Brave individuals looking to be "freezin' for a reason" will plunge into Big Bear Lake at noon on Saturday, March 29 to raise funds for Special Olympics SoCal.

Brave individuals looking to be "freezin' for a reason" will plunge into Big Bear Lake at noon on Saturday, March 29 to raise funds for Special Olympics SoCal.

The 13th annual Big Bear Lake Polar Plunge, a fundraiser for Special Olympics Southern California athletes, will be held at noon March 29. Proceeds from the event help support year-round sports ...

Polar Bear Jacobi Allen hits the water during Saturday’s Polar Plunge. His father, Richard Allen, said that Jacobi participated in Special Olympics events last year, taking home the gold medal ...

Special Olympics Bermuda is gearing up for its third Polar Plunge, inviting the community to “Get Freezin’ for a Reason” while supporting athletes with intellectual disabilities. A ...

Look to the annual Polar Plunge, a fundraiser for Special Olympics Inland Empire, for uplifting evidence that humans who submerge themselves, quite willingly if briefly, to give back, help out ...

Take a chilly ‘Polar Plunge' in Big Bear Lake and support Special Olympics The end-of-March fundraiser will happen in springtime, even with potentially wintry waves.

DeSales University student Janáe Topor takes a photo with mascot Chilly Bear on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, during a Special Olympics Polar Plunge hosted by DeSales University in Upper Saucon Township.

The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office took the plunge to new heights by jumping out of a helicopter. The event is a fundraiser for the Special Olympics. Our own Tamara Berg was the event emcee.

The Polar Bear Plunge is now the Torch Run's biggest fundraiser for Special Olympics, with all the proceeds benefitting athletes through programming and health screenings, Davis said.