Oak Brook Bath & Tennis Club on Saturday, March 4,
Register online at www.plungeillinois.com
OAK BROOK, Ill. – Be a fan of brrr-avery! Support Special Olympics athletes by jumping into the waters at Oak Brook Bath & Tennis Club on Saturday, March 4. The funds raised from the Law Enforcement Torch Run Polar Plunge® will benefit Special Olympics athletes with intellectual disabilities in Western Cook County and Eastern DuPage County.
All Polar Plungers are required to collect a minimum of $100 in donations. Check-in begins at 11:00 a.m.
People are encouraged to come in costume and to form teams. Each team member must also raise the minimum of $100 in donations; all team members’ individual fundraising totals will be merged to form a combined team total. Statewide, teams are placed into divisions based on size and are awarded prizes for the most money raised.
Each Plunger receives an official Polar Plunge sweatshirt. There are also incentive items for raising more money with grand prizes, including a seven night trip for two adults to Riu Palace Peninsula in Cancun, Mexico. For every $500 a plunger raises, he/she will get an entry into the drawing for this grand prize.
Plungers can register for the Plunge at www.plungeillinois.com or by contacting Katie Grisham at 630-545-3402. Last-minute Plungers are welcome to register on site the morning of the Plunge.
Statewide Presenting Polar Plunge Sponsor: GEICO
Oak Brook Sponsors include: Village of Oak Brook, Oak Brook Bath & Tennis Club, FOX Chicago, Muggs-N-Manor, Durham School Services, Golub & Company, 501st Legion Midwest Garrison, Paul’s Pizza, Outfront Media and Comcast Sportsnet
The Illinois Law Enforcement Torch Run is the single largest year-round fund-raising vehicle benefiting Special Olympics Illinois. This intrastate relay and its various fundraising projects have two goals: to raise money and increase public awareness for the athletes of Special Olympics. Each year, more than 3,000 officers in Illinois run more than 1,500 miles carrying the Flame of Hope through the streets of their hometowns and deliver it to the State Summer Games in Normal in June. Special Olympics Illinois is a year-round program of sports training and competition for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. Special Olympics programs are now in more than 170 countries with 4.7 million athletes.
