PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A Polar Plunge for a great cause Friday had thousands of students at Citizens Bank Park.
A weekend of events kicked off for Special Olympics Pennsylvania which hosts eight polar plunges around the state to raise money for sports, health, and leadership programs.
In the shadow of Hall of Fame slugger Mike Schmidt, thousands of students crowded into Citizens Bank Park for the Polar Plunge.
“It’s a great cause,” one person said.
Special Olympics Pennsylvania provides year-round training and competition for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
“To make the world a more inclusive, kinder and more accepting place where all students can feel belonging that helps the entire community embrace a culture of inclusion, bringing people with and without intellectual disabilities together,” said Chase Trimmer, who works with Special Olympics Pennsylvania.
The event raises about $140,000 for programs that support 13,000 special Olympians in Pennsylvania.