Take the plunge in San Marcos!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


Are you ready to have some frosty fun while benefitting Special Olympics Texas (SOTX) athletes? Then sign up for our annual polar plunge! This chilly fundraiser will take place on Saturday, February 22. This event calls for anyone brrrrave enough to raise pledges by plunging into some freezing water.

Sewell Park in San Marcos is hosting the Polar Plunge. Registration will begin at 9:00 a.m. and the first plunge will be at 10:00 a.m. The cost to plunge is $60 for adults and $30 for children under the age of eighteen. All registered plungers will get a commemorative t-shirt, duffel bag, knit cap or one of the many other available incentives, based on the amount of donations they collect.

Click here to register as an individual or with a team. We will be giving the award for Best Costume following the plunge, so come dressed to impress!

Proceeds benefit more than 5,000 athletes in the Central Texas area. For more information or to learn about volunteer opportunities at the Polar Plunge, contact Amy Yatkeman (ayatkeman@sotx.org).

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 more than 44,500 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 44,500 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.sotx.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


Tela Mange
Vice President of Communications
Special Olympics Texas
tmange@sotx.org


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 58,800 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.