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While most jumpers wore swim trunks Saturday’s Ottawa Polar Plunge, Mélanie Serviss and family had a different plan.
With denim ribbons pinned to their shoulders, Mélanie Serviss, Julie Larivière and Nicole Gagnon jumped into the ice cold water wearing jeans and tutus.
“I kind of stopped breathing for a split second,” Mélanie Serviss laughed.
“It was cold, my daughter actually cried when we jumped.”
“She doesn’t like us jumping in water, and it was cold water. Probably our reaction.”
The event was put on by the Ottawa Police Service and the Ontario Law Enforcement Torch Run at Algonquin College, with divers jumping off a platform into a water-filled dumpster. Around a hundred people took the plunge, raising around $20,000 for Special Olympics Ontario.
The denim ribbon is a symbol to raise awareness of genetic disorders — both Mélanie’s daughter and Julie’s step daughter are affected by rare genetic disorders.
And the tutus? Just for fun.
“It’s because both girls they like princesses. I know my daughter, she loves to twirl in her dress,” Serviss said. “It was to represent them, not just their disorder, but their personality as well.”
“For my daughter Maève who has special needs, she has Williams syndrome – a genetic disorder — and my niece Arielle, she has Hurler’s Syndrome,” Serviss added.
“We think that Special Olympics is good for her to be with children similar in her needs. So I think it’s a good cause to raise awareness and to raise money for.”
The Serviss team reached out to family and friends and raised about $800.
Special Olympics ambassador, Insp. John McGetrick was the first jumper of the day.
“Law enforcement has a long-standing relationship with Special Olympics. It’s our charity of choice,” he said.
The Ottawa Police Service has been raising money for the cause for over 40 years, he added.
“If we don’t raise the funds it really limits their ability to participate in sport.”
Polar Plunge events will be going on across the province until the beginning of April.
“It’s a fun way to raise some money. We talk about doing it in a lake or a river, but I think to get more participants people are more comfortable jumping into a lined bin with divers and paramedics on standby,” McGetrick said.
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With denim ribbons pinned to their shoulders, Mélanie Serviss, Julie Larivière and Nicole Gagnon jumped into the ice cold water wearing jeans and tutus.
“I kind of stopped breathing for a split second,” Mélanie Serviss laughed.
“It was cold, my daughter actually cried when we jumped.”
“She doesn’t like us jumping in water, and it was cold water. Probably our reaction.”
The event was put on by the Ottawa Police Service and the Ontario Law Enforcement Torch Run at Algonquin College, with divers jumping off a platform into a water-filled dumpster. Around a hundred people took the plunge, raising around $20,000 for Special Olympics Ontario.
The denim ribbon is a symbol to raise awareness of genetic disorders — both Mélanie’s daughter and Julie’s step daughter are affected by rare genetic disorders.
And the tutus? Just for fun.
“It’s because both girls they like princesses. I know my daughter, she loves to twirl in her dress,” Serviss said. “It was to represent them, not just their disorder, but their personality as well.”
“For my daughter Maève who has special needs, she has Williams syndrome – a genetic disorder — and my niece Arielle, she has Hurler’s Syndrome,” Serviss added.
“We think that Special Olympics is good for her to be with children similar in her needs. So I think it’s a good cause to raise awareness and to raise money for.”
The Serviss team reached out to family and friends and raised about $800.
Special Olympics ambassador, Insp. John McGetrick was the first jumper of the day.
“Law enforcement has a long-standing relationship with Special Olympics. It’s our charity of choice,” he said.
The Ottawa Police Service has been raising money for the cause for over 40 years, he added.
“If we don’t raise the funds it really limits their ability to participate in sport.”
Polar Plunge events will be going on across the province until the beginning of April.
“It’s a fun way to raise some money. We talk about doing it in a lake or a river, but I think to get more participants people are more comfortable jumping into a lined bin with divers and paramedics on standby,” McGetrick said.
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