Polar Plunge Raises $3,000 For Paulding Special Olympics

PAULDING COUNTY, GA — The first-ever Paulding County Sheriff's Department Polar Plunge was a huge success, according to deputies. The event, held Feb. 17, raised $3,000 for the Paulding County Special Olympics.

"We would like to thank all of the participants along with those who donated time, effort and money," reads a Paulding County Sheriff's Facebook post.

Deputy Eric Pace issued a challenge to his longtime friend Deputy Alex Hicks, both of whom took their first-ever Polar Plunge. The challenge was for the "King of the Cold" title.

The sheriff's deputies were selling tickets for $5 each, or four tickets for $10, and donators bet on one or the other as to who was able to stay in the water the longest.

Hicks was crowned the “King of the Cold.”

"A special thanks goes to Deputy Don Apperson for organizing the event," reads the sheriff's Facebook post.

Photos courtesy Paulding County Sheriff's Office