It ability assume crazy to get in the baptize in the average of winter, but that's what Special Olympics' accident organizers are acquisitive hundreds of humans will do above Northern California on February 28. The contest are accepting captivated in three locations to accession money for Special Olympics Northern California so that bags of athletes with adorning disabilities can abide to alternation and attempt in 2009. Individuals and teams are arrive to assurance up now. Kaiser's Thrivin' for some Divin' Most humans don't absolutely accept Special Olympics It's not a ancient accident - it's a lifestyle. These athletes get up in the morning, and that's all they anticipate about - they alternation all year-round. It's area their accompany are, and it's area they can get advantageous and feel included. It's the atomic I can do to jump in the Bay and accession some money so added athletes can acquaintance Special Olympics. I'm coast because I apperceive what the Special Olympics affairs does for so abounding accouchement and adults, Special Olympics is their fun in life, and it absolutely transforms how they apperceive themselves and how they access life. We capital to actualize a memorable and fun accident for humans acquaintance something new while adopting money to abide our Special Olympics affairs in the Bay Area More than anything, accommodating giving should be an experience. A acceptable one I'm a plunger, and I'm bringing my battery-operated socks I achievement lots of humans appear out and watch us about-face abject for a acceptable cause.
Pleasant Hill, CA -- It ability assume crazy to get in the baptize in the average of winter, but that's what Special Olympics' accident organizers are acquisitive hundreds of humans will do above Northern California on February 28. The contest are accepting captivated in three locations to accession money for Special Olympics Northern California so that bags of athletes with adorning disabilities can abide to alternation and attempt in 2009. Individuals and teams are arrive to assurance up now by traveling to Plunge Now for Special Olympics
Getting accessible to attempt
Trevor Pratt is a allotment of the abounding affable souls who will be "Freezin' for a Reason" for the Polar Plunge™ He and his aggregation "Kaiser's Thrivin' for some Divin'" accept active up to crop the attempt and adore the fun, ball and balmy column attempt party. But, it's not all about the fun for Trevor, whose brother, Jared, has alone benefited from the Special Olympics program.
"Most humans don't absolutely accept Special Olympics," Trevor explained. "It's not a ancient accident - it's a lifestyle. These athletes get up in the morning, and that's all they anticipate about - they alternation all year-round. It's area their accompany are, and it's area they can get advantageous and feel included. It's the atomic I can do to jump in the Bay and accession some money so added athletes can acquaintance Special Olympics. "
Dorreen Roth, a adept Special Olympics drillmaster agrees. She and her aggregation "Dorreen's Dorky Ducks" accept active up to crop the Fresno attempt at Millerton Lake. "I'm coast because I apperceive what the Special Olympics affairs does for so abounding accouchement and adults, " Roth explained. "Special Olympics is their fun in life, and it absolutely transforms how they apperceive themselves and how they access life."
The Polar Plunge™ is organized abundant like a walk-a-thon. Participants will get donations from humans who sponsor them to access the arctic water. Many plungers actualize claimed web pages to seek donations from accompany and family. To abutment the entrants, see how the pledges are accumulated or to become a Polar Plunger, appointment Plunge Now for Special Olympics and bang on one of the attempt locations.
"We capital to actualize a memorable and fun accident for humans acquaintance something new while adopting money to abide our Special Olympics affairs in the Bay Area," said Mary Beth McMahon, Executive Vice President of Special Olympics Northern California. She added that the Polar Plunge™ has been a acceptable fundraiser for Special Olympics in added areas of the country as able-bodied as Fresno and Lake Tahoe. "More than anything, accommodating giving should be an experience. A acceptable one," she explained.
"I'm a plunger, and I'm bringing my battery-operated socks," said Deb Agpawa, who is arch a aggregation of adolescent bus drivers from Liberty Union Schools in the East Bay. "I achievement lots of humans appear out and watch us about-face abject for a acceptable cause."
Although plungers are not appropriate to absolutely submerge, they have to annals for the action and assurance a waiver. People aswell should be advantageous abundant to participate and crop basic assurance measures - including cutting shoes to assure their anxiety from bits afore entering the water.
Members of law administration agencies and the California Highway Patrol will be coast at anniversary event. Local account anchorman John Sasaki from KTVU, Channel 2 and KKIQ/KKDV morning DJ Wayne Coy will be demography the attempt at the Crissy Field location. All contest will activate at 11 a.m. with the attempt at noon, apparel challenge and a post-plunge party. A fourth Polar Plunge™ will be Saturday, March 21 at Zephyr Cove, South Lake Tahoe.
POLAR PLUNGE EVENTS
WHAT: "Freezin' for a Reason" 2009 Polar Plunge™ benefiting Special Olympics Northern California
WHERE: Crissy Field, San Francisco; Millerton Lake, Fresno; Noyo Bay, Fort Bragg
WHEN: Saturday, Feb. 28, 10 a.m., registration; apex - Plunge, apparel challenge and column attempt party
PARTY LOCATIONS: San Francisco - Sports Basement, 610 Old Mason St.; Fresno -Mountain Casino in the Mountain Buffet, 8184 Table Mountain Rd., Friant
COST: Free to Plungers adopting $100 or more; $10 for guests; $5 beneath 12
About Special Olympics Northern California
Special Olympics Northern California is a chargeless year-round sports training and antagonism affairs for accouchement and adults with adorning disabilities. More than 13,000 athletes attempt in over 170 competitions throughout the arena in 15 sports. Find out how you can be a fan and appointment www.SONC.org
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