Special Olympics Maryland participated in the annual Maryland Polar Bear Plunge at Sandy Point State Park in Annapolis on January 27-28, 2017. The event raises money for over 7,300 Special Olympics athletes in Maryland by having participants pledge at least $75 to jump into the chilly waters of the Chesapeake Bay. On the first day, there were plunges for police, military, and emergency responders throughout the day, as well as a 24-hour super plunge and a corporate plunge with happy hour at 5pm. The second day included plunges for families and children at 11am and two main plunges at 12:30pm and 2:30pm. The event ultimately raised over $2.56 million

1. Special Olympics Maryland
Participates in Polar Bear Plunge
Ophir Alalouf

2. Introduction
• A pediatric dentist with almost two decades of experience, Dr. Ophir
Alalouf owns and manages Kids Teeth, LLC, Health: Pediatric Dentistry in
Rockville, Maryland. Dedicated to helping others, Ophir Alalouf, DDS,
supports Special Olympics.
Special Olympics Maryland recently participated in the annual Maryland
Polar Bear Plunge at Sandy Point State Park in Annapolis. The event, which
occurred on January 27 and 28, 2017, is sponsored by the Maryland State
Police. Those interested pledge at least $75 to dip into the chilly waters of
the Chesapeake Bay, and the money raised benefits 7,311 athletes around
Maryland. The event offered three separate types of plunges on January
27.
* Police, military, and fire/EMS plunge. Throughout the day, these civil
servants dipped into the waters.
* Super plunge. Participants plunged into the water 24 times in 24 hours.

3. Polar Bear Plunge
• * Corporate plunge. Companies were encouraged to have their
workers participate. Happy hour began at 5:00 p.m. to give workers
some additional courage.
On January 28, participants had three extra types of plunges from
which to choose.
* Pee wee and family plunge. Participants took a dip beginning at
11:00 a.m.
* Main plunge. This was the plunge geared toward the most
participants, and the event featured two waves with one at 12:30
p.m. and the other at 2:30 p.m.
As of March 2017, the event raised more than $2.56 million, which
surpassed its goal of $2.5 million.