Jumpers plunge into frigid Mon River for Frosty Frolic
11th annual event raised $10k for Cal Area School District Foundation
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California firefighter Garett Shoemaker, dressed as Buddy the Elf, gets some air as California Area High School junior Parker Griffin leaps ahead of him into the Monongahela River during Saturday afternoon's Frosty Frolic fundraiser in Coal Center.
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Brenda Fetsko of West Brownsville shouts "It's cold!" as she exits the frigid Monongahela River during the Frosty Frolic fundraiser Saturday afternoon in Coal Center.
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Walter MacFann, who is a trustee for the California Area School District Foundation, dressed as a snowman alongside Brenda Workman, middle, and Rebecca Smitley before the trio took the plunge into the Monongahela River during Saturday afternoon's Frosty Frolic fundraiser in Coal Center.
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More than 70 brave souls took the frigid plunge into the 41-degree waters of the Monongahela River at the Coal Center wharf during the 11th annual Frosty Frolic. The fundraiser for the California Area School District Foundation, which helps provide scholarships to high school students, raised about $10,000 during the event Saturday afternoon that also included a costume contest.