On a cold Saturday morning in March, Vince Vitrano and Erik Bilstad of Wisconsin’s Morning News showed their commitment to Special Olympics Wisconsin (SOWI) by running head-on into the freezing waters of Lake Michigan at Milwaukee’s McKinley Marina.
WTMJ and Wisconsin donors raised $5,078 to support SOWI, making WTMJ Cares the third-highest ranked team by money raised in this campaign. The opportunity to give back doesn’t end there, either — donations are still being accepted (click here to visit the WTMJ Cares campaign page). Special thanks to Gruber Law Offices for their contributions to this project!
This is only the first of several WTMJ Cares campaigns set for 2023. Tune into WTMJ and return to WTMJ.com for details on future WTMJ Cares projects.
The WTMJ team is gearing up for the next WTMJ Cares program — this time with Special Olympics & Gruber Law Offices! To make a donation, view the team page and learn more about this event, click here.
Special Olympics Wisconsin provides year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage and experience joy.
Wisconsin’s Morning News host Vince Vitrano will be leading the program beginning early March through March 18. On March 18, Vince is leading a fundraising team to take the Special Olympics Polar Plunge. Fans are encouraged to attend the plungeto support the Special Olympics initiative and Vince Vitrano. The money raised from the auction will then be donated to Special Olympics.
To view the team page and learn more about this event, click here.
Another WTMJ Cares conversation: No offseason for these Olympiads! Vince covers the snow shoe race in Wausau, WI
Listen to Special Olympics WI’s CEO Chad Hersher who was a guest on Wisconsin’s Morning News to discuss the polar plunge and to decide if it really counts unless we go entirely under water.
