BATH – After raising roughly $35,000 for more than 80 youth programs in central Steuben County, county Sheriff Jim Allard donned some stripes and was escorted to the shores of Lake Salubria Friday evening. Tapped to take the plunge in the 26th annual Tyrtle Beach fundraiser, and with air temps near 70-degrees, the sheriff not only strode into the cool water, he treated spectators to his version of a back stroke.
The fundraiser, launched in 1991 by WVIN/WABH radio in Bath, has raised roughly than $655,000 for youth programs. The official 2017 fundraising tally will be released within two weeks.
