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CSEA members take Polar Plunge for Special Olympics NY CSEA members take Polar Plunge for Special Olympics NY
BINGHAMTON — CSEA Central
Region members recently took the
Polar Plunge to raise money for
Special Olympics New York.
CSEA members from Broome
DDSO, Broome County, SUNY
Binghamton, Binghamton Schools,
and Otsego County joined
together at the Binghamton Polar
Plunge to celebrate raising money
for Special Olympics New York.
Our teams helped the plunge
event raise nearly $20,000 for
Special Olympics athletes.
A big shoutout goes to Tina
Zdimal of the Binghamton CSD
Unit for leading the Patriot’s
Believe Team winning the Cool
School Challenge — one of
the students even won a $500
scholarship from First Student.
To learn more or donate
to an upcoming plunge, visit
polarplungeny.org.
— Nicholas Newcomb
From left, Broome DDSO Local President Dylan Freyer,
Otsego County Local President Crystal Davidson, the Polar
Plunge bear, Janelle Kelly, Kim Grover, and Broome DDSO
Local Executive Vice President Vicky Kelly.
City of Binghamton Unit President Rebecca Platt-
Harendza, Broome DDSO Local activist Kim Grover,
Broome DDSO Local Executive Vice President Vicky
Kelly and Local President Dylan Freyer take the
plunge.
SUNY Binghamton Local President Ray
Hallett, second from right, with Nicole
Alfrano, Mel Sumpter, and Amanda Murphy.
Binghamton CSD
Aides and Monitors
Unit member Aileen
McDonald poses with
the Polar Plunge bear
after wading into
the chilly waters at
Chenango Valley State
Park to raise money for
Special Olympics NY.
Broome DDSO
Local Executive
Vice President
Vicky Kelly is
all smiles with
the Polar Plunge
bear before
jumping into the
chilly waters at
Chenango Valley
State Park.
(Photo provided)
From left, Central Region 3rd Vice President Andy
Maroney, Broome DDSO Local President Dylan Freyer,
retiree Tom Fry, Broome DDSO Local Executive Vice
President Vicky Kelly, Otsego County Local President
Crystal Davidson, Janelle Kelly, Broome DDSO Local
activist Kim Grover and Central Region 1st Vice
President Tom Hingher.
Broome DDSO Local President Dylan Freyer, Janelle
Kelly, Broome DDSO Local activist Kim Grover,
Broome DDSO Local Executive vice President Vicky
Kelly, all wearing white, pose after plunging.
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