TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — The local fundraiser, named the Polar Plunge, is returning this Saturday for its 26th year.
The event is a fundraiser hosted across the state of Indiana.
All proceeds are donated to Indiana Special Olympics.
Residents who register get the privilege of jumping into a cold, above ground pool on Indiana State’s campus.
A member of the University Police, Jacquelyn Smith, said the event has special ties to Terre Haute.
“One of our co-founders, with Indiana Special Olympics, was an ISU professor”, Smith said. “There were two professors that brought it to ISU. Then began the Special Olympics of Indiana, that’s why we have summer games here in the summer. The money we raise helps bring people back to Terre Haute for the summer games.”
If you can’t be directly a part of the Polar Plunge, you can also help out by purchasing a cup at an ISU basketball game, at the concession stand.
That cup will have a QR code on it to donate.
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