Community raises more than $55 000 for Special Olympics - Abbeyfeale Golf Club Abbeyfeale Community raises more than $55 000 for Special Olympics Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Telegram After raising about $500 in 10 minutes to get a Pennington County Sheriff’s Deputy to jump into icy waters, several organizations — some dressed in costume — took the plunge Saturday afternoon at Black Hills Harley-Davidson in Rapid City. The groups and community raised more than $55,000 for Special Olympics South Dakota athletes, said marketing manager Jill Kvanli. Kvanli said Special Olympics South Dakota has 2,750 athletes. The majority of the funds raised will stay local, but some will be used for athletes across the state. PHOTOS Rapid City raises over $55 000 for Special Olympics South Dakota A group from the Lost Cabin dressed up as Scooby-Doo characters jump into the pool for the Special Olympics South Dakota polar plunge Saturday at the Harley-Davidson in Rapid City. Siandhara Bonnet, Journal staff People jump into the pool for the Special Olympics South Dakota polar plunge Saturday at Harley-Davidson in Rapid City. Siandhara Bonnet, Journal staff People jump into the pool for the Special Olympics South Dakota polar plunge Saturday at Harley-Davidson in Rapid City. Siandhara Bonnet, Journal staff Pennington County Sheriff Kevin Thom waits in line for Special Olympics South Dakota’s polar plunge Saturday at the Harley-Davidson in Rapid City. Siandhara Bonnet, Journal staff People dressed as Waldo jump into the pool for the Special Olympics South Dakota polar plunge Saturday at Harley-Davidson in Rapid City. Siandhara Bonnet, Journal staff People dressed as Waldo jump into the pool for the Special Olympics South Dakota polar plunge Saturday at Harley-Davidson in Rapid City. Siandhara Bonnet, Journal staff Pennington County Sheriff Kevin Thom and two kids jump into the pool for Special Olympics South Dakota’s polar plunge Saturday at Harley-Davidson in Rapid City. People jump into the pool for the Special Olympics South Dakota polar plunge Saturday at Harley-Davidson in Rapid City. Siandhara Bonnet, Journal staff People jump into the pool for the Special Olympics South Dakota polar plunge Saturday at Harley-Davidson in Rapid City. Siandhara Bonnet, Journal staff People jump into the pool for the Special Olympics South Dakota polar plunge Saturday at Harley-Davidson in Rapid City. Siandhara Bonnet, Journal staff People jump into the pool for the Special Olympics South Dakota polar plunge Saturday at Harley-Davidson in Rapid City. Siandhara Bonnet, Journal staff People jump into the pool for the Special Olympics South Dakota polar plunge Saturday at Harley-Davidson in Rapid City. Siandhara Bonnet, Journal staff NewsCenter1 meteorologist Brant Beckman, anchor Darsha Nelson, reporter Christina Holiday and meteorologist Anna Hamelin jump into the water for Special Olympics South Dakota’s polar plunge Saturday at the Harley-Davidson in Rapid City. Siandhara Bonnet, Journal staff A Pennington County Sheriff’s deputy and member of the Rapid City Flame jumped into the water Saturday for the polar plunge, a fundraiser to raise money for the Special Olympics, at Black Hills Harley-Davidson in Rapid City. The crowd raised $500 in less than 10 minutes to make the deputy jump in the water. Siandhara Bonnet, Journal staff She said the money helps send athletes to national competitions, like the USA games in Orlando. South Dakota sent 50 athletes to compete this year. There are also competitions in the Black Hills, Kvanli said. She said the Polar Plunge began on the East Coast from an idea from law enforcement officers. It was later brought to South Dakota and continued. Kvanli said the plunges are a Law Enforcement Torch Run event. People are also reading… Kvanli said people can still donate to the Special Olympics by going to sosd.org. — Contact Siandhara Bonnet at [email protected] — You must be logged in to react.Click any reaction to login. Get local news delivered to your inbox Subscribe to our Daily Headlines newsletter. . Related Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Telegram Leave a Reply Cancel reply Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked * Advertisement Recent Posts 7 seconds ago Community raises more than $55 000 for Special Olympics 2 mins ago Pac-12 Saturday football takeaways Bowl math big wins and a thrilling finish 3 mins ago Marshfield Volleyball Spikes Competition and WVC Tournament 4 mins ago Piute defeats Panguitch for fifth consecutive 1A state baseball championship – St George News 6 mins ago Thousands turn out for fun and a little basketball at Grizzlies open practice Back to top button Abbeyfeale Golf Club