The 2025 Polar Bear Plunge to benefit Special Olympics Delaware sponsored by Wawa was held on Sunday, February 2nd. The water temperature was a chilly 37 degrees, and the temperature was a balmy 41 degrees at 1 p.m. A record 4,416 people ran into the Atlantic Ocean in Rehoboth Beach. More than $1.2 million was raised to benefit the thousands …
One of Delaware’s most celebrated fundraising events — the 34th Lewes Polar Bear Plunge Benefiting Special Olympics Delaware, presented by Wawa — takes center stage at Rehoboth Beach on Sunday, February 2, at 1 pm.. The plunge began in 1992 with 78 participants raising $7,000. Last year, 4,380 Bears raised nearly $1.5 million through in-person and virtual plunges. The …
