St. Clair College Polar Plunge raises money for Special Olympics Ontario

Getting wet and ice-cold Wednesday morning was for a charitable cause at St. Clair College.

The ‘Slip and Slide’ event was the launch party for the upcoming Polar Plunge to take place on February 28, 2025. All proceeds support Special Olympics Ontario. Local police and fire services along with St. Clair College were on hand to cheer for the brave participants.

St. Clair College collectively raised over $16,000 for the fundraiser. LaSalle Police Services have raised $30,000 to date. Over $500,000 has been raised over the last 11 years the event has been held.

Kylie Deslippe is a second-year student at St. Clair College, Protection, Security & Investigation program (PSI).

Deslippe was enthusiastic about getting involved to help the cause.

“I did it just to support the Special Olympics,” said Deslippe.

“Part of our program is to give back to the community, and just raise funds and awareness for the Special Olympics itself. It was really cold. It was good to see all the donations to everybody that came out today.”