{"id":22123,"date":"2023-11-21T17:45:01","date_gmt":"2023-11-21T16:45:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/?p=22123"},"modified":"2023-11-21T17:45:46","modified_gmt":"2023-11-21T16:45:46","slug":"get-freezin-for-a-reason-in-portrush-this-december-in-support-of-special-olympics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2023\/11\/get-freezin-for-a-reason-in-portrush-this-december-in-support-of-special-olympics\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cGet Freezin\u2019 For A Reason\u201d in Portrush this December in support of Special Olympics\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council is delighted to partner with both PSNI and the Policing and Community Safety Partnership for this year\u2019s \u2018Polar Plunge\u2019 in support of Special Olympics. <\/strong><\/h4>\n

The annual event, being held in Portrush, will help raise much needed funds which will help sports, leadership, and health programmes to be delivered to Special Olympics Ireland athletes in clubs across Northern Ireland.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Special Olympics Ireland in collaboration with The Law Enforcement Torch Run<\/a> officially launched the 21st<\/sup> Annual Polar Plunge, proudly supported by Gala Retail and this exciting fundraising campaign will see people from across the island \u201ctake the plunge\u201d to support Special Olympics Ireland\u2019s athletes and programmes.<\/p>\n

Mayor of Causeway Coast and Glens, Councillor Steven Callaghan said:<\/strong> \u201cAs event partners alongside the PSNI and the Policing and Community Safety Partnership, Council is delighted to support this year\u2019s Polar Plunge event and welcome it to Portrush.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis annual event, now in its 21st<\/sup> year, provides valuable support for Special Olympics Ireland athletes, many of whom are from the Borough.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019d encourage you to come along on the day to show your support all those participating, good luck to everyone who takes the plunge this December to help raise valuable funding for these key sporting programmes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Now in its 21st<\/sup> year, Polar Plunge events will take place in five locations across the island throughout December 2023.<\/p>\n

In Northern Ireland, people can take the icy dip at Portrush, Co. Antrim on Sunday December 3rd<\/sup>. Participants can also complete their own Polar Plunge virtually from their own locations.<\/p>\n

Special Olympics Ireland is delighted that its long-term charity partner, Gala Retail, have once again kindly sponsored this year\u2019s Polar Plunge events, which are organised in collaboration with The Law Enforcement Torch Run.
\nFor more information or to sign-up for a daring dip this December, visit https:\/\/www.specialolympics.ie\/polar-plunge-2023<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Shaun Cassidy, Ulster Regional Director, Special Olympics Ireland said:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWe are delighted to launch the 21st Polar Plunge in support of our athletes, clubs and programmes. The challenge of getting \u2018Freezin\u2019 for a Reason\u2019 is all the more apt this year as we prepare for the Ireland Winter Games in 2024.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor all of us involved in Special Olympics, the grassroots and everyday activities at local club level are the most important. It is so important that people with an intellectual disability have an outlet through sport, an outlet to meet friends, train hard and compete, with support from the local community and club volunteers. We would be delighted if you would consider getting \u2018Freezin\u2019 for a Reason\u2019 in Portrush on the 3rd<\/sup> December for Special Olympics Ireland and help us raise the necessary funds that will help support athletes in the local area and beyond.\u201d<\/p>\n

CEO of Gala Retail, Gary Desmond said:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWe are so proud to partner with Special Olympics Ireland and support The Polar Plunge for the third year in a row.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was lucky enough to travel to the Special Olympics World Games this year and see first-hand how inspiring these athletes are and how much it means to their families. All their great achievements start in their local community clubs. We\u2019re asking for as many people as possible to get involved in their local Polar Plunge and support Special Olympics clubs.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council is delighted to partner with both PSNI and the Policing and Community Safety Partnership for this year\u2019s \u2018Polar Plunge\u2019 in support of Special Olympics. The annual event, being held in Portrush, will help raise much needed funds which will help sports, leadership, and health programmes to be delivered to … Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22123"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22123"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22123\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22126,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22123\/revisions\/22126"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22123"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22123"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22123"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}