LANSING, Mich. — Thursday the 9th Annual Michigan Law Enforcement Torch Run Legislative Polar Plunge for Special Olympics Michigan took place in Lansing.
A dozen Michigan Legislators and more than 30 additional legislative staffers plunged into an icy pool in front of the Capitol Building steps, raising $34,000 for Special Olympics Michigan in the process.
The Legislative Polar Plunge has raised now raised $259,000 for Special Olympics Michigan in its nine year history. As a whole, this year's Polar Plunge series has been setting records all across the state this winter.
23 polar plunges have taken place this season and raised a combined $1.12 million. With seven Polar Plunges left on the schedule, this year is on pace to surpass the all-time high of $1.2 million raised in a single Polar Plunge season.
The next Polar Plunge will take place in Detroit by Atwater Brewery where participants will take the plunge into the Detroit River Friday.
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