Shoreline Penguin Plunge

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Shoreline Penguin Plunge, Groton, Connecticut, United States
Event Title
Shoreline Penguin Plunge
Event Date
05-03-2023
Location
Groton, Connecticut, United States
Organization Name / Organize By
Special Olympics Connecticut
Organizing/Related Departments
Special Olympics Connecticut
Organization Type
Event Organizing Company
EventCategory
Non Technical
EventLevel
All (State/Province/Region, National & International)
Related Industries
Location
Groton, Connecticut, United States

Special Olympics Announces Penguin Plunge Events Happening Around the State Including Shoreline/Groton, March 5th

Special Olympics Connecticut is pleased to announce dates for its upcoming Penguin Plunge events and invites all to register for the Shoreline Penguin Plunge at www.soct.org/plunge. Participants in the Plunge will jump into the chilly waters of a lake or Long Island Sound to support the organization's year-round sports, health and fitness programs for athletes around the state and help create communities that accept and include people of all abilities. To find out more, visit soct.org, email [email protected] or call 203-230-1201. And, follow Special Olympics Connecticut on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

The Shoreline Penguin Plunge will be held at a NEW LOCATION this year - Eastern Point Beach, located at 1 Beach Pond Road, Groton CT, on Sunday, March 5th. Check-in will begin at 10 a.m. and the Plunge will take place at noon. Participants must be at least eight years old and register for $25. We then as that you raise an additional $75 to total $100 raised for Special Olympics Connecticut. Pre-registration is strongly encouraged and may be done online at www.soct.org/plunge. The Shoreline Penguin Plunge is sponsored by The Day and Chelsea Groton Bank.

Additional Plunge events scheduled include the:
Middletown Penguin Plunge at the Polish Falcons Club on Saturday, February 25th   
Shoreline Penguin Plunge at Eastern Point Beach in Groton on Sunday, March 5th
Brookfield Penguin Plunge at Brookfield Town Park in Brookfield on Saturday, March 18th
Tolland Penguin Plunge at Crandall Park in Tolland on Saturday, March 25th
Plunge at the Park at Wolfe Park in Monroe, Saturday, April 1st
Fairfield Penguin Plunge at Jennings Beach on Saturday, April 15th   

About Special Olympics Connecticut
Special Olympics Connecticut provides year-round sports training and competitions for over 10,000 athletes of all ages with intellectual disabilities and Unified Sports partners - their teammates without disabilities. Through the joy of sport, the Special Olympics movement transforms lives and communities throughout the state and in 172 countries around the world by promoting good health and fitness and inspiring inclusion and respect for all people, on and off the playing field.

Partner Sponsors: Bozzuto's Inc., Enterprise, ESPN, Eversource Energy, The Frederick A. DeLuca Foundation, The Hometown Foundation, Law Enforcement Torch Run, NBC Connecticut and Telemundo Connecticut, TD Bank, Raytheon Technologies and WWE.

Year-Round Suppliers: Adams Hometown Markets/IGA Hometown Supermarkets, Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast, Connecticut Portable Storage/PODS, Marcus Communications, N&D Sports, State of Connecticut Judicial Branch Community Service and WORX

Others Details

Category: Community | Fundraisers

Registration Fees
Not Mention
Registration Ways
Other
Address/Venue
Eastern Point Beach  1 Beach Pond Road  Pin/Zip Code : 06340
Contact
Jackie Turro

[email protected]

     203-230-1201