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From left to right, State Department of Transportation (Poughkeepsie) Local members
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Lisa Ferguson and Chris Conway (wearing safety vests) join Putnam County Unit 1st Vice
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From left to right, Putnam County Unit President Linda Amicucci and 1st Vice President April Lathrop emerge from the icy waters of Fishkill Creek. (Photo provided.)
Editor’s note – in the previous edition, one of the members was incorrectly identified. Here is the photo again with the correct identification. From left to right, Western Region 2nd Vice President Carrie Asenato (partially hidden), Western Region 1st Vice President and region Polar Plunge Committee Chair Renee Jackson, Western Region President Steve Healy, Western Region Executive Vice President Tim Finnigan and Western Region Treasurer Bob Pazik proudly display region members’ donation to the Special Olympics New York.
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President April Lathrop; Lathrop’s niece and Putnam County Unit Executive Board member Giada Radicchi (jumping, far right) in participating in the Fishkill Polar Plunge
on February 18 at Camp Mariah in Fishkill. (Photo by Cedar Hill Photography.)
Western Region members raise funds for Special Olympics