Friday, March 8, 2013
Check out this video of local residents braving frigid waters to raise money for the Special Olympics.
There's a lot of cool stuff going on in Brighton. Luckily, some of it is posted on YouTube. Every once in a while, Brighton Patch will pick YouTube videos to feature. Today's pick is a video posted by user Wade Heinonen showing him and his brother, Danny, jumping into frigid waters during the Brighton Polar Plunge on Feb. 23 at Brighton High School. The event was among 27 Polar Plunges conducted throughout Michigan this year to raise funds on behalf of about 19,000 Special Olympic Athletes. The money raised at the event will go to aid Livingston County athletes by purchasing uniforms and the use gyms and soccer fields. Danny, a local athlete, was one of the top fundraisers, raising more than $1,000. The video currently has more than 1,000 …
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Monday, February 25, 2013
The Polar Plunge to benefit the Special Olympics of Michigan was held at Brighton High School on Saturday.
About 80 people braved 32-degree weather and frigid waters during the Brighton Polar Plunge which was held Saturday behind Brighton High School. The weather was cold enough that plungers jumped into a hole cut into the ice rather than run down the hill into the water like last year's event. The event is among 27 Polar Plunges conducted throughout Michigan this year to raise funds on behalf of about 19,000 Special Olympic Athletes. The money raised at the event will go to aid Livingston County athletes by purchasing uniforms and the use gyms and soccer fields. The Polar Plunge is also something that Special Olympic Athletes can participate in themselves. According to the Director of Livingston County Area Special Olympics Mary Jane Welton…
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Brighton Merchants come together to raise money for the Special Olympic's Polar Plunge on Saturday.
Thirty Brighton merchants are banding together for the second year running to raise additional money for the Polar Plunge which will take place Saturday at Leith Lake behind Brighton High School. Last year, merchants raised a little more than $9,000 for Special Olympics with week-long fundraisers. The goal this year is to raise between $10,00 and $12,000, according to Lindsay Palizzi, owner of Downtown Main Martini Bar & Grill and one of the event planners. Festivities will begin on Thursday with a Polar Bear Pub & Shop Crawl. Customers can visit any participating store or restaurant to pick up a punch card and receive punches for each purchase or donation made. After reaching five punches, they may drop off the cards at Downtown Main …
Nicole Krawcke
10:18 pm on Wednesday, February 27, 2013
We've added video of PJ and his shimmy before taking the Plunge! Check it out! more ›