2026 Syracuse University Mobile Polar Plunge

November 18, 2026

Schedule: TBD

Syracuse University

Join your neighbors who support Special Olympics New York every year by raising funds from family and friends - and then splashing into frigid waters.

The money raised through Polar Plunge® helps provide year-round sports training and competition, as well as leadership, health, and inclusion programs for individuals with intellectual disabilities in your community.

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With your support of Polar Plunge, you’re helping empower athletes to shatter stereotypes and exceed their personal best on the playing field and in life.

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2026 Syracuse University Mobile Polar Plunge

Event Details

Join our host, Syracuse University, for this unique and fun experience! On November 19, our Plungster, a self-contained mobile polar plunge unit will be onsite and ready for you take the plunge! All proceeds raised benefit your local Special Olympics athletes in the Central Region.

Here are a few more details about the event:

$20 dollar donation to take the plunge; raise $125 and receive an official 2026 plunge sweatshirt and you get to pick your plunge song!
There will be a $500 scholarship awarded to the Syracuse University student who raised the most money for our athletes, courtesy of First Student.
For our top fundraising team, pizza is on us! We’ll coordinate a date and time that works for you and we will make it happen.

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