Special Olympics Texas Hosting Polar Plunge Fundraiser
By: News Release
Updated: January 24, 2012
Special Olympics Texas (SOTX) - Big Country area is challenging residents to sign up for its frostiest fundraiser of the year on Jan. 28 in Abilene. SOTX is calling on everyone cool enough to plunge for proceeds at the annual Polar Plunge - a chilly and entertaining event where the brave raise pledges by jumping into freezing cold water.
Registration for the Polar Plunge begins at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday; the first plunge is at 12:30 p.m. at the Courtyard Marriott, located at 4350 Ridgemont Drive in Abilene. The cost to plunge is $50 for adults and $25 for children under 18. All plungers will get a T-shirt, beach towel, knit cap or one of the many other available incentives, based on their plunge level. Proceeds support more than 913 athletes in the Big Country area.
Register to take the plunge at www.specialolympicstexas.org (click on the Polar Plunge icon). For more information or to learn about volunteer opportunities at the Polar Plunge, contact Beth Bye (ebye@sotx.org) at 325.677.3200.
Registration for the Polar Plunge begins at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday; the first plunge is at 12:30 p.m. at the Courtyard Marriott, located at 4350 Ridgemont Drive in Abilene. The cost to plunge is $50 for adults and $25 for children under 18. All plungers will get a T-shirt, beach towel, knit cap or one of the many other available incentives, based on their plunge level. Proceeds support more than 913 athletes in the Big Country area.
Register to take the plunge at www.specialolympicstexas.org (click on the Polar Plunge icon). For more information or to learn about volunteer opportunities at the Polar Plunge, contact Beth Bye (ebye@sotx.org) at 325.677.3200.
