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2025 Polar Plunge-February 22, 2025

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The Polar Plunge for Special Olympics Georgia is an annual fundraising event where participants take a brave dip into cold water, usually in the winter months, to raise money and awareness for Special Olympics Georgia (SOGA). The event invites individuals, teams, and organizations to pledge or raise funds for the Special Olympics programs, and in exchange, they take part in the “plunge” into chilly waters, typically in a lake, ocean, or pool that is specially set up for the occasion.

The Polar Plunge serves as one of the signature events for Special Olympics Georgia, helping to provide funding for the organization’s year-round sports training and competition programs for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. Participants are often encouraged to fundraise by getting sponsorships from friends, family, and colleagues.

The event is not only about the plunge itself but also about creating community involvement and support for the athletes of Special Olympics. It’s a fun, chilly way to show solidarity with the athletes and raise awareness for the cause. Many of the plunges are accompanied by festivities such as costume contests, games, and other family-friendly activities, making it a lively, inclusive experience.

Overall, the Polar Plunge is both a symbolic and impactful event, combining a daring challenge with a charitable cause, helping to ensure that athletes of all ages and abilities can continue to participate in Special Olympics programs throughout Georgia.

For Sponsorship levels click the link https://drive.google.com/file/d/1V0X2-ig4y9HANBn6XnGh0nZR6orEMQlK/view?usp=drive_link

To sign up to take the plunge, create your page here https://charity.pledgeit.org/GAPolarPlunge 

2024 SOGA Recruitment Video

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Special Olympics Georgia (SOGA) Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Vision Statement

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Special Olympics Georgia (SOGA) Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Vision Statement

Respecting each individual and recognizing the value that we each bring to the SOGA team is essential.  SOGA champions a diverse and inclusive environment while celebrating all individuals through a love of sport.

We encourage and welcome diversity, recognizing it as a key advantage and value different backgrounds and perspectives.  Some types of diversity are life experience, work experience, perspective, culture, sexual orientation, ethnicity, gender identity and age.  Diversity assists us in looking at situations from a variety of angles and encourages the development of ideas and solutions.

Special Olympics Georgia (SOGA) will strive to be an organization that reflects all communities, and one in which everyone with a role in carrying out the Special Olympics mission feels empowered to be their full, authentic selves and do their best work, whether as Special Olympics athletes, volunteers, donors/sponsors, business partners, or employees.

 

Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Vision Policy:

 Special Olympics Georgia (SOGA) will strive to be an organization that reflects all communities, and one in which everyone with a role in carrying out the Special Olympics mission feels empowered to be their full, authentic selves and do their best work, whether as Special Olympics athletes, volunteers, donors/sponsors, business partners, or employees.

2019 Youth Forum

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The Youth Forum will provide Special Olympics Georgia youth volunteers the opportunity to attend an overnight, four day, 3 night event where they will experience team building, leadership training, educational sessions, participating in activities with Special Olympics athletes, staff and volunteers. This Forum will promote activities that provide sports training while also encouraging youth and athletes to play, laugh and have fun as individuals and teammates.

Benefits:

Leadership Training, Teambuilding, Volunteer Training, Opportunity to Work with Special Olympic Athletes And Service to Others Activities offered

Activities:
Leadership Training, Team Building, Educational Sessions, Sports Training, Athletic Competition

When
Sunday June 9th – Wednesday June 12th, 2019

Where
Emory University, Atlanta Georgia

Eligibility
The applicant must be 13-18 years of age.

To download the application information, please click here!

State Indoor Winter Games T-Shirts Are Now Available

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The 2018 State Indoor Winter Games and Southeast Powerlifting t-shirts are now available for PRE-ORDER:

Shirts are light blue, long-sleeve and lightweight material. Shirt design features the event’s themed logo “Under the Big Top” on the front and statewide sponsors on the back. Shirts are $22.00 each and run in sizes small to xx-large.

Click here to download your order form and order today!

Order forms and payment are due by December 20, 2018. Please not that we can no longer accept cash payments. All payments must be via check or credit card. To submit place your order, please email or fax the completed form to Kate Hamilton at (404) 393-2929.

All checks can be made out to “Special Olympics Georgia” and mailed to:

Special Olympics Georgia

6046 Financial Drive

Norcross, GA 30071

 

SOGA will not mail shirts. All shirts can be picked up at housing check in on January 11 at the Indoor Winter Games.

Thank You For Making The First Half of 2018 Great

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Special Olympics Georgia continues to provide high-quality competitions for our athletes,

and it is only because of your support and friendship that this is possible. 

Thank you for your passion, energy, and time towards helping the athletes achieve athletic and lifetime success!

The first half of 2018 has been very eventful and successful for Special Olympics Georgia athletes and everyone involved with Special Olympics Georgia.

A few highlights:

  • There are currently 206 accredited Special Olympics Georgia programs across the state.
  • 5,795 athletes, unified partners, and coaches participated in State Indoor Winter Games and State Summer Games.  3,521 amazing volunteers assisted with these Games.
  • Special Olympics Georgia held a 3 day Youth Forum in June at Emory University.  42 youth volunteers and SOGA athletes ages 13-18 attended alongside 10 SOGA team members and volunteers.  The Forum focused on leadership skills training, provided the youth opportunities to implement these skills in a group setting, and educated the youth on how to become involved with SOGA as an advocate in their school/community, coach, unified partner, and fundraiser.
  • Special Olympics Georgia sent a delegation of 42 athletes, partners, and coaches to the Special Olympics 2018 USA Games in Seattle June 30 – July 6.  Team Georgia consisted of a Traditional Basketball Team from Hall County that brought home a gold medal, a Unified Volleyball Team from Gwinnett County that brought home a 4th place ribbon, a Unified Soccer Team from Special K’s that brought home a bronze medal, and a Unified Golf Team from Douglas County that brought home a bronze medal.
  • Coca-Cola had three Special Olympics athletes working with them to support the 2018 USA Games, two of which are Special Olympics Georgia athletes. 

 

Thank you for continuing to believe in our athletes and for making sure that every Special Olympics Georgia athlete has the opportunity to be an Olympian!

Duck Pluck

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Duck Pluck, Atlanta Aug. 14

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