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Polar Plunge Feb. 13 at Versailles

Written by Register Staff

Thursday, 04 February 2010

Brave souls and warm hearts are preparing for an icy dip as the 2010
Polar Plunge to benefit Special Olympics Indiana returns for the third
year Saturday, Feb. 13, to Versailles State Park... Brave souls and warm hearts are preparing for an icy dip as the 2010
Polar Plunge to benefit Special Olympics Indiana returns for the third
year Saturday, Feb. 13, to Versailles State Park.
Athletes from Dearborn, Ohio, Ripley, Franklin and Decatur counties will
benefit from the plunge. All proceeds from this wacky event give these
athletes the means to train locally and to compete on the state level in
a number of Olympic type sports.
Afterward there will be an After Splash Bash at South Ripley Elementary
School. Hot meals are free to plungers and volunteers and for $5 for
everyone else. There also will be door prizes.
The Versailles plunge has some new features this year including a silent
auction at the After Splash Bash, a heated main tent at the park and a
special Cool School competition to get students involved with the fun.
In order to plunge, participants must raise a "bear" minimum of $75.
Student plungers may only raise $50 to plunge, but must raise $75 to
receive a shirt.
Awards will be given in several plunger categories and for raising
different levels of pledges. The 2010 Polar Plunge events also feature a
new prize, introduced in honor of the Indiana Knights of Columbus
continued support of Special Olympics, which includes the District 28
Councils of Aurora, Batesville, Bright, Greensburg, Lawrenceburg and
Osgood, sponsors of the Versailles Plunge event.
Participants are urged to pre-register online at www.soindiana.org. Walk
up registration will begin at 11:30 a.m. at the boat ramp, located
inside Versailles State park, just off U.S. 50 in Versailles.
The Polar Plunge will kick off at 1 p.m. with Opening Ceremonies in the
heated main tent, featuring a costume contest. Then participants will
take to the water.
Are you too chicken to plunge? Go to
www.firstgiving.com/toochickenversailles or send a donation to SOIN-ROD,
429 Manchester St., Aurora, IN.
For more information about the Polar Plunge event in Versailles contact
Greg Townsend at 1-812-584-6861, or e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

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