Pre-registration Post Plunge Party Too Chicken? What to expect
Menomonie Elk Point Plunge
February 6, 2010
Elk Point Resort, Menomonie
Thank you
Thank you to everyone who helped make this event a success! During the inaugural event, 101 Plungers helped raise $13,000 for Special Olympics.
Photos
Photo by Jack Corey
Plunging: Noon - 2 p.m.
Day-of registration: starts at 11 a.m.
Shuttle
Free Rides, courtesy of Right Way Shuttle - the blue bus. Pick up at UW Stout Student Union 11:30am every half hour until 1:30pm!
Pre-registration
BEAT LONG LINES ON PLUNGE DAY!
Turn in pledges, receive incentives, sign waiver, get plunge numbers & times.
- Wednesday, Feb. 3, 4pm - 7pm • UW Stout Student Union
- Friday, Feb. 5, 4pm - 8pm • Elk Point Resort --
Also, Eat at Elk Point Fri, Feb 5 for $3 BBQ plate!
Teams - call 715-833-0833 for a group packet!
If registering as a group, all members must have a signed waiver.
Post Plunge Party
Officially warm up at Elk Point Resort following the plunge. Dance around the bonfire.
Too Chicken to Plunge?
You can still support Special Olympics and raise pledges, then dip a finger or big toe in the pond for your “non-plunge.”
Photos
Check this Web site a week after your Plunge, then download and send to friends to prove you plunged!
Contests
- Fastest Individual & Group Plungers sponsored by Halverson Bros Plumbing & Heating
- Best Individual Costume - sponsored by Action City, Eau Claire
- Best Group Costume - Red Cedar Counseling and Consulting
- Best Chicken Plunge Individual or Group contest sponsored by Noodles & Co
Pick a duck
Don't forget to grab a duck or boat during your plunge in the pond to redeem in the big tent. You never know what you can win!
Can't make the Plunge in Menomonie?
Check out the Eau Claire Polar Plunge on February 28, 2010
What to expect during the Plunge
Directions to the plunge:
North on Hwy 25 (Broadway). Turn right at D (about 6 miles out of town). Look for the Jake’s Supper Club signs. Stay on D as you pass Jake’s. About 6 miles, turn right at Elk Point Resort.
Please car pool to the plunge site as much as possible as parking is limited. Riteway Transit shuttles will pick up at UW Stout in front of the student union.
Pre-registering at the student union at UW Stout on Wednesday, Feb. 3 saves you time on plunge day! We are in the Northwoods room from 4-8:00.At that time you can turn in your money, sign a waiver, receive your plunge time and wrist bands and be ready to go plunge day. Or pre-register at Elk Point on Friday, Feb 5 same hours. Plan on dinner at $3 for a BBQ plate complete with pickle, beans, chips. Otherwise, plan on at least 30 – 45 minutes of standing in line on plunge day to register. Registration is in the resort. Do stop in to visit our souvenir area. All participants receive one free hot chocolate thanks to Con Agra Foods.
Even if you have registered online, you still need to sign a waiver, turn in money, and receive a plunge time and number. Download a waiver. You can call 715-833-0833 for a plunge time and number. We can make arrangements for turning in your plunge money at that time.
All participants receive a famous last words sheet. Give some thought as to what you want read as you plunge. It should not be longer than 20 seconds. This is a good time to write a shameless commercial for your business or group. You might want to say something like "our group (name) proudly supports Special Olympics", or "thanks to our personal sponsors for making our plunge possible".
If you pre-register, you pass up everything and go right to the changing cabins on Saturday, Feb. 6. Our GATE KEEPERS, however, will check to make sure all of your group members have wrist bands. They will also NOT let you into the warming cabins until 10 minutes before your scheduled plunge time. Only those with wrist bands are allowed into the changing and plunging area unless you have made special arrangements and received a plunge pass. Stay in the cabins until two numbers before your number is called, then step out, plunge and go back to the warming cabin. We’ll give you a towel when you come out of the water.
There is no running or diving as the ice is slippery and the plunge hole is only 3 feet deep. Divers will help you get out of the water. Be sure to have something on your feet that will not come off as you plunge. Aqua shoes are best as are old tennis shoes.
PLEASE use common sense when designing costumes (if you are planning on costumes). No thongs! If we feel you are inappropriately costumed, you won’t be plunging. If you have consumed alcohol prior to plunging, we’ll probably tell you not to plunge either.
Finally, warm up at Elk Point Resort after your plunge. Dance around the bonfire!
We will make every effort for you to have a good time at the plunge. We appreciate the effort you’ve gone through to raise money for our program so we want you to have fun. However, in the event that it is -11 degrees or worse on the day of the plunge, we’ll be dipping body parts instead of a complete plunge as the danger of hypothermia is too great to risk your health.
For more information contact
Andrea Sullivan
Phone:(715) 833-0833
E-mail: asullivan@specialolympicswisconsin.org
2023 Fairfax Ave
Eau Claire , WI 54701
2010 Plunge Links
- Register online
- Search for a Plunger to pledge to
- Search for a team
- Update your Web page & view your online pledges