HILBERT SAAC TAKES THE POLAR PLUNGE FOR SPECIAL OLYMPICS

More than 20 Hilbert College student-athletes plus their club advisors Kelly Starchok and Greg Peri banded together to take the Polar Plunge on Saturday, a great fund-raising event to benefit the Western New York Special Olympics chapter.

For the third year in a row, the SAAC group committed themselves to raise money, to raise awareness and to find the courage to jump in the freezing waters of Lake Erie in early December. Traveling to Woodlawn Beach, the excited and nervous athletes registered, tailgated with other plungers and found their nerve to make the trek into the cold water. When it was all said and done, the Hawks raised more than $1,000 by selling 50-50 split tickets at the basketball double-header games; they also raffled off a $50 gas card and accepted donations for their plunge.