Cleveland - On Saturday, February 29th, you can join Special Olympics Ohio athletes, their families, and some of Cleveland’s best plungers to do some “Freezin’ for a Reason” at the Cleveland Polar Plunge at Edgewater Park near downtown Cleveland.
As part of the Polar Plunge experience, participants obtain monetary pledges to earn the privilege of running into the frigid waters of Lake Erie. Another, less chilly opportunity to raise money is Too Chicken to Plunge. To participate as a Chicken, participants raise money and receive an event t-shirt as well the opportunity to NOT Plunge.
The Cleveland Polar Plunge will be one of Special Olympics Ohio’s largest Polar Plunge events of the season and spectators are welcome at the beach, free of charge.
The schedule for the 2020 Cleveland Polar Plunge is:
Saturday, February 29, 2020
9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.: Polar plunge Check-In/Registration at Edgewater Park Beach
(6500 Cleveland Memorial Shoreway, Cleveland 44102)
12:00 – 12:30 p.m.: Costume contest
12:30 – 1:30 p.m.: Polar Plunge!
The 2019 Cleveland Polar Plunge had more than 450 brr-ave participants and raised nearly $74,000 for the athletes of Special Olympics Ohio.
Photo by: Kyle Cornell / WTAM 1100
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