Freezin’ for a Reason: 2023 Polar Plunge participants dive into fundraising for the Special Olympics

My Buckhannon
February 11, 2023

BUCKHANNON — Participants in the 2023 Freezin’ for a Reason Polar Plunge fundraiser for the Special Olympics of West Virginia were greeted with temperatures in the mid-40s Saturday as they took their promised dips in the Buckhannon River.

Below are a few photos from the event; more will be posted soon.

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Upshur County Commissioner Doug Bush, at left, wades right in donning his Creature from the Black Lagoon costume.

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Freezin’ for a Reason: 2023 Polar Plunge participants dive into fundraising for the Special Olympics

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