Special Olympics Texas (SOTX) – Panhandle area challenges you to sign up for its frostiest fundraiser of the year on January 12.  SOTX is calling on everyone cool enough to plunge for proceeds at the annual Polar Plunge - a chilly and entertaining event where the brave raise pledges by jumping into freezing cold water.  

Registration for the Polar Plunge begins at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday and the first plunge is at 11:00 a.m. at the Amarillo Town Club, located at 7700 Hillside. The cost to plunge is $60 for adults and $30 for children under 18 years old.  Anyone who raises more than their required plunge fee will get a duffel bag, blanket or one of the many other available incentives!  Proceeds support more than 650 athletes in the Panhandle area.

Click here to sign up for the plunge.  For more information or to learn about volunteer opportunities at the event, contact Megan Spivey (mspivey@sotx.org) at 806.374.7171.

About the Law Enforcement Torch Run (LETR)
The Law Enforcement Torch Run is Special Olympics' largest grass-roots fundraiser and public awareness vehicle.  In Texas, the Law Enforcement Torch Run began in 1985 and had grown to become one of the largest in the nation.  In the last decade, Torch Run has contributed over $11 million through the dedication of thousands of law enforcement personnel fundraising on behalf of SOTX.  The support provided by this dedicated group has contributed greatly to programs in local communities, which involve close to 44,000 athletes with intellectual disabilities throughout the state.

About Special Olympics Texas
Special Olympics Texas (SOTX) is a privately funded non-profit organization that changes lives through the power of sport by encouraging and empowering people with intellectual disabilities, promoting acceptance for all, and fostering communities of understanding and respect.  SOTX provides continuing opportunities for more than 44,000 children and adults with intellectual disabilities throughout the Lone Star State to realize their potential, develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage and experience joy and friendship.  To learn more, visit www.specialolympicstexas.org or call 800.876.5646.  Engage with us on: Twitter @SOTexas; fb.com/SpecialOlympicsTX; youtube.com/specialolympicstexas.

Co-Sponsors:
Coca-Cola Refreshments, Food Town, H-E-B Tournament of Champions
Charitable Trust and the Law Enforcement Torch Run