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LANTZ-VO: WE DO THIS EVERY YEAR. WE'VE DONE IT FOR MANY YEARS ACTUALLY.
JARED-VO: IT MAY SEEM CRAZY.
NATSOT: PEOPLE TALKING.
JARED-VO: BUT IT'S FOR A GOOD CAUSE. ON SATURDAY ... CONCORD UNIVERSITY'S CHAPTER OF TAU KAPPA
EPSILON HOSTED THE POLAR BEAR PLUNGE ... AN EVENT TO RAISE MONEY FOR SAINT JUDES CHILDREN
HOSPITAL. THE EVENT WAS TO RAISE MONEY FOR A NEW ROOM IN THE HOSPITAL. COLLECTIVELY ... THE
ORGANIZATION LOOKS TO RAISE 300 THOUSAND DOLLARS.
JARED-OC: RIGHT NOW IT'S 39 DEGREES OUTSIDE AND PARTS OF THE LAKE ARE STILL FROZEN.
TKE MEMBER CASEY COTTRELL SAID THAT THE WHILE THE PLUNGE IS A FRATERNAL EVENT... IT ALSO
HITS A PERSONAL SPOT.
COTRELL-VO: IT BREAKS MY HEART TO BE ABLE TO BE TO HAVE ALL THE NORMAL NEEDS THAT A
REGULAR HUMAN BEING CAN DO AND SEE KIDS THAT ARE IN THE HOSPITAL ... YOU KNOW ... DISABILITIES
AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT AND THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO LIVE THE LIFE WE ARE.
JARED-VO: AFTER DRINKING SOME HOT CHOCOLATE ... MEMBERS OF THE FRATERNITY BRACED THEMSELVES
AND JUMPED IN.
NATSOT: JUMPING IN.
JARED-VO: AFTER THE JUMP ... THE TKES WERE VISUALLY COLD BUT ALSO FELT A SENSE OF GRATITUDE.
VO: (HOW DO YOU FEEL RIGHT NOW?) FANTASTIC. YOU KNOW ... IT'S FOR A GOOD CAUSE. WE DO
IT EVERY YEAR. SO IT'S REALLY A GREAT EVENT AS COLD AS IT IS AT THE TIME. IT'S DEFINITELY
WORTH IT.
FOR WMLT NEWS ... I'M JARED KLINE AT BLUESTONE.