Kalamazoo Gazette: Polar Plunge part of winter carnival
The Kalamazoo Polar Plunge was the high point of a number of activities during the recent MyWMU Winter Carnival at Goldsworth Valley on Western Michigan University’s campus, reports the Kalamazoo Gazette. Participants raised money for Special Olympics Michigan by collecting at least $75 before being able to jump into Goldsworth Valley Pond.
Excerpt: Many who jumped into the freezing water wore costumes and outfits while some stripped down to just the bare essentials in clothing and others wore stuff as simple as shorts and T-shirts. Participants in the event included WMU President John Dunn, who proclaimed it was his final year jumping into the water. New head football coach P.J. Fleck and his wife, Tracie, joined in for the event along with WMU alum and current Jacksonville Jaguars’ defensive end Jason Babin.
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Source: Kalamazoo Gazette
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