Coney Island Polar Bear Club
The Coney Island Polar Bear Club is the oldest
The club began using the event to raise funds for Special Olympics starting in 2005,[3] and Camp Sunshine in 2007.[4] In 2018, the club decided to support local groups and charities and began partnering with the Alliance for Coney Island to raise funds for local nonprofit organizations.[5]
Members swim in the Atlantic Ocean at Coney Island, New York, United States every Sunday from November through April. Every New Year's Day, the Club is joined by participants from around the country, who partake in an annual swim. The 2005 event had 300 participants and 6000 onlookers.[1] The Chief Polar Bear blows a conch shell to gather the swimmers before they run into the water.[1]
The club was mentioned in
References
- ^ ISSN 0362-4331.
- ^ Blair, Cynthia. "1903: Coney Island Polar Bear Club Founded". Newsday. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007.
- ^ "Special Olympics New York". Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved December 23, 2006.
- ^ "Coney Island club prefers chilly start to new year", January 2, 2007, USA Today, Retrieved January 2, 2007
- ^ "Alliance for Coney Island" (PDF).
