LET'S GO FREEZIN' FOR A REASON.Byline: Daily News VALENCIA - A ``polar plunge'' - Southern California-style - in which hearty souls dive into the water before the toasty toast·y adj. toast·i·er, toast·i·est Pleasantly warm. swim season, is planned in May at Six Flags For the national flags of Texas, see . Six Flags (NYSE: SIX) is the world's largest chain of amusement parks and theme parks and is headquartered in New York City. There are 20 such parks run by Six Flags. Hurricane Harbor to raise money for Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, Special Olympics Special Olympics International sports program for people with intellectual disability. It provides year-round training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type summer and winter sports for participants. . Freezin' for a Reason will be held May 6. The race into the park's 65-degree wave pool is being co-sponsored by law enforcement agencies A law enforcement agency (LEA) is a term used to describe any agency which enforces the law. This may be a local or state police, federal agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) or the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). that have long helped raise money for the athletic organization for the developmentally disabled. ``All of us with Special Olympics are grateful to law enforcement for their dedication to Special Olympics athletes,'' said Chris Clark, area director of the Special Olympics local chapter. ``Without their participation, we would not have the means to serve so many deserving participants, and we look forward to continuing our relationship with law enforcement as we seek to continue to provide sports training and competition to individuals with intellectual disabilities,'' said Michelle Esposito, a 19-year veteran of the California Highway Patrol. ``Special Olympics and the Law Enforcement Torch Run The Law Enforcement Torch Run Campaign to benefit Special Olympics began in 1981 in Wichita, Kansas and is the largest grass-roots fundraising movement for Special Olympics. group were seeking alternative fundraising activities to help support their programs. The Hurricane Harbor Polar Plunge allows people to participate in a fun activity for the entire family, raise money for Special Olympics and enjoy a day at Hurricane Harbor.'' The event will take place during the opening weekend for the seasonal water park. The mission of Special Olympics is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for the disabled to develop physical fitness and to experience the joy of participating in friendly competition. For information, call Clark at (661) 253-2121. |
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