The feat was performed before some 50 people and Vandendorpe's mantra for success was simple.
"If we train, if we give our all, we can advance (and) obtain results that can improve things."
His training techniques including sitting in an ice-cold jacuzzi, training in a 500-litre freezer and then remaining buried in snow in the French ski resort of Chamonix.
He aims to donate the money raised through his feat to the Wonder Augustine association founded in Wattrelos following the death of a four-year-old girl called Augustine two years ago from brian cancer.
"Everyone can donate one euro for every minute Romain remained immersed in ice," said Steve de Matos, the head of the association.