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SOUTH KINGSTOWN — After going all-systems-go with its polar plunge in January for the first time since before the COVID-19 pandemic, Special Olympics Rhode Island took another step toward pre-pandemic
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RI polar plunges for Special Olympics become do-it-yourself events COVENTRY — Firefighters from the Hopkins Hill Fire District took the pandemic version of the polar bear plunge Friday to raise money for Special Olympics Rhode Island. Instead of the traditional plunge at Roger Wheeler State Beach in Narragansett, which draws 1,000 people, firefighters were doused with cold water from a firehose mounted on a ladder, like a giant outdoor shower. “We didn’t want people showing up at the beach,” said Tracy Garabedian, director of development for Special Olympics Rhode Island. “We asked people to do their own thing.” Besides the firefighters, a group of Freemasons from various lodges plunged into the ocean Friday. The Grand Lodge will present the Special Olympics with a check for $16,000 on Saturday.