For 15 years, Chrissy Motz has been a fixture at Polar Plunges across Northeast Ohio.
Each winter, the Streetsboro resident can be seen braving frigid waters throughout the region to help raise money for a cause that’s near and dear to her heart: the Special Olympics of Ohio. She and her fellow plungers on her team, “Portage Grin and Bear It,” routinely do what most of us wouldn’t even consider doing: put on a bathing suit and take a dip in waters ranging between just 32 and 35 degrees, often dodging snow and ice along the way.
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