JEFFERSON CITY − Particular Olympics Missouri hosted its sixth annual Energy Hour Plunge Wednesday night in downtown Jefferson Metropolis, consisting of members being hosed down in help of Missouri’s Particular Olympics athletes.
The occasion was open for anybody aged 14 or older and every participant was inspired elevate a minimal of $500 towards Particular Olympics Missouri. Jefferson Metropolis Mayor Carrie Tergin and Cole County Sheriff John Wheeler hosted the occasion.
“With out them [Tergin and Wheeler] taking the lead on this, we would not be out right here,” Particular Olympics Missouri Improvement Director Crystal Schuster stated. “They take the lead, they recruit the members, they elevate the cash. They every kind their very own groups they usually compete to see who can elevate probably the most cash.”
Contributors wore a wide range of costumes as they ran via a pair of sprinkler showers on the streets of Jefferson Metropolis with a big crowd watching.
Typical Polar Plunges consist of individuals leaping into our bodies of water within the months of December to February; nevertheless, Schuster defined that this model of the occasion offers again to the neighborhood.
“It is undoubtedly distinctive, you do not see individuals strolling via hazmat showers every single day on the streets of Jefferson Metropolis and particularly within the winter time, Schuster stated. “That is what makes Particular Olympics Polar Plunges so distinctive is that it is totally different.”
All proceeds from the occasion goes to coaching and competitions for the Particular Olympics Missouri athletes in mid-Missouri.