O&R Donates $500 to Penguin Plunge Fundraiser

From Penguin Plunge: O&R is contributing $500 to help support the 10th annual Penguin Plunge benefit fundraiser in Nyack this year for three local youngsters who have suffered from severe health problems.

Those children will get help with their medical bills from money raised when hardy adults voluntarily take a winter dip into the frigid Hudson River in Nyack on March 5 at Memorial Park from noon to 2 p.m. (the actual plunge is at 1:30 p.m.)

Over the past nine years, The Penguin Plunge, Inc. has raised close to $300,000 for local families. Donations can be made to the Penguin Plunge, Inc., 150 Hoover St., Blauvelt, N.Y. 10913. The Penguin Plunge, Inc. is a 501c3 non-profit organization.

Photo courtesy of The Penguin Plunge (Planning to Take the Plunge. Members of the Penguin Plunge committee are getting accustomed to the cold weather here as they plan this year’s event, from left: Hailey Robertson, Karen Tillette, Rich La Placa, Penguin Plunge Executive Director Barbara Noyes, O&R’s Regional and Community Affairs Manager Kate Wysokowski, Victor and Elayne Armaniaco and Mike Lynch.)