Each winter across our state hundreds of Special Olympics Kansas fans and athletes face freezing waters and take the plunge.  Proceeds from the event go to support our programs located throughout Kansas.  There are several ways to get involved!

Plunger:  Taking the Polar Plunge is a great way to show you are a fan of SOKS!  For a minimum donation of $75, you can jump into the frigid water and then thaw out wearing your official Polar Plunge sweatshirt.  Gather friends, family and coworkers and form a team!

Strutter:  These events are up and running!  Literally!  For a minimum donation, your can compete in one of our Struts and receive a long sleeve t-shirt.  (Not available in all locations.  Check your local Plunge webpage for more details!)

Chicken:  Too scared to splash at the Polar Plunge, but would like to still show your support and earn our cool incentives?  Embrace your inner chicken, register as a chicken and raise funds just like your Plunge counterparts.  Remember, chickens can form their own teams, or should we say flocks?  Just raise a minimum of $75 and you will receive our official sweatshirt.  Raise more and you'll earn the same incentives as the Plungers. 

If you would like to discover what it takes to be the bear at the Polar Plunge, run in one of our Polar Struts or declare yourself a "chicken", click on the city nearby.  We are currently firming up arrangements for each location - check back later if your location has not been updated. 

         Hays                                             Kansas City

   Manhattan

Pittsburg                                             Salina

  Topeka                                              Wichita

Plunge Toolkit
To help you reach your fundraising goal, SOKS has created a toolkit full of useful resources.  Please look through them and see how they might be able to help you reach your goal. 

Be the Star of Kansas
Would you like to be deemed the shining “Star of Kansas?” Create an original video asking people to sponsor you or take the Polar Plunge themselves and post it to YouTube. Videos will be judged on creativity and number of views. You could win the grand prize!  Point your browser here for all the details!

“Cool School” Contest
Show your school spirit and support Special Olympics Kansas athletes. Form a team of at least 6 classmates and pre-register your “Cool School” Team online. All teams will be recognized and the top fundraising school (divided according to KSHSAA division) will
win the “Cool School” award!  Students in the following schools have declared their schools as cool:

High School Division:

• 6A - Dodge City High School - Dodge City; Washburn Rural High School - Topeka

• 2A - Sacred Heart Jr./Sr. High School - Salina

Grade School Division:

• 5A - Logan Avenue Elementary - Emporia; Village Elementary - Emporia

For a complete list of rules and resources, download the “Cool School” Toolkit.