Dear :

The snow is gone, and the ice is melting, which means the 2010 Polar Bear Plunge season has come to an end! After month and months of hard work by law enforcement, volunteers, staff and Plungers, we had our biggest Plunge season yet in Minnesota. We couldn't have done it without your support!

More than 7,000 Plungers took a chilly dip at one (or more!) of the 13 events across the state, raising $1.4 million for Special Olympics Minnesota athletes. Thank you to the brave Plungers and the thousands and thousands of spectators and supporters.

Because of the outstanding success of the Polar Bear Plunge, Special Olympics Minnesota can continue to offer children and adults with intellectual disabilities year-round sports training, competition, health and leadership programs. In a few short weeks, more than 1,600 athletes will attend state Spring Games, which features competition in basketball, swimming and powerlifting. This, along with more than 150 annual local, area, regional and state events, are just some of the many opportunities that Special Olympics Minnesota is able to provide because of the Polar Bear Plunge. We can't say thank you enough!

 

We would also like to recognize our Statewide Plunge Partners: the Minnesota FOP, Kwik Trip, Better Oats, Caribou Coffee, Culver's and Opportunity Services; our Event Partners: Wal-Mart, TD Ameritrade, JNBA and United Healthcare; and our Media Partners: FOX-9 News, KDWB, KFAN, Cities 97 and AllOver Media for another great Plunge season. Make sure to support our sponsors, and thank them for supporting us!

Photos, Videos, Incentives and More
-Continue to visit your Plunge location's Web page for new links to photos and videos, and of course, be sure to check out the Plunge YouTube Channel.
-Please send us any photos and videos you'd like to share. E-mail them to polarbearplunge@somn.org.
-Become a fan of the Polar Bear Plunge on Facebook!
-Incentive will be mailed in the next 2-4 weeks. If you have not received them at that time, please let us know. We appreciate your patience!
-We will send e-mails to Plungers and Plunge supporters as we have more information on the 2011 Plunge season, including the launch of our new Polar Bear Plunge Web site in July! Thanks to the feedback we have received, we are working hard to create a fun and easy-to-use tool to make the Plunge experience even better! Look for an update in the coming months, and get yourself registered early for a 2011 Polar Bear Plunge!

From all of us at Special Olympics Minnesota, our staff, athletes, coaches, volunteers, families and fans, thank you for your support!