The Polar Plunge team was lead by Beth and Kelsey Gaffney. The team of mostly students included: Tyler Kohout, Abby Schmidt, RJ Juell, Elias O’Keefe, Sara Olson, Chris Verdoes, Darion Miller-Ahrens, Rachel Christensen, Emma Gaffney Jordan Skeie, Faye Johnson, Jordan Minkel, Jordan Cady, Alisa Bednarchuk and coaches Nathan Sunderman and Michael Kessler. (not all are pictured)
More people participated and more money was raised in the 2012 Willmar-Spicer Polar Bear Plunge for Special Olympics on Saturday at Green Lake in Spicer. The number of plungers was up from 353 in 2011 to 446 in 2012 and the amount of money raised increased from $62,804 in 2011 to $75,000 in 2012 according to preliminary figures. Final totals are still being tabulated.
The top school team was Redwood Valley High School.
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