Jon Brellenthin, Frontier FS Cooperative EMS, and four family members formed a team to raise money for the Special Olympics and take the plunge. This year, their team raised just over $4,000.
Jon Brellenthin, Frontier FS Cooperative EMS (in red trunks) jumps into the frigid water of Lake Monona in Madison, Wis.
"This was the second time I've done the plunge," Brellenthin said. "It was always something I wondered about, and last year I got up the nerve to try it. I think Special Olympics is a great organization, and I was happy to do the plunge again this year."
On the day of the dip, the weather was 32 degrees with light snow falling.
"The water is deep enough that you can go in over your head," Brellenthin said. "You don't stay long, though - it's in and out!"
Brellenthin (far right) and his brothers and sister formed a team that raised more than $4,000 for the Special Olympics.This was one of many Polar Plunge events throughout the state of Wisconsin. Together, nearly half a million dollars were raised for Special Olympics this year.
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