/PRNewswire/ CITGO Lemont Refinery employees made a big splash at the 2023 Polar Plunge at the Braidwood Recreation Club. The CITGO team, along with a.
CITGO Lemont Refinery employees made a big splash at the 2023 Polar Plunge at the Braidwood Recreation Club. The CITGO team, along with a corporate donation, raised a total of $14,353 for Special Olympics Illinois. They also brought home three awards.
Special Olympics Illinois modifies popular Polar Plunge event for pandemic Annual Polar Plunge fundraiser events for Special Olympics Illinois will be changed this year because of the pandemic. A new initiative called Plunge At Home will encourage people to avoid the crowd at local ponds and lakes. Daily Herald file photo, 2018
Updated 1/1/2021 9:52 AM
One of the biggest annual fundraisers for Special Olympics Illinois is the Polar Plunge, where people gather to do their best impressions of penguins and walruses by taking a winter dip in a local pond or lake.
But since the COVID-19 pandemic has made gatherings unsafe, this year Special Olympics Illinois is offering a new way to participate Plunge At Home.