Braving A Frigid Ocean For A Good Cause

by Patricia A. Miller

Considering the temperature barely made it out of the single digits on Friday, it will be positively balmy for the annual Seaside Heights Polar Bear Plunge Saturday, with a high of 35 degrees and snow.

And the people who venture out into the frigid ocean waters aren’t really crazy. Well, maybe a little.

But it’s all for a good cause. Each participant is pledging $100 or more to benefit Special Olympics New Jersey.

Registration begins at 9 a.m. The tough part - wading or diving into the Atlantic - begins at scheduled for 1 p.m.

Radio station NJ 101.5’s Big Joe Henry, “the Voice of the Plunge” broadcasts live from the site of the Plunge, with interviews, updates and a countdown to the Plunge.

The Plunge is sponsored by the Law Enforcement Torch Run, a volunteer effort by the Law Enforcement community of New Jersey to raise funds and awareness for Special Olympics New Jersey. The Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics New Jersey raised more than $3 million in 2014.