thewhig.com April 16, 2017 Kingston Police and their Community Volunteers set up a voluntary toll to raise funds for Special Olympics Ontario at the Walmart in Kingston on Saturday. They raised $2,737.46 in four hours. The Ontario Provincial Police also had a toll set up at Walmart in Napanee, they raised $2,274.77 in five hours.
Polar Plunges Raise $330,000 for Special Olympics!
16 Polar Plunges 1,200 Plungers $330,000 Raised! Thank You Plungers & Supporters! What a year and what a result! Provincially, we hosted 16 Polar Plunges and raised $330,000. This money will directly benefit over 23,000 Special Olympics Athletes living in Ontario with an intellectual disability. We are so grateful for all plungers, volunteers, sponsors and supporters who worked hard to …
Special Olympian shows what’s possible at Plunge
www.owensoundsuntimes.com Saturday, April 1, 2017 Aimee Gilchrist was nervous before running into Georgian Bay on a cold but sunny April Fool’s Day – one of about 30 people who donned costumes silly or not and jumped into the bay for the 18th annual Polar Plunge for Special Olympicss. But the 38-year-old Owen Sound Special Olympian emerged declaring the water wasn’t …
Torch Run Newsletter – March 2017
Read the March Issue of the Torch Run Newsletter highlighting: 30th Anniversary, Torch Run T-Shirts, Polar Plunges, Torch Rides, Fiscal Year-End and MORE! Click the logo below to read the Newsletter.
Kingston police officers recognized for community work
March 17, 2017 Kingston Whig Standard Two members of the Kingston Police force are being recognized for their work and engagement in the community. Canine unit officer Const. Jeff Dickson and Staff-Sgt. Jody Armstrong have both been nominated for the Police Association of Ontario’s Police Services Hero of the Year Awards. More than 100 members of municipal police services were …
Cop braves freezing pool, Miami Vice outfit for Special Olympics
March 11, 2017 YorkRegion.com For York Regional Police’s 1980s-themed polar plunge for the Special Olympics, Duty Insp. Alvaro Almeida dressed as TV show Miami Vice detective Sonny Crockett. But his blue t-shirt and cream-coloured linen suit did nothing to ward off the freezing cold temperatures of the pool outside the police association headquarters at Stonehaven and Bayview avenues in Newmarket …
Polar Plunge for Special Olympics Ontario!
March 13, 2017 Snapd Beaches On Saturday, January 21st at Woodbine Beach, about two dozen brave souls waded chest-deep into the frigid waters of Lake Ontario to raise money for the Special Olympics. As the title implies, the polar plunge is a winter fundraiser where individuals jump into its icy waters. But, like most endeavours where one is ‘dared’ to …
Taking the Plunge for Special Olympics
March 1, 2017 Caledon Citizen See article and pictures HERE.
March 1st – Join us in saying there’s #NoGoodWay
Alongside Community Partners, Special Olympics Canada and the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police, we’ve teamed up to encourage Canadians to eliminate the use of the R-word! We believe that most Canadians, will gladly stop using the R-word, once they understand the pain it causes. So we’re asking them to eliminate the word from their vocabulary and to share the …
Torch Run 30th Anniversary T-Shirts Now Available!
2017 marks the 30th Anniversary of the Ontario Law Enforcement Torch Run. The Torch Run was brought to Ontario in 1987 by Cst. Lorne White from the Toronto Police and raised $100,000 in the inaugural year. What happened next has been nothing short of miraculous… Over $40 Million raised and over 65 Agencies in the Province actively participating in a …
