Monday, February 24, 2014

BW People Take the Polar Plunge

At least two people in BW's philanthropic-minded community have turned their fundraising for a good cause into an extreme experience. Despite our frigid winter, Career Services Graduate Intern, Marissa Bozak, and Chemistry Professor, Stephen Tytko, took the "plunge" into Lake Erie at Geneva State Park's Breakwater Beach on February 22 to raise money for the the Special Olympics.

Duncan Scott/DScott@News-Herald.com



Bozak and Tytko, collected pledges to support the 2014 Law Enforcement Polar Plunge for the Special Olympics, contributing to an event total of more than $50,000. A shirtless Tytko was featured in a News Herald photo of participants trying to stay warm before their icy dip (right). And, that's Marissa emerging from the frigid water above sporting a Stinger tee!