Tuesday, March 5, 2013
To raise funds for Special Olympics, three members of the Niles Police Department jumped into Lake Michigan Feb. 24--after someone cut a pool in the ice.
When Niles Police Department staffers went to the beach at Evanston on Feb. 24, there was quite a bit of ice. Barbara DiGuido of Special Olympics Illinois, the organization for which the officers were raising charitable funds, said volunteers had to break up some of the ice so that those participating in the fundraiser could dip into the frigid waters. Conditions are different every year, she said, for the event called the Illinois Law Enforcement Polar Plunge for Special Olympics. Earlier: Park Ridge Officer Plunges Once an Hour for 24 Hours Nevertheless, Division Commander Vincenzo Genualdi, Sgt. Ronald Brandt and Officer James Griesenauer braved those conditions to jump into the pool that was formed in the ice. They raised more than…
Thursday, February 21, 2013
Officer Julie Genualdi will run into Lake Michigan once an hour for 24 hours, starting at 1 p.m. Friday, to raise funds for Special Olympics. Cmdr. Vincenzo Genualdi of the Niles Police is her 'Super Plunge' support person. You can donate to the cause.
Imagine running around in a bathing suit in this weather. Now imagine running into the icy waters of Lake Michigan in that bathing suit. Yikes! Now imagine doing that once an hour, through the frigid darkness of the night, for 24 hours. That's what Officer Julie Genualdi of the Park Ridge Police Department will be doing starting at 1 p.m. Friday. Commander Vincenzo Genualdi of the Niles Police Department will be her support person. She's raising money for Special Olympics Illinois. Anyone may donate on her page by clicking here. Patch. com asked Officer Julie Genualdi a few questions. Patch: Are you really sure you want to do this? Officer Julie Genualdi: 2013 marks the 8th year for this chilly endeavor (SUPER Plunge)! The Polar …
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Cops stood on rooftops Friday and collected more than $5,000.
Officer Tony Scipione manned his post at 4 a.m. Friday, but it wasn't the usual Niles squad car. It was the Dunkin Donuts at 7235 N. Caldwell in Niles, where Scipione collected donations for Special Olympics Illinois for the next 10 hours as part of the Cop on a Rooftop charitable drive. "It was a steady stream of people at Dunkin Donuts until about 9, and then the Shell customers donated after that," Scipione said. The Dunkin Donuts leases space from the Shell gas station. Because Dunkin Donuts doesn't own its own building, Scipione wasn't allowed to go up on the roof, as police at most other locations did to heighten interest--and boost donations-- from people driving by. Even without that, Niles police collected $5,200 for Special …
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Arne Asada
12:09 am on Wednesday, May 25, 2011
I went to the Dunkin Donuts on Dempster to donate an Andy Jackson but I didn't see anyone on the roof. :-( more ›