Special Olympics Indiana Polar Plunge - Boonville

05/11/2026

2026 Plunge

Freez'n for a reason! will benifit Special Olympics Indiana

03/14/2026

Special Olympics Indiana

Special Olympics Freezin' For a Reason

02/12/2026

We had a great day at the despite the cold. We want to give a BIG thanks to all the plungers, wonderful sponsors, dedicated volunteers, and staff of Special Olympics Indiana. And of course, the Boonville Fire Department for ALL the hard work they put into cutting the ice on Thursday, cutting and moving what formed Thursday night and Friday night. And providing the divers for the safety of our plungers. We couldn't have done it without all the hard work Scales Lake Park put into clearing the roadways, clearing the parking lots, and clearing/grooming the beach. Thank-you, thank-you! And a big thanks to the Warrick County Sheriff's Office for providing safety and our LETR torch runner. And thanks to St. Clement for providing their Social Hall for our Registration and After Splash Bash. Warrick County School Corporation provided the buses for our much needed shuttle service to the lake. We cannot forget those important porta-potties, supplied by Nix Sanitary Service. It all made for a safe and enjoyable plunge.

Our premiere media sponsors, 14 NEWS and 104FM WIKY provided us with our great emcees, Byron Douglas and DJB. Great coverage on the TV and Radio from both sponsors. And Eyewitness News WEHT WTVW provided great coverage on the day of the plunge! The Boonville Standard provided us with some pictures of the plunge also.

With the support of everyone listed above, we had 112 plungers and brought in over $44.000 to help support over 20,000 athletes across the State of Indiana train and compete at no cost to them.

Teams that competed: Old Guys, Perry County Plungers, Vanderburgh County APEX/Icebreakers, Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Office Jail Division, The Tenners, Ice Ice Baby, Warrick County Chill Seekers, ASA Delta Kappa Chapter, Posey County Tengo Frio, Castle Top, Knights of Columbus, RPI Physical Therapy, Free Hugs, Evansville Coke Cool Runnings (Coca-Cola Consilidated was a State sponsor). Plus all the individual plungers. THANK YOU!

Other important local partners that helped make this plunge a success:
Lincoln Land FOP, APEX Behavioral Services, Lutgring Bros, Inc., St. Clement Ladies Club, D&M Construction, The local chapter of teh Rainbow Girls, Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana, Alcoa Warrick Operations, Warrick Pathways Civil Construction Class, Knights of Columbus, Donut Bank, Culligan of Evansville, Stephen Libs Finer Chocolates, McAlister's North Greenriver Rd. Last but not least, the Polar Plunge Committee Members, including Special Olympics Indiana staff, helped make this all possible.

We hope to see everyone the first weekend in February next year!

02/09/2026

Thank you for coming to our

02/09/2026

We love moments like this❤️

02/09/2026

Thanks to our Premiere Media Sponsors for promoting the

02/09/2026

Thanks 104FM WIKY and 14 NEWS for your continued support as Premiere Media Sponsors and superb emceeing. Special Olympics Indiana

02/09/2026

Great coverage of the . Thanks, Eyewitness News WEHT WTVW !

BOONVILLE, Ind. (WEHT) — Despite weather being below freezing, several teams have gathered at scales lake for the annual Special Olympics Polar Plunge. Officials from Special Olympics Indiana…

02/08/2026

The was a success. Here are a few pictures of the happenings before the plunge. We have a video of the plunge, but it will have to be posted as a YouTube link. It is 20 minutes long. And we have more pictures to post from another photographer. Please feel free to tag yourselves in the comments. Another post will be made thanking all our partners and everyone involved in the plunge. Special Olympics Indiana

02/07/2026

Good luck to all plungers today! Costume contest will probably start around 11:45-12:00, so make sure plungers and spectators are at the lake on time. Remind plungers and spectators that they have to catch a shuttle from St. Clement.

02/07/2026

The is in the books! . It was a great day! The Boonville Fire Department had to chip away at the ice again after the surface froze a bit overnight. Craig Tornquist was a great emcee. He entertained the students before they took the plunge. Schools participating: Vincennes Lincoln HS, Jasper HS, North Posey HS, Mt. Vernon HS, New Tech, Tecumseh HS, Boonville HS.