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CSEA members take the Polar Plunge
CSEA members in the Western and Southern Regions recently took the Polar Plunge into chilly waters to benefit the Special Olympics New York.
CSEA Western Region members were among the more than 1,800 attendees at the recent 20th Annual Rochester Polar Plunge at Ontario Beach Park.
Shortly before the plunge, former CSEA Western Region President Bob Pyjas, along with CSEA Rochester Polar Plunge Committee Chair and Western Region 1st Vice President Renee Jackson, presented a check to Special Olympics New York President Stacey Hengsterman in the amount of $8,647. The CSEA Western Region was a featured sponsor at the plunge.
Pyjas also presented the Florence Flo Tripi Rochester Polar Plunge Top Donor Award at the pre-plunge ceremony.
Another highlight at the event was a
special proclamation award given to CSEA member Melissa Gue, who has volunteered
with the Special Olympics New York for 20
years. Gue is a Secretary 1 employed by
Monroe Community College in the office of Student Life and Leadership and an active
Monroe County Local member. Gue
In the Southern Region, Team CSEA
Region 3 participated in the recent Fishkill Polar Plunge at Sharpe Reservation, both through jumping into the lake and by cheering our team on as a ‘polar chicken.’
— Ove Overmyer and Jessica Ladlee
CSEA Monroe County Local activist and Western Region 2nd Vice President Carrie Chapman, center, emerges from the chilly waters at the Rochester Polar Plunge.
Westchester Medical Center Unit President Sue Fontana lets out a cheer as she emerges from the water after taking part in the Fishkill Polar Plunge.
Team CSEA Region 3 hits the water at Sharpe Reservation as they take part in the annual Fishkill Polar Plunge benefiting Special Olympics New York.
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Former Western Region President Bob Pyjas (at right) presents the CSEA Flo Tripi Top Donor Award to Dena Olson (center) before the Rochester Polar Plunge at Ontario Beach Park. At left, Rochester Polar Plunge Event Coordinator and Master of Ceremonies Sal Gerbino looks on.
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