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  • 02/27/2027 10:00 am
  • Gifford Pinchot State Park
  • Gifford Pinchot State Park | Conewago Day Use Area, Wellsville
  • Join thousands of brave Polar Plungers in the Capital Area Region for the coolest event of the winter! The Capital Area Polar Plunge has something for everybody – food, music, dancing, games and extremely cold water! Most importantly, every dollar raised helps support vital programming for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in our community. Start fundraising today to join the fun.   Are you a school, business person or law enforcement member? Check out our various specialty Plunge offerings below!
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10 am: Registration Opens
10:30 am: Costume Contest Registration
11 am: Costume Contest
11:30 am: Opening Ceremonies
11:50 am: First Wave Stages and Plunges at 12 pm. Plunge waves are rolling.
1:30 pm: Breakdown / Clean up

Parking is available on site.

Hot coffee and cocoa provided by Wawa. Food trucks on site with food available for purchase.

Need anything else? Email Nelson at ntrout@specialolympicspa.org

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Specialty Group Plunges

Capital Area Cool Schools

  • Cool Schools Polar Plunges feature teams of K-12 students who plunge and raise funds and awareness for Special Olympics. Registering as a Cool Schools team is a great team-building experience and an awesome way to support Special Olympics athletes within your school community!
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Nicholas Dorion
Flag Football, Northampton

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Dominic Johnson
Volleyball, Franklin

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Reshema Sedziak
Golf, Erie

“Special Olympics is my life. I moved from an extremely anxious, insecure individual to a young woman who found a ‘home’ with Special Olympics. Growing up, I was excluded and was unable to understand even basic things about how the world works. I attended a number of different schools and was extremely awkward physically until I found that, with coaching from Special Olympics, I could succeed. My medals are precious.”

Celine Heffron-Pero
Athletics, Montgomery

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Special Olympics Pennsylvania will accept gifts from donors and solicit gifts from individuals, corporations, foundations and via special events to support operations in its 9 geographic regions around the state. Such funds are unrestricted but will be used to meet regional operating needs as defined by the Board-approved budget in each region. Should funds raised exceed regional operating needs in the current year, those excess funds may be used at the sole discretion of Special Olympics PA for any purposes that will help the organization further and fulfill its mission.