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Carroll County Teams Prepare for Saturday's Polar Bear Plunge
The 17th Annual Maryland Polar Bear Plunge will take place tomorrow at Sandy Point State Park.
Some people just write a check. Others prefer to plunge into the frigid waters of the Chesapeake Bay in January to raise money and awareness for Special Olympics of Maryland. Carroll County will be well represented at Saturday's 17th Annual MSP Polar Bear Plunge at Sandy Point State Park in Annapolis. Rachel Dembeck, 28, of Sykesville is participating in her 11th Polar Bear Plunge event this year. She said she participates in the event because she works with kids in special education programs at Cedar Lane School in Howard County. "We all take the plunge for these great kids in and around the special ed programs," Dembeck told Patch. Her current team, "PolarBearies" was formed in 2008 and she said the team of 25 plungers rents a bus each …
Lisa Rossi
9:53 am on Friday, January 25, 2013
Such a cool event. Good luck to everyone! more ›