Polar Plungers Wanted to Jump into
Lincoln Lake on Saturday, March 21 at the Private Beach Access Area
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[March 20, 2015]
LINCOLN, Ill. – Be a fan of brrr-avery!
Support Special Olympics athletes by jumping into the waters of
Lincoln Lake, at noon on Saturday, March 21. The funds raised from
the Law Enforcement Torch Run Polar Plunge® will benefit Special
Olympics Illinois Central/Area 10, serving Special Olympics athletes
with intellectual disabilities in four counties. The March 7 Plunge
at Lake Decatur also supports the Central/Area 10 program.
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All Polar Plungers are required to collect a minimum of $75 in
donations. Registration begins at 10 a.m. at the Knights of Columbus
Hall, 217 S. Limit St., Lincoln. Participants and Spectators will be
bused to and from the beach site. Lunch will available for purchase
on site. Lunch is $6 per person, $3 for children ages 4-12, and
Children ages 3 and under will eat for free. See complete directions
on the Special Olympics Illinois website:
www.soill.org.
People are encouraged to come in costume and to form teams. Each
team member must also raise the minimum of $75 in donations; all
team members’ individual fundraising totals will be merged to form a
combined team total. Statewide, teams are placed into divisions
based on size and are awarded prizes for the most money raised.
Each Plunger receives an official Polar Plunge sweatshirt. There are
also incentive items for raising more money with grand prizes,
including a seven night trip for two adults to Riu Palace Bavaro in
Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. For every $500 a plunger raises,
he/she will get an entry into the drawing for this grand prize.
Plungers can register for the Plunge at
www.plungeillinois.com
and also create their own fundraising page, or they can register by
contacting Joanie Keyes at 217-428-9255. Last-minute Plungers are
welcome to register on site the morning of the Plunge.
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Statewide Presenting Polar Plunge Sponsor: GEICO Lincoln Plunge
Sponsors: Lincoln Daily News, New Herald News, Lincoln Courier,
Banner Times, WLCN Radio, 96.3 Lincoln Country, 89X Radio, ,
Emergency Management Services, WLB School District, Carlton
Holdings, Knights of Columbus, , Walmart, Comcast SportsNet , BEER
NUTS, Coca-Cola and Skinny Pop. [Michelle
Evans, Special Olympics Illinois Polar Plunge]
The Illinois Law Enforcement Torch Run
is the single largest year-round fund-raising vehicle benefiting
Special Olympics Illinois. This intrastate relay and its various
fundraising projects have two goals: to raise money and increase
public awareness for the athletes of Special Olympics. Each year,
more than 3,000 officers in Illinois run more than 1,500 miles
carrying the Flame of Hope through the streets of their hometowns
and deliver it to the State Summer Games in Normal in June. Special
Olympics Illinois is a year-round program of sports training and
competition for children and adults with intellectual disabilities.
Special Olympics programs are now in more than 170 countries with 4
million athletes.
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