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About the 2022 Plunge season
In early 2021, we held the Plunge in Place virtual Polar Plunge and saw hundreds of great at-home Plunges from across the state. We’re bringing the virtual Polar Plunge back in 2022 with Polar Plunge NC. You can Plunge from the comfort of your own home, however you’d like, while raising money for nearly 40,000 athletes of Special Olympics who need you now more than ever. In addition to the virtual Polar Plunge, there will be several in-person plunge options.
Sign up for the virtual Polar Plunge NC or find a Polar Plunge near you!
Whether you join us for the in-person event or want to do the virtual option, you get to choose how you go freezin’ for a reason!
If doing your own plunge at home, please remember to follow CDC social distancing recommendations and state/local guidelines as well as other safety precautions while creating your own plunge at home plunge experience. Special Olympics North Carolina reserves the right to delete or omit any content submitted or posted that does not follow COVID-19 protocols.
At-home participants can take their Plunge anytime between now and March 1! Submit your Plunge either by posting to social media with the hashtag #PolarPlungeNC or send it to plunge@sonc.net.
Registration
After you create a fundraising page, you can edit its details and personalize the content. Learn how to edit your personal fundraising page. Learn more here!
Donations and fundraising
Special Olympics North Carolina or “SONC.” Include in the memo area of the check the Plunger’s name. Mail checks to 2200 Gateway Centre Blvd, Ste. 201, Morrisville, NC 27560.
- Donors can do one of the following:
- Call SONC at 919-719-7662 and make a donation via the phone using a major credit card
- Write a check for Special Olympics North Carolina or SONC and mail it to:
- Special Olympics North Carolina
Attn: 2021 Plunge
2200 Gateway Centre Blvd., Ste. 201
Morrisville, NC 27560 - Include in the memo area of the check the Plunger’s name that is to be credited.
- Allow at least 5 business days from the date that the check arrives at SONC for the donation amount to be reflected in a participant’s online fundraising total.
- Special Olympics North Carolina
Charitable contributions are non-refundable, and the minimum Plunge registration fee is considered a charitable contribution and is therefore also non-refundable.
Donations will not appear on a Plungers page until SONC staff have received them and have entered the donations online.
Special Olympics North Carolina is a 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization and your donation is tax-deductible within the guidelines of U.S. law. To claim a donation as a deduction on your U.S. taxes, please keep your email donation receipt as your official record. We’ll send it to you upon successful completion of your donation.
Thanking your donors is crucial and Classy allows for an easy user experience to thank your supporters. Learn more here!
Sharing your fundraising page is easy and critical to reaching your fundraising goal. Learn about the different sharing options available to you as a fundraiser. Learn more here!
You also can now sync your personal Classy fundraising page with Facebook fundraisers. Find out how here!
