Friday's Cool School Challenge in which students from Seton Keough High School will again take part, marks the final stages for the winter water series of fundraisers to benefit Maryland Special Olympics.
Earlier in the week, several teams from the Catonsville area were among those that took part in the 19th annual Maryland State Police Polar Bear Plunge at Sandy Point State Park.
Their efforts were to raise money for Special Olympics Maryland. On Jan. 26, Special Olympics Maryland announced it had raised $1.7 million through its Freeze Your Buns Run, Super Plunge, Corporate Plunge Challenge and the 19th Annual Maryland State Police Polar Bear Plunge.
More than 5,720 individuals and plungers supported the Polar Bear Plunge and related events this year, according to Monday's release.
Members of Ravens Roost 55, Ravens Roost 88 and Ravens Roost 117, entered the chilly water of the Chesapeake Bay on Jan. 24, as did those representing C-Square;crazyawesome; Dragons; Ice Cubez; TCFH; TeamBurr; Tit Bit Nipply; USGS Plungers and Venture Crew 109.
According to the Polar Bear Plunge website:
• C-Square's two members raised $50
• Dragons' 12 members raised $1,190
• Ice Cubez's four members raised $390
• Ravens Roost 117's nine members raised $6,749
• TeamBurr's five members raised $265
• Tit Bit Nipply's six members raised $1,271
• USGS Plungers' three members raised $495
• Venture Crew 109's five members raised $666.
The contributions from crazyawesome, Ravens Roost 55, Ravens Roost 88, TCFH were not available on the website as of Jan. 26.