Take the SUPER PLUNGE with the Special Olympics

The Illinois Law Enforcement Torch Run invites you to join the Polar Plunge elite and take the SUPER Plunge for the athletes of Special Olympics Illinois. The league of nearly 60 SUPER Plungers will begin jumping into Lake Michigan at 2311 Campus Drive Evanston, IL. at 2 p.m on Friday, February 21, 2020. The Plunging elite will continue plunging once an hour for 24 hours until 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22.

All SUPER Plungers and their sidekick/support person will live in a heated tent on the beach during this fun, round-the-clock event. Anyone who is ready to “be bold and get cold” for Special Olympics Illinois can be a SUPER Plunger. Each SUPER Plunger is asked to raise a minimum of $2,500 to participate in this extreme event.

Each hour of the SUPER Plunge is themed. Blackhawks alum Dave Bolland will be on-site for the Blackhawks hour at 10 a.m. The public is invited to take the plunge with him for $100.

SUPER Plunge is 1 of 25 Law Enforcement Torch Run Polar Plunges around the state (including 7 in Chicagoland) that will benefit Special Olympics Illinois. These “traditional” Plunges are one plunge per person and the fundraising minimum is $100. Participants receive a Polar Plunge hooded sweatshirt.

Locations include:

February 20 – Edwardsville (NEW – Exclusive Cool School Plunge)
February 21 – SUPER Plunge
February 22 – Bloomington, Quincy
February 24– Evanston, Galesburg
February 29 – Carlyle, Effingham, Macomb, Mendota, Oak Brook, SIU
March 1 – EIU Glow (NEW), Yorkville
March 6 – Belleville
March 7 – Decatur, Manteno, Rend Lake, Rockford, Springfield
March 14 – Braidwood (NEW)
March 15 – Rock Island
March 21 – Mahomet
March 22 – Palatine

Over the past 21 years, more than 78,000 plungers have raised more than $22 million. Those ready to #beboldgetcold this winter are invited to join the conversation and share on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

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Photo Credit: Special Olympics