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Polar Plunge

Polar Plunge 2011: Feb. 4-5

The Polar Plunge® Winter Festival is Special Olympics Virginia’s largest fundraiser, attracting more than 10,000 people to an otherwise deserted beachfront in February. Crowd favorites at this event include the Boogie Down the Boardwalk Costume Parade and contest, musical entertainment, gigantic sand sculpture, as well as vendor displays and giveaways.

Individuals and teams from more than 100 businesses and organizations, alongside our athletes and thousands of community members, experience heartwarming and bone chilling extremes as they take the plunge into the icy Atlantic Ocean in the height of winter! Visit www.polarplunge.com to register or for additional information.

And don't miss these other February Polar Plunges benefiting Special Olympics Virginia! Stay tuned for dates and more information.

  • Highlander Polar Plunge Celebration, Radford University. Take a mid-winter dip in the New River to benefit Special Olympics athletes in the New River Valley.  For information, e-mail Nancy Morehouse.

  • Tim’s Rivershore Polar Plunge, Tim’s Rivershore Restaurant & Crabhouse, Dumfries in Prince William County. Join us for a refreshing dip in the Potomac River! Bring your family and friends along. Build a team or plunge solo. All plungers receive an official plunge T-shirt and prizes are awarded for most money raised and to the team and individual in the best costume. E-mail Michelle Gates for information.

  • Liberty University Polar Plunge Festival, Liberty University in Lynchburg. Join students and faculty from Liberty University and members of the Lynchburg community for Liberty Polar Plunge® Festival. For information, e-mail Josh Walker.

 

take a mid-winter dip in the New River on behalf of Special Olympics athletes in the New River Valley. A unique addition to the line-up of the 2010 Homecoming activities, the Highlander Polar Plunge® Celebration, co-sponsored by the Radford City Police Department, RU Dining Services and the RU Swim and Diving Teams, is open to all Radford University alumni, students and friends – INCLUDING YOU and YOUR FRIENDS!

Entry fee is $25 and the proceeds benefit Special Olympics. Prizes will be awarded for the most outrageous "Dread the Red" swimming attire, and the first 100 to register will get a commemorative t-shirt.

The 2011 Polar Plunge Winter Festival is set for Feb. 4-5. Are you fan enough?


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