Freezin' for a reason!



Before it all started

The Polar Bear Plunge bear!

I volunteered at the Special Olympics' Polar Bear Plunge yesterday. It was so much fun! I arrived at Shawnee Mission Park at about 8:30 in the morning after I had my Starbucks, hahah like always! When I arrived everything was already set up and I met the other people I would be judging with. I judged with 2 young ladies and 2 gentlemen from the Special Olympics' teams! They told me all about the many sports they play and how special this event is for them. The Polar Bear Plunge is the largest fundraiser for Special Olympics in Kansas. This specific event means so much to the thousands of Special Olympics participants, and it was such a cool event to be a part of! The high school kids went first at 10AM! There were many high schools from the area represented at the Polar Bear Plunge, which was awesome! 

The firefighters in the water

The judging panel!

Delta Divas

I was so happy to see so many young kids participating yesterday! There were little kids more than ready to jump in the water! It was great to see the many different costume ideas that people came up with! Raining cats and dogs, princesses, the Big Bad Wolf and the 3 Little Pigs, cops and robbers, stuco gone wild, and Renaissance were just a few! In the end, the Delta Divas were chosen as the winners of the team costume contest! It was a great day and I'm thankful for the opportunity to help with the judging. :) I met some amazing people and made a lot of new friends!!




You can get involved and check out their website at http://www.ksso.org/kansascity.html!!