​We’re in the final days of the Special Olympics Maryland Polar Bear Plunge with the law enforcement and corporate employees plunging Friday.  Read More  Breaking News

Police, corporate plunges bring community together in support of Special Olympics Maryland athletes

The final days of the Special Olympics Polar Bear Plunge are underway as law enforcement and corporate employees dipped into the frigid Chesapeake Bay on Friday.”It’s tremendous being here with everybody just in unity. It’s a great cause,” Anne Arundel County Police Lt. Brian Carney told 11 News.Law enforcement, military, firefighters and first responders ran into the bay in the rain Friday afternoon. The Police Plunge raised millions over the years for athletes, like Brandon McLarin, who plays basketball, softball and flag football. McLarin is a law enforcement torch run ambassador.”It means so much. It means that they value not only who I am, but the movement behind Special Olympics,” McLarin told 11 News.Dive teams from agencies across the state participated, including from the Maryland State Police, as well as police from Baltimore City and Baltimore and Prince George’s counties. Additionally, members from the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office, and dive teams from Anne Arundel, Calvert and Frederick counties participated.All were able to give high-fives and hugs while protecting plungers.Many of the divers served in the tragic recovery mission on the Potomac River after Wednesday’s plane crash. Participants observed a moment of silence before each plunge to show solidarity with the crash victims.Plungers told 11 News they’re proud to continue a partnership focused on inclusion, dignity and respect for all Marylanders.”For the good of our young men and women Special Olympics athletes, it’s worth every needle we all feel in our legs, in our bodies right now,” Anne Arundel County Police Chief Amal Awad told 11 News.”This partnership helps everyone get better from the athletes, the challenges they face to spend time with them, and to know what their commitment is to training and to share that with every law enforcement officer,” Maryland State Police Superintendent Col. Roland Butler Jr. told 11 News.”You plunge, I play!” McLarin excitedly shouted.The Maryland Polar Bear Plunge gets underway on Saturday.

The final days of the Special Olympics Polar Bear Plunge are underway as law enforcement and corporate employees dipped into the frigid Chesapeake Bay on Friday.

“It’s tremendous being here with everybody just in unity. It’s a great cause,” Anne Arundel County Police Lt. Brian Carney told 11 News.

Law enforcement, military, firefighters and first responders ran into the bay in the rain Friday afternoon. The Police Plunge raised millions over the years for athletes, like Brandon McLarin, who plays basketball, softball and flag football. McLarin is a law enforcement torch run ambassador.

“It means so much. It means that they value not only who I am, but the movement behind Special Olympics,” McLarin told 11 News.

Dive teams from agencies across the state participated, including from the Maryland State Police, as well as police from Baltimore City and Baltimore and Prince George’s counties. Additionally, members from the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office, and dive teams from Anne Arundel, Calvert and Frederick counties participated.

All were able to give high-fives and hugs while protecting plungers.

Many of the divers served in the tragic recovery mission on the Potomac River after Wednesday’s plane crash. Participants observed a moment of silence before each plunge to show solidarity with the crash victims.

Plungers told 11 News they’re proud to continue a partnership focused on inclusion, dignity and respect for all Marylanders.

“For the good of our young men and women Special Olympics athletes, it’s worth every needle we all feel in our legs, in our bodies right now,” Anne Arundel County Police Chief Amal Awad told 11 News.

“This partnership helps everyone get better from the athletes, the challenges they face to spend time with them, and to know what their commitment is to training and to share that with every law enforcement officer,” Maryland State Police Superintendent Col. Roland Butler Jr. told 11 News.

“You plunge, I play!” McLarin excitedly shouted.

The Maryland Polar Bear Plunge gets underway on Saturday.

 

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