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.)
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
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.)
From left to right, State Department of Transportation (Poughkeepsie) Local members Lisa Ferguson and Chris Conway (wearing safety vests) join Putnam County Unit 1st Vice 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.)
