Come to Warren County Winterfest on Saturday at 2:00 p.m. and see a different breed of swimmer on the Beach at Chapman State Park! Watch as crazed enthusiasts take a dip in the icy-cold waters of the West Branch of the Tionesta Creek for a good cause! Registration fees benefit the Salvation Army’s Warren citadel.

The Polar Pluge is dedicated to the late Patrick Shine (1948 - 2010), past chief of the Glade Township Volunteer Fire Department and part of the Glade Water Rescue Team. Chief Shine was a very active Winterfest volunteer, supervising the Polar Plunge ice cutting and safety effort. He will be missed at Winterfest.

Whether you wish to take a swim or you just want to watch all the plunging action, you’ll want to get there early to beat the traffic. The event starts at 1:00 PM on Saturday. “Grizzly Gary” Wert will once again serve as the Master of Ceremonies.

If you wish to participate in the Plunge, you must register first. Registration takes three steps:

Step 1:  Download Forms.

You must download these forms, read them and fill them out:

Liability Waiver Form     LINK EXPIRED

Plunge Sponsorships Form  LINK EXPIRED

Step 2:  Submit Forms.

You can choose your method of returning the completed Waiver and Sponsorship forms:

a: You can bring the completed forms with you to the Plunge event on Jan. 19; or...

b: You can mail the completed forms to:

Polar Plunge

care of The Salvation Army

311 Beech St.

Warren, PA  16365

mail-in forms should be submitted by Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013, or...

c: You can scan-in and e-mail the forms to the Salvation Army’s Polar Plunge Address.

Step 3:  Plunge On-line Registration.

After you have downloaded the above forms and chosen the method you will use to submit them, you can then visit Winterfest’s Online Registration Page (LINK EXPIRED) to sign-up for the Plunge.

See you at the Plunge!