Thank you Oregon! 

On behalf of the staff, volunteers, board members and most importantly the athletes of Special Olympics Oregon, THANK YOU  for making Polar Plunge Oregon 2010 a splashing success!  Polar Plunge Oregon expanded from two plunges to five, and you pulled through for us.  We cannot thank you enough.

Portland         750 people raised $110,000
Medford         200 people raised $20,000 
Eugene          160 people raised $17,000 
Corvallis        250 people raised $28,000
Bend              450 people raised $60,000

That’s right!  Over 1,800 people raised $235,000 for the athletes of Special Olympics Oregon.   Thank you. 

Are you interested in re-living your plunge?  Check out photos from each plunge here.

Proceeds from Polar Plunge Oregon will go towards Special Olympics Oregon’s mission: to deliver sports training and athletic competition to thousands of athletes in local communities state-wide during the winter, summer and fall sports seasons.

Polar Plunge Oregon is a Law Enforcement Torch Run (LETR) event. LETR is the largest grass roots fundraising effort for Special Olympics. Polar Plunges in Oregon could not have happened without the tremendous support of Law Enforcement from around the state. Law Enforcement made this event happen, and we are so incredibly grateful. 

Albany Police Department, Benton County Sheriff’s Office, Corvallis Police Department, Eugene Police Department, Lane County Sheriff’s Office, Linn County Sheriff’s Office, Lebanon Police Department, Medford Police Department, Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office, Oregon Air National Guard, Port of Portland Police Department, Portland Police Bureau, Springfield Police Department, Troutdale Police Department

Thank you Oregon!!

The mission of Special Olympics Oregon is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy, and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills, and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes, and the community.

Learn more about Special Olympics Oregon