Don't Miss: Peekskill's Polar Plunge

PHOTO: There was actually snow on the ground during a previous Polar Plunge in Peekskill.

Local residents will plunge into the cold waters of the Hudson River on New Year’s Day to raise money for a great cause.

The 4th Annual Polar Plunge is planned by the This is Me Foundation, and sponsored by The Quiet Man Public House. Read more about how Chuck McGreal, owner of The Quiet Man, came up with the idea.

All proceeds from the plunge will go towards college scholarships for local students who have faced adversity, or helped a friend through adversity, as well as national scholarships to students who have alopecia.

The event will be held at the Peekskill Riverfront Green at 12 p.m. sharp on Jan, 1 and is open to the public to watch and cheer on the brave plungers.

If interested in plunging, participants are still being accepted. To sign up, please email the This Is Me Foundation at polarplunge@thisismefoundation.com by Dec. 31 with name and age.

To sponsor a plunger or donate to the event, please visit http://www.newyearspolarplunge.org.

For more information, or to learn more about the This Is Me Foundation and the This is Me Scholarship Fund, please visit the website athttp://www.thisismefoundation.com or the Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/ThisIsMeFoundation

About This Is Me Foundation:

The This Is Me Foundation, founded by Peekskill residents Caitlin & Lauren Brady, was created to raise awareness about alopecia, an auto-immune disease that causes hair loss, while giving hope to any individual who faces adversity. All proceeds go directly to the This Is Me Scholarship Fund, Inspired by Ryan Risco & Cait Chivonne Polhill. The fund has provided twenty scholarships locally and nationally since 2012, and will present eight scholarships in 2016.