Erie students take the polar plunge for a good cause
Students from three area schools took part in a polar plunge on the bayfront. The event raised awareness, excitement and funds for the Special Olympics.
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The students have been raising money all year long and dropping into the frigid pool was a way to celebrate their efforts.
'I heard about it and I'm like jumping into a freezing cold pool in freezing weather, I love it! It sounds like lots of fun, it's really exciting and it's for a good cause,' Clifford Seibel, a Polar Plunge participant said.
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'Our unified school champions program is incredibly important. We have students with and without disabilities playing on a team together and as equal partners. It's really important,' said Katherine Reim, regional executive director of the Special Olympics.
Greenville, Corry and Charter School of Excellence took part in Friday's plunge.
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