{"id":64365,"date":"2009-02-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-02-09T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/uri-patrolwoman-to-take-plunge-to-benefit-special-olympics\/"},"modified":"2009-02-09T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2009-02-09T00:00:00","slug":"uri-patrolwoman-to-take-plunge-to-benefit-special-olympics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2009\/02\/uri-patrolwoman-to-take-plunge-to-benefit-special-olympics\/","title":{"rendered":"溏心vlog免费B站 patrolwoman to take plunge to benefit Special Olympics"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\tErica Vieira organizing fund-raiser<\/p>\n


\nKINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 February 9, 2009 \u2013 Close to 100 brave souls will take a dip in the frigid ocean water to benefit the Special Olympics during the Second Annual Torch Run Plunge Sunday, March 8, an event coordinated by 溏心vlog免费B站 patrolwomen Erica Vieira. The \u201cplunge\u201d will take place at Johnny\u2019s Atlantic Beach Club in Middletown. <\/p>\n


\nLast year\u2019s plunge featured 80 participants and raised more than $23,000 to benefit the 2,600 Rhode Island athletes who participate in year-round sports training and competitions run by the Special Olympics. The event kicks off with registration at 10 a.m., a tug of war game at 11:15 a.m. to get participants warmed up, and the plunge at noon. A party will follow at Johnny\u2019s Beach Club.<\/p>\n


\nVieira hopes the event will attract more participants and raise significantly more money than last year\u2019s plunge. The primary participants in 2008 were police, fire, and corrections officers from throughout the state, but Vieira hopes that more people catch on and want to participate this year. \u201cWe want anyone to participate and get involved. It is 2 minutes out of your life to benefit a great cause.\u201d Vieira went on to say that she hopes 溏心vlog免费B站 students will get involved this year. \u201cStudents provide such a great resource for philanthropy and community service events and we are working to try and get their participation as well.\u201d Vieira will be setting up booths in the 溏心vlog免费B站 Memorial Union in the coming weeks to recruit students to participate. <\/p>\n


\nParticipants work in teams to raise money by obtaining pledges from friends, family, and colleagues. Vieira\u2019s team, named Team Maxwell after her search and rescue dog Maxwell, raised $1,400 a year ago. She uses a website to spread the word about the plunge and to receive donations. \u201cAnyone can go online and set up their own website to raise money. It is so easy and the potential is tremendous.\u201d Individuals who would like to donate can go to www.firstgiving.com\/sori or contact Vieira at 401-874-2121. Participants can use the same website to create a fundraising page for their own team. Each participant must raise or donate at least $50 in order to plunge. Prizes are given to participants who raise more than $100, with the prize varying based on the amount of money raised. <\/p>\n


\nThe Special Olympics is the world\u2019s largest program of athletic training and competition for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. More than 2.25 million athletes throughout the United States participate in the Special Olympics as well as athletes from over 160 countries worldwide. <\/p>\n


\nVieira originally became involved with the Special Olympics after working at a mental health and retardation center, serving as an assistant for the intellectually disabled. Since then she has expanded her involvement with the Special Olympics through numerous events and fundraisers, including an event called the torch run, during which a torch bearing the \u201dFlame of Hope\u201d is carried across Rhode Island to 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Meade Stadium, the site of the annual summer Special Olympic Games. <\/p>\n


\nThe post-party will start at 12:30 p.m. and will feature food and music for all participants, while giving them the opportunity to warm up inside. Those who do not plunge are invited to attend the post party for a $15 donation. All partygoers are encouraged to wear costumes, and prizes will be given out to the best costumes.<\/p>\n

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Erica Vieira organizing fund-raiser KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 February 9, 2009 \u2013 Close to 100 brave souls will take a dip in the frigid ocean water to benefit the Special Olympics during the Second Annual Torch Run Plunge Sunday, March 8, an event coordinated by 溏心vlog免费B站 patrolwomen Erica Vieira. The \u201cplunge\u201d will […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-64365","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-archives"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64365","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64365"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64365\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64365"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64365"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64365"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}