{"id":451348,"date":"2021-03-04T16:24:12","date_gmt":"2021-03-04T21:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/?p=451348"},"modified":"2021-03-04T16:24:12","modified_gmt":"2021-03-04T21:24:12","slug":"comed-employees-celebrate-10th-year-participating-in-special-olympics-chicagos-polar-plunge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/comed-employees-celebrate-10th-year-participating-in-special-olympics-chicagos-polar-plunge\/","title":{"rendered":"ComEd Employees Celebrate 10th Year Participating in Special Olympics Chicago\u2019s Polar Plunge"},"content":{"rendered":"

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ComEd Employees Celebrate 10th<\/sup> Year Participating in Special Olympics Chicago\u2019s Polar Plunge<\/b><\/p>\n

ComEd on pace to raise approximately $200,000 to support athletes with disabilities<\/i><\/p>\n

CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE<\/a>)–
\nWith COVID-19 precautions in place, it\u2019s possible that some have forgotten what it\u2019s like to go outside in the chilly winter weather. But not the \u201cComEd Coolers,\u201d who are celebrating their 10th year participating in Special Olympics Chicago\u2019s (SOC) annual Polar Plunge to benefit approximately 7,500 athletes with intellectual and developmental disabilities.\n<\/p>\n

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ComEd employee participates in Special Olympic Chicago’s Polar Plunge. (Photo: Business Wire)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\nFor this year\u2019s Chicago Polar Plunge, rather than jumping into Lake Michigan\u2019s frigid waters, hundreds of ComEd employees, family members and friends are finding creative ways to participate virtually. Members of the ComEd Coolers team are sharing videos and pictures of their plunging experience \u2013 whether it\u2019s from their backyard or bathtub \u2013 which will be shown during ComEd\u2019s Facebook Live Watch Party<\/a> at 10 a.m. on Sunday, March 7.\n<\/p>\n

\nLeading the ComEd Coolers, who are consistently one of the event’s largest fundraisers, are ComEd CEO Joe Dominguez<\/a> and Exelon Utilities Strategic Planning Vice President Joe Svachula.\n<\/p>\n

\n\u201cOn behalf of the 6,100 employees at ComEd, we\u2019re proud to celebrate 10 years of supporting thousands of Special Olympians who are able to participate in year-round competitions because of the funding they receive from Chicago\u2019s Polar Plunge,\u201d Dominguez said. \u201cAt ComEd, serving our communities means more than providing safe and reliable power. It means giving back and supporting the communities we are privileged to serve.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

\n\u201cI started plunging with the ComEd Coolers 10 years ago in honor of my son who has Down syndrome,\u201d Svachula said. \u201cIf you go back in time, people with disabilities didn\u2019t have a lot of opportunities. Today, we celebrate everyone\u2019s abilities \u2013 not disabilities \u2013 and what we all can do. Special Olympics is an organization leading this change.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

\nSince 2011, ComEd has turned the SOC\u2019s Polar Plunge into one of the energy company\u2019s biggest community events. Hundreds of employees, friends and family have raised a total of more than $1.7 million over that time. This year, the ComEd Coolers are on pace to raise approximately $200,000 to support athletes with intellectual and developmental disabilities.\n<\/p>\n

\nComEd\u2019s support of the communities it serves is not just limited to the Chicago Polar Plunge. In 2020:\n<\/p>\n