You can raise some cold cash for Special Olympics in "polar plunges" at seven locations around the state from Long Island Sound to Ontario.

"We're planning for a big group of NYSUT activists to participate in Polar Plunge events in waterways all around New York state," said Aaron Bifaro, a NYSUT staffer who serves on the board of directors of Special Olympics New York.

The 2007-08 plunge season looks like this:

• Nov. 10 - Beaver Island State Park, Grand Island;
• Dec. 1 - Shepard Park, Lake George;
• Dec. 2 - Gateway National Park, Staten Island;
• Dec. 8 - Verona Beach State Park, Verona;
• Feb. 10 - Charlotte Beach, Lake Ontario;
• March 8 - Sharpe Reservation, Fishkill; and Bar Beach, Port Washington.

NYSUT is a statewide sponsor of Special Olympics.

Plungers can register as a team or as an individual; each individual is expected to raise a minimum of $100 to do a cannonball off the icy dock.

Online registration is recommended - see www.SpecialOlympicsNY.org.