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Based on an idea from an International Law Enforcement Torch Run® conference in Alaska in 1998, the Polar Plunge started at Lake Onalaska in the La Crosse area in 1999 and raised $30,000. In 2000, four more Plunges were added. Now offering 12 Plunges, Special Olympics Wisconsin boasted over 9,300 Plungers in 2011 and raised nearly $1.9 million dollars. Funds raised by the Polar Plunges support local programs across the state and provide cognitively disabled children and adults with competition opportunities, leadership training and health programs. |