From ND Special Olympics, Katie Allen

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — On March 2, 2013 the YMCA/Larson Center, in Jamestown, hosted the Annual Polar Plunge event for Special Olympics North Dakota.

More than 20 people registered for this event and despite the cold weather, took the plunge into icy waters. In 20 degree weather, many Jamestown College students and community volunteers and many more spectators came to support the event and raise awareness for the athletes of Special Olympics North Dakota.

Over $5,000 has been raised so far, that’s more than a $230 average raised per person.  (The event was recorded by CSi-T.V. 10 THE REPLAY CHANNEL, with showing dates TBA)

Photos by Matt Sheppard.   Photo album with 55 photos at FACEBOOK. 

     

Some of the top fundraisers included

Jamestown College, and Valley City State University.

Jamestown College raised more than $1000 and took home the Golden Plunger award.

The award goes to the Plunge Team that raises the most money.

VCSU raised more than $800 for the event.

Wade Wintermeyer, a Special Olympics North Dakota athlete from Jamestown raised $1160 and came in as the top individual fundraiser at the event.

Other awards from the Polar Plunge are as follows:
Oldest Plunger, Wade Wintermeyer
Youngest Plunger, Lindsey Kuntz
Best Belly Flop, Nick Maloney
Best Costume, Tina Carter

Sponsorship and In-kind donation for the Polar Plunge came from:
Schumacher Construction, American Legion Auxiliary, Buffalo City Grill, Dauer’s Trophies & Sportswear, Dominoes Pizza, Grizzly’s, I 94 Clark, IDK Bar, James River Correctional Center, Jamestown College, Jamestown Fire Department, King’s Photography, KYNU, KSJB, Meeting Grounds, North Dakota Fraternal Order of Police, Papa Murphy’s, Perkins, Pizza Hut, Rainbow Tanning, Regis, Ringdahl Ambulance Service, Subway, Taco Johns, Tia Tanning, Top Designers.

There are pictures available on the Special Olympics North Dakota Facebook page at and fans are encouraged to post their own pictures and stories from the event. Donations to the site can still be processed, simply go to www.specialolympicsnorthdakota.org.

Other Polar Plunges in North Dakota include; Grand Forks on March 2nd, Dickinson on March 23rd, Fargo on April 6th and Minot in December 2013.

Special Olympics provides 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.

For more information, please contact SOND at (701)746-0331,

sond@midconetwork.com.