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FREEZIN' FOR A REASON GREAT TIME!
2025 Town of Oyster Bay Polar Plunge
Saturday, March 29, 2025
Registration begins 9:00 AM / Plunge at 11:00AM
TOBAY BEACH
Ocean Parkway, Massapequa, NY 11758
Everyone is to remain in the winter festival area until it is their assigned time to line up. You will line up in the winter festival and a plunge escort will walk you down to the beach. No one is too line up prior to your designated time. This is to ensure safety and to limit crowd control on the beach for the safety of our plungers and spectators.
**What to know about plunge day:**
Location/Parking: Tobay Beach, 1 Ocean Parkway, Massapequa. (Bay Side) When you pull into the parking lot, park in the right lot, the event will take place in the left lot.
Waiver: ALL plungers must sign a waiver prior to plunging! If a plunger is younger than 18 years old, a guardian must also sign it. If your parent or guardian is not attending, Click here to download the waiver to bring with you.
Registration: All teams and ALL participants must check into the registration tent between 9:00-10:30am to turn in or sign your waiver and receive your plunge wristband. Even if you signed up online – you still MUST check in that morning.
Donations: Bring any additional donations to hand in. This can be cash, checks or credit card. All donations will count to your total. If you have a total of $150 raised or more you will receive a coupon to collect your free official plunge sweatshirt. If you raised over $1,000 you will collect your grand prize and if you raised over $2,500 you will collect your champions club prize. All other incentives will be mailed after the event – an official email will go out asking you to select your prize of choice depending on your fundraising. Checks can be made payable to: Special Olympics NY.
$25 Minimum: Each plunger should have at least $25 fundraised or donated by plunge morning. This covers your expense to plunge. Please try to hit this!
Plunge Tips: NO DIVING, no running! Please wear shoes, bring a bag for wet clothes, a towel and change of warm clothes. There will be bathrooms. Come dressed to plunge with warm layers over it! Don’t disrobe until your team is ready to plunge!
Merchandise: We have a fun line of merchandise so check out our merchandise tent! We will be selling I survived the plunge shirts, hockey sweatshirts, polar bear hats, baseball hats, New Era winter hats, bucket hats and MORE!
Plunge Time Slots: Each team will be given a specific plunge line up time between 11am-11:30am. The plunge will be completely over by 11:30am. Everyone must stay in the winter festival area until it is your scheduled line up time.
FUN: Come ready to meet our athletes, celebrate the success of raising funds for our athletes, dance, take pictures with our mascot, interact with our vendors/sponsors with giveaways and take the PLUNGE!!! It’s the winter party of the year!
Gather your family, grab your friends, double-dare your co-workers and start a Polar Plunge Team! You can also join us as an individual if you like, just be ready to get wet!
Collect donations to help sponsor your plunge in support of local Special Olympics New York athletes. Every dollar donated makes a difference!
Every plunger who raises $150+, will receive the 2024 official Polar Plunge Sweatshirt!
Raise more, earn more fun prizes!
Team Contests:
Cool School Challenge:
Register your school team today, recruit the team members, AND raise the most for a chance to win our Cool School Challenge. Winners will be recognized on stage, take home the official trophy at the plunge and win a victory pizza party! Think you have what it takes to be a "Cool School"?
*All students who raise $150 or more will receive 10 hours of Community Service*
Individual Contests:
GRAND CLUB:
Raise $1,000 for the Polar Plunge and receive a custom Special Olympics New York Polar Plunge Grand Club gift, to recognize your fundraising achievements.
CHAMPIONS CLUB:
Raise $2,500 for the Polar Plunge and receive a custom Special Olympics New York Polar Plunge Champions Club gift, to recognize your fundraising achievements and be recognized on stage prior to the plunge!
