8th Annual Polar Plunge for Polio
Saturday, February 3, 2018
Long Beach, Gloucester, MA
Please post on your digital and paper calendars so you will not miss out on one of the most powerful days in each Rotary year. Between 200 and 300 Rotarians, Interactors, Rotaractors and friends will be plunging into the frigid Atlantic Ocean at Long Beach in Gloucester! It is an awe inspiring site to watch so many people willing to brave the cold water, air temperature and wind for a few minutes each year in the hope of saving children from around the world from polio and its devastating effects.
Will you plunge, contribute to a plunger or be a cheerleader? Every little bit of support Makes a Difference, and with the help of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foudation, the dollars are effectively tripled with their 2-1 match. Each year, our Rotary family donates approximately $100,000 per year which provides almost 500,000 immunizations to children in the world. Our goal this year is $125,000, but we need your involvement.
Registration will be open today for individuals to sign up to plunge and to join one of the 48 teams set up for the Rotary and Rotaract clubs in our district. We ask each plunger to raise a minimum of $100 and clubs to raise $1,000. We are hoping for 100% involvement from the clubs and for each club to appoint a Plunge Champion. The Champion will provide motivation for plungers to register and secure donations. Please use the fundraising opportunity to educate your family and friends about the great work that Rotary is doing, especially with the goal of eradicating polio from the world. Use this holiday season to ask your family, friends, coworkers and everyone else to be part of history as we walk the final mile in this effort.
Thank you and we hope to see you at the 2018 Polar Plunge for Polio!