Photo: Kyle Bray/WBZ NewsRadio
WESTWOOD, Mass. (WBZ NewsRadio) — Eversource employees took the plunge on Wednesday for a great reason.
Decked out in a colorful array of costumes to raise money for the Special Olympics, they were jumping into an icy-cold mobile pool.
The air temperature was a 'balmy' 50 degrees, at least compared to the sub-zero temperatures we endured last week when the plunge was originally scheduled.
Last week's historic blizzard pushed out the plunge to this week.
160 Eversource employees took part in the plunge and raised more than $100,000.
Eversource Chief Customer Officer Jared Lawrence, dressed as a Care Bear, laughed off the chill as he prepared for his icy plunge. "Before we jumped in I reminded everybody of the Special Olympics creed which is 'Let me win, but if I cannot win, at least let me be brave in the attempt' and every single person out here signed up knowing that it might have been 25 degrees when we jumped in today, so I think there's a lot of bravery going on out here."
One of the Special Olympians taking it all in was Anita Griffin who said she couldn't believe the big turnout for the plunge. "It's amazing to see all the support we get because it helps us be a part of our sports and not have to worry about paying for our sports and being part of Special Olympics. It's a great honor."
WBZ NewsRadio's Kyke Bray (@KyleBrayWBZ) reports.