Whitewater Polar Plunge
During Whitewater’s Freezefest
Cravath Lakefront Park, Whitewater
Date: February 21, 2009
Thank You to all who participated and made the 2009 Whitewater Polar Plunge a success
This year about 211 Plungers raised $43,000 for Special Olympics. Thank you to everyone who participated in the 2009 Polar Plunge for Special Olympics Wisconsin.
Photos
- Photos from IPI Wisconsin (click on a time slot)
- Photos from Janesville Gazette Extra
2009 Video
- Plunge Video Playlists on YouTube
- Have a video you want to share? E-mail info@specialolympicswisconsin.org with a link
Contest Results
- Top Online Fundraiser: Noreen Bredberg (The Plungers): $815
- Top Online Team: SWEA Swimmers- $2772
- Top Fundraiser: Noreen Bredberg (The Plungers): $940
- Best Costume: Miller Chillers
- Best Entrance: Jesse Coates
Location
Cravath Lakefront Park
341 S. Freemont St.
Whitewater, WI 53190
Click here for map
Opening Ceremony & Plunging: Noon
Day of registration: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Cravath Lakefront Park
Pre-Registration
3 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Friday, Feb. 20
Inside Northwest entrance of University Center 146 (800 W Main St., Whitewater.)
Avoid long lines, secure prime Plunge times, turn in your pledges, and pick up your incentive prizes!
Parking
UW-Whitewater Parking Lot #7 (behind Visitor Center on Starin Rd.)
Enjoy FREE shuttle service 9:30am-4pm to & from Plunge site compliments of Nelson’s Bus Service.
Plunge Teams
Register online or call 262-598-9507 for a group packet containing all you need to sign up, collect pledges, & move faster through registration.
Special Team prizes awarded for most money raised and more!
Plunge activites in the heated tent:
- Klement's Sausage Racers
- the Special Olympics Polar Bear
- Music DJ
- Chili Cookoff
- Concessions
- Cookie Decorating
- Family Entertainment and more!
- IPI Photography will also sell photos of your Plunge (% goes to Special Olympics).
Don’t miss the Post Plunge Pub Crawl Party
After the Plunge, warm up & celebrate by touring many fine Whitewater establishments with drink specials, prizes and more!
2009 Post Plunge Pub Crawl Kits may be picked up along with your incentives at registration.
Don’t miss out on getting the kit’s official Pub Crawl Mug & credentials (must be presented to receive Plunge Pub Crawl specials).
Plungers who raise a minimum of $75 will receive official Polar Plunge long sleeve t-shirt and FREE official 2009 Polar Plunge Pub Crawl Kit!
Additional Pub Crawl Kits may be purchased for $15 at registration.
Present your Plunge Pub Crawl mug at these participating Plunge Pub Crawl locations:
- Downstairs
- College Pub
- Coyote Grill
- Denny K
- Fat Jacks
- Mitchell’s
- Brass Rail
- Hammer's
Polar Plunge Contests
Some of the categories include:
- Best costume
- Best entrance into the water
- Most money raised
- Most money raised online
Additional Freezefest activities
- Pancake Breakfast (Downtown Armory)
- Kids Fishing Derby (Trippe Lake)
- Family Open Skate (Big Brick Park)
- Horse Drawn Wagon Rides
- Train Depot Museum & Stone Stable
- Half Price Admission to Mercy Fitness & Whitewater Aquatic Center
- Snow Dogs Presentation (Irving L. Young Memorial Library)
New this year!
Too chicken to Plunge? No problem...you can still participate! Register as a chicken, raise pledges, receive incentives and and enjoy preferred Plunge viewing in the first ever “TOO CHICKEN TO PLUNGE” chicken coop.
For more information contact
Raechel Tudjan
Phone: (262) 598-9507
E-mail: rtudjan@specialolympicswisconsin.org
6150 Taylor Avenue
Racine , WI 53403
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Special thanks to
- The Freezefest Committee
- City of Whitewater
- Whitewater Park & Recreation Department
- Whitewater Tourism Council
- Downtown Whitewater Inc.
- PRSSA Organization--UW-Whitewater
- Dan Graziano- Miller/Coors
- Nelson’s Bus Service Inc.
- American Marketing Association- Whitewater Chapter