The Polar Plunge benefits Ohio and Kentucky's Special Olympics programs and athletes.

BLASDELL, N.Y. — If you thought the recent weather was chilly, just imagine jumping into the water at Woodlawn Beach State Park. That's exactly what participants did for this year's Buffalo Polar ...

ALLENTOWN, Pa. - Samantha Ahern is no Lehigh Valley Polar Plunge stranger. "I've always been very much about giving back," said Ahern. It is something she said is close to her. "I have a cousin who is ...

ALLENTOWN, Pa. - It is a cold dip for a good cause. "It will be my first polar plunge ever. I'm looking forward to that a lot," said Korey Steinberg, a Special Olympics athlete. The Lehigh Valley ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. You don’t need an official event as an excuse to take a dunk in cold water on New Year’s Day, but running frantically across the ...

A brave participant does a belly flop into the pool during the Greenwood Polar Plunge at Dye’s Walk Country Club in 2025. The event, which will be on Feb. 28 this year at Dye’s Walk, helps raise money ...

Plungers ran into the cold Chesapeake Bay on Saturday, February 1, marking the 29th annual Special Olympics Maryland Polar Bear Plunge. The fundraising event, in which individuals pledge $100 or more ...

The Gaston County Polar Plunge will be held Saturday, Feb. 21, at the Lineberger Park Pool, 632 E. Garrison Blvd., Gastonia. The cost for individual participants is $30, and a group of five can ...

You don’t need an official event as an excuse to take a dunk in cold water on New Year’s Day, but running frantically across the sand with a group can certainly help thrust you into the frigid waves.