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Law Enforcement Polar Plunge in Yorkville raises more than $99,000 for Special Olympics · Kendall County News - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: Law enforcement polar plunge in Yorkville raises more than ninety
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  Speaker 1: nine thousand dollars for Special Olympics or Wait. Written by
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  Speaker 1: Eric Shelkoff, this article is being read by an automated
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  Speaker 1: voice brought to you by Everlett. The law enforcement torch
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  Speaker 1: run polar plunge that took place earlier this month at
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  Speaker 1: Silver Spring State Parks, Loon Lake and Yorkville raised more
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  Speaker 1: than ninety nine thousand dollars for Special Olympics Illinois. It
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  Speaker 1: was a big success, Kendall County Sheriff deput Commander Caleb
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  Speaker 1: Waltmeyer said during the March eighteenth Kendall County Board meeting.
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  Speaker 1: I was able to join in. My eleven year old
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  Speaker 1: daughter was able to plunge with us too, for the
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  Speaker 1: first time. There were a lot of first time plungers.
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  Speaker 1: The mission of Special Olympics is to provide year round
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  Speaker 1: sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic
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  Speaker 1: type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. Over
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  Speaker 1: the years, the polar plunge teams have raised hundreds of
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  Speaker 1: thousands of dollars to support the Special Olympics program. Several
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  Speaker 1: area law enforcement agencies participated in the March first event,
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  Speaker 1: including the Kendall County Sheriff's Office. There were more than
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  Speaker 1: three hundred and thirty participants this year, Waltmeyer said. Kennell
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  Speaker 1: County Board Chairman Matt Kellogg also participated in the event.
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  Speaker 1: He took note of all the Kendall County employees and
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  Speaker 1: organizations that participated in the polar plunge. It was just
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  Speaker 1: an amazing community event, he said. There was still ice
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  Speaker 1: on the lake when the event took place. It was
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  Speaker 1: a true polar plunge, Kendall County Board member Reuben Rodriguez said,