
NYS Department of Transportation
workers, from left, Chris Conway,
Christine Bennett and Lemuel Grizzle
pose with the Polar Plunge mascots.
FISHKILL— CSEA members from the Southern Region took the plunge into the icy waters at Camp Mariah on Feb. 15 during the 2025 Fishkill Polar Plunge.
Team CSEA Region 3 raised more than $7,400 for Special Olympics New York as of the day of the plunge. Several members of the team, who work for the NYS Department of Transportation, headed straight to work after the plunge to tackle the region’s snowy conditions.
— Jessica Ladlee

Taking the plunge are, from left, state
Department of Transortation workers Chris
Conway, Christine Bennett (both in water),
Lemuel Grizzle, Dave Fenner and Westchester
County Local 4th Vice President Rob Schweit.