POLAR BEAR DIP, 5K RACE TO HELP FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE

POLAR BEAR DIP, 5K RACE TO HELP FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE, DECEMBER 31 IN PORTLAND

Looking for a feel good adrenaline rush? Be bold in the cold with a plunge into the Atlantic and/or winter jaunt around the East End to support the Natural Resources Council of Maine’s work to reduce climate change pollution. The bone-chilling fun 5K and dip will take place at Portland’s East End on Tuesday, December 31.

Pre-register online at: nrcm.kintera.org/dipdash. Registration opens at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec 31 at the Back Cove parking area (across from Hannaford). The 5k begins at 11:00 and the dip will be at noon – the “warmest” part of the day – at East End Beach! A shuttle will return participants to their cars at Back Cove after the plunge.
 

The early-“bear” registration fee is $30 until November 15 ($35 after that time) and friends and family can pledge to help raise money and awareness about climate change and what NRCM is doing right here in Maine to curb it. Learn more and pledge online at: nrcm.kintera.org/dipdash.

All participants raising $50 (including registration fee), will receive a bpa-free, made in the USA water bottle that features the event and Mt. Katahdin. Participants raising $100 will earn the water bottle and a cozy event towel. Participants raising $250 will earn that plus a one-of-a-kind commemorative hand-made polar bear clay mug. And, participants raising $500 will earn all that plus a Patagonia fleece jacket. There are additional prizes for top finishers, best costume, youngest and oldest participants, including Lamey Wellehan gift certificates, hand-knit polar bear hats, books by Maine author/illustrator Jamie Hogan, and more.

And, it will be fun, with folks in polar bear costumes, hot drinks from Coffee by Design, and goodies from Whole Foods Market, too!

To participate in this certified sustainable event (by Athletes for a Fit Planet), Pre-register online at: nrcm.kintera.org/dipdash.

This year’s Dip & Dash is sponsored by: WCLZ, Lee Auto Mall, Robinson Financial, Clynk, ReVision Energy, Malley Weber, Lamey Wellehan, Renys, Delorme, Spectrum Medical, and other local businesses.