Polar Bear Plunge 2024: Support Special Olympics

Join NBC4 and Telemundo 44 and take the plunge for Special Olympics! Click here to donate to the NBC4 and Telemundo 44 Peacock Team.

We are ‘proud as a peacock’ to partner together with you to support Special Olympics and thousands of amazing athletes across the DMV.

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Want to try the polar plunge yourself?

On Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024, jump in alongside us at the Polar Bear Plunge at Sandy Point State Park in Annapolis, Maryland. Thousands of brave people will plunge into the cold waters to raise money that provides year-round sports training and athletic competition for people with intellectual disabilities. Learn how you can sign up for your own plunge team by clicking here.

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Also, find additional Polar Bear Plunges across the DMV region here.

Here's a look at the 2023 Polar Bear Plunge:

News4's Melissa Mollet and Tommy McFly are jumping into a cold Chesapeake Bay on Saturday for the Polar Bear Plunge. The event raises money for Maryland's Special Olympics.