For Immediate Release February 28, 2007
Seaside Heights, NJ – The bone chilling air temperature of 38° didn’t scare off some 2,550 brave souls who took to the icy Atlantic Ocean on February 24 for the 14th Annual Law Enforcement Polar Bear Plunge in Seaside Heights.
With waters that were recorded at 33°, the Polar Bear Plunge, presented by the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics New Jersey, was deemed a success by all accounts.
“We’re very pleased with this event and with the level of support that we received from the Seaside Heights community. For an event this size to run smoothly, it takes a team of true leaders and dedicated individuals, and we feel that we had both,” according to Mathieu Nelessen, Director of Law Enforcement Sponsorship at Special Olympics New Jersey.
2007-05-23 15:48:14 · 7 answers · asked by Judge Dredd 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
Hosted by the Aztec Ocean Resort, the Casino Pier and Jenkinson’s Breakwater Beach Waterpark, and sponsored by the New Jersey State Policemen’s Benevolent Association, this year’s event saw participants from 13 states including Alaska. Plungers ranged in age from a 3 1/2-year-old girl to a 72-year-old man. This year four people celebrated their birthday’s by Plunging and helping to raise funds and awareness for Special Olympics New Jersey.
Special Olympics New Jersey provides year-round sports training and Olympic-type competition in 22 sports for more than 15,000 children and adults with intellectual disabilities or other closely related developmental disabilities.
How can they sponsor an event in which people hurl their bodies into the frigid waters of the Atlantic Ocean to raise money for the Special Olympics???
2007-05-23 15:50:06 · update #1
(To save some people the time, yes the question is sarcastic. There is nothing wrong with the PBA)
2007-05-23 15:57:47 · update #2
I think they need professional help. Appears to be a charity fetish to me.
2007-05-23 16:08:58 · answer #1 · answered by CGIV76 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I sense corruption!.......somewhere.
These corrupt individuals are clearly trying to win people over by raising money for a worthy cause.
What are they capable of next? Who will stop this madness?
Did I read the article right? Are they actually involving minors in this event? They are corrupting minors and torturing them by forcing them into cold water? Why isn't something done about this? These cops can get away with anything!
2007-05-23 16:01:22 · answer #2 · answered by joeanonymous 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Anyone that gets into 33 degree water deserves a medal!
God bless them!
2007-05-23 20:11:59 · answer #3 · answered by crusader rabbitt 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I did the Polar Bear thing once, if any of them did it a second time, there is alittle something wrong with them.
2007-05-23 16:11:57 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Benevolent needs to be changed to malevolent.
2007-05-24 18:20:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Freezing for dollars!
Works for me!
2007-05-23 16:10:21 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Why do we keep letting these police help people??!!
2007-05-23 16:02:34 · answer #7 · answered by LawDawg 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋