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NEW JERSEY COPS n FEBRUARY 2014 35 Lyons’ decent proposal n BY DONNA WEAVER If you are looking for a view of Kevin Lyons that only his wife gets to enjoy, it’s time to open your wallets. For this year’s Feb. 22 Seaside Heights Polar Bear Plunge, the State PBA Legal Plan Administrator – who often reminds people of his disdain for anything beach related – has offered a challenge for the state’s Locals and members: 1. If we raise $5,000, I'll put up $500 and jump in on Feb 22. 2. If we raise $7,500, I'll wear a speedo when I jump in. 3. If we raise $10,000, I’ll put my clothes back on. Fair enough? You heard it here first: Lyons is stepping up and stripping down for a noble cause: the Special Olympics. “I’m doing this because it’s a great cause and I am stepping up to do as much as I can,” he said. Shortly after attending the Polar Bear Plunge in Wildwood, Lyons, who sits on the state committee to plan Plunge events with 37 other law enforcement officers from across the state, knew that there was still more he could do to help with the “I’m doing this because it’s a great cause and I am stepping up to do as much as I can.” KEVIN LYONS cause… and apparently, it’s getting nearly naked. But before Lyons bares all, he needs his fellow members across the state to donate to the cause that means so much to him. So much, in fact, he is willing to face two of his greatest annoyances. Lyons recently posted on Facebook that although he was a police officer at the Long Beach Township Police Department for 25 years, he hates two things: sand and cold CONTINUED ON PAGE 36 2014 POLAR BEAR PLUNGE AT SEASIDE HEIGHTS Feb. 22 • 1 p.m. Info: www.NJPolarPlunge.org