St. Bonaventure’s Polar Plunge team will travel to Woodlawn Beach State Park in Buffalo this Saturday to plunge into Lake Erie to raise money for Special Olympics New York. “Special Olympics is a non-profit organization that is the largest provider of health care in the world for those with intellectual disabilities,” said Paula Scraba, O.S.F.,…
By Cameron Pettrone Contributing Writer St. Bonaventure is taking a plunge in support of the Special Olympics. “The Polar Plunge is an annual event through the Special Olympics of New York and they are challenging colleges in the Buffalo area,” said Dr. Paula Scraba, O.S.F. “The whole thing is advocacy through sport.” The Polar Plunge…
By Lauren Zazzara Features Editor St. Bonaventure’s Polar Plunge team will be “freezin’ for a reason” on Dec. 5. Twelve students, led by junior finance major Ben Collins, will carpool to Buffalo to plunge into Lake Erie to raise money for Special Olympics New York. According to Paula Scraba, Ph.D, O.S.F., members of the Bonaventure…
By Lauren Zazzara Features Editor St. Bonaventure received a taste of the Arctic on Friday with the Polar Spray, an event designed to raise money for Special Olympics New York. At the Polar Spray, Allegany Volunteer Fire Company sprayed registered participants with a fire hose at the outdoor basketball courts between the Reilly Center and…
By Amelia Kibbe Features Editor St. Bonaventure students are ready to brace themselves against the frigid depths of Lake Ontario as they participate in a polar plunge to support Special Olympics Dec. 6. The event, which takes place at Woodlawn Beach State Park in Buffalo, raises money for the St. Bonaventure University chapter of the…
