2023 Special Olympics New River Polar Plunge Festival
Venue: Bisset Park, Radford
Directions: Google Map Link
Organizations: Special Olympics of the Southwest Region and New River Valley
Date: Saturday, February 25, 2023
Time: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Event Types: Miscellaneous, Charity
Cost:
Minimum donation or total fundraising amount of $100.00 to plunge per person. There is no upper limit as to how much money you can donate or fundraise.
Description:
Special Olympics Virginia along with the Radford City Police Department and Radford University presents the 2023 Special Olympics New River Polar Plunge® Festival on Saturday, February 25, 2023 at Dudley's Landing in Bisset Park.
Schedule:
• 10:00 AM: Check In / Registration Begins
• 12:30 PM: Plunge Festivities Begin (Opening Ceremonies, Costume Contest, Top Team & Individual, Safety Briefing)
• 1:00 PM: Registration Closes
Grab your closest friends and family and come on out for the New River Polar Plunge®! We have prizes for the best costumes and top fundraisers, heated changing tents to take the chill off, and of course an icy dip into the New River with hundreds of your closest friends!
It’s $100.00 to participate which benefit the Special Olympics and includes the official Polar Plunge t-shirt, but the more you raise, the cooler the incentives. We have prizes for the best costumes and top fundraisers, heated changing tents and restrooms to use throughout the event to take the chill off and of course an icy dip into the New River!
Every penny we raise supports 18,000 athletes of all abilities.
There will be music and entertainment throughout the event.
To register to plunge online, visit:
https://impact.specialolympicsva.org/event/2023-new-river-polar-plunge/e434951.
The plunge is open to the entire community to help us raise money to benefit the amazing athletes of Special Olympics Virginia! If you are under 18, your parent or guardian must sign your waiver form.
Walk-ins the day of the event are welcome.
We highly recommend the use of footwear (water shoes, sneakers) while taking the plunge at Bisset Park.
Please note that diving and flipping is strictly prohibited.
Special Olympics provides 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.
To view the event flyer, visit:
https://i.postimg.cc/4NXCY34F/image.png.
For more information, visit:
https://www.polarplunge.com/new-river/event-information or
https://www.facebook.com/PolarPlungeVirginia or
https://www.facebook.com/events/499992021761139 or email Katelynn Howell at khowell@specialolympicsva.org or Aliza Tekavec at atekavec@specialolympicsva.org.