The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station is joining in partnership with the Special Olympics Santa Clarita Valley for the Third Annual Law Enforcement Polar Plunge event.  Several Deputy Sheriffs, being dubbed as Super Polar Plungers, from the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station will volunteer their time to take one polar plunge every hour for 24 hours straight, from Friday, May 2, 2008 - 9:00 a.m. to Saturday, May 3, 2008 - 9:00 a.m., in the pristine and frigid waters of the Wave Pool at Six Flags Hurricane Harbor - 26101 Magic Mountain Parkway Valencia, all to benefit a great cause.

The event will culminate with a Grand Finale “BIG PLUNGE” occurring at 9:00 a.m. Saturday morning, May 3, 2008.  All community members are invited to take the BIG PLUNGE with the deputies, Search and Rescue members, Sheriff’s Posse members, Sheriff Explorers, professional staff, station volunteers, and other sheriff’s station representatives who will be in attendance.

In addition, those who choose to take the final BIG PLUNGE with the deputies and other community members, and who also donate $100.00 to the Santa Clarita Valley Special Olympics, will receive a t-shirt, breakfast refreshments, and admission to spend the rest of opening day, Saturday May 3, 2008, enjoying all the water attractions at Six Flags Hurricane Harbor.

For information on the law enforcement involvement in this “Polar Plunge” event, contact Deputy Artie Thompson at (661) 799-5161.

If you are interested in participating in the Law Enforcement Polar Plunge at Six Flags Hurricane Harbor, or for athlete registration or volunteer opportunities, call Laura Mayo, Regional Director of the Special Olympics Santa Clarita Valley at (661) 253-2121, e-mail santaclarita@sosc.org  or visit the event website here: “Polar Plunge”.  To donate directly to the Special Olympics through the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff Station’s Super Plunge Team, visit the following link: “SCV Sheriff Super Plunge Team”.

Residents, business leaders, community representatives, and media professionals are invited and encouraged to attend the event.  We hope to see you there!

Special Olympics is the largest sports organization in the world.  In Santa Clarita Valley, more than 500 athletes have experienced life-changing opportunities through year-round training and competition in Olympic-type sports.

The mission of Special Olympics is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community.

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