ENID, OK - The 2020 Polar Plunge will take place on Saturday, March 7 at Western Inn and Suites, 210 N Van Buren. The Polar Plunge is a fundraising event challenging an individual or group to jump into a pool of water. Each participant collects pledges from family, friends and businesses in the hopes of raising money for Special Olympics.
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Registration begins at 10:00am and the plunge takes place at 11:00am. The public is invited to come out and enjoy the costumes and the fun.
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Each participant collects pledges from family, friends and businesses in the hopes of raising lots of money for Special Olympics.
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Participants can sign up and donate HERE. Donations can also be made if you would rather not plunge but would like to support an individual or group.
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Every three plungers allows one athlete to compete in Special Olympics Oklahoma for an ENTIRE year. Ten seconds of being uncomfortable in the frigid waters of Oklahoma will provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities!
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The Polar Plunge is coordinated by the Law Enforcement Torch Run which is an international charity made up of law enforcement personnel who raise money and awareness for Special Olympics.
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Special Olympics was founded in 1968. There are programs in all 50 states and more than 4.4 million athletes in 226 Accredited Special Olympics Programs across more than 170 countries worldwide.
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Oklahoma's first Special Olympics event was an athletics competition at the University of Tulsa in 1969. Today, Special Olympics Oklahoma benefits 10,597 athletes and is supported by over 1,700 volunteer coaches and thousands of sponsors, donors and volunteers conducting more than 140 sports competitions and training clinics every year.
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Prior Polar Plunge photos and video below.
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The mission of Special Olympics is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community.
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