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  • The Plunge is ON!
    The 10th annual Unified Champion Schools Plunge is back this year!

    Students, athletes, teachers, coaches and school administrators! Join us in fundraising for Special Olympics RI and YOUR SCHOOL! Create a team, fundraise, take the Plunge and 50% of what your team fundraises will go directly to support Unified at you school!

    When: Saturday, April 11, 2026
    Where: Mackerel Cove Beach in Jamestown
    *Online pre-registration is required for this event!

    10:00 am: Meet your team on the beach, hang out play games
    11:30 am: Speaking program
    11:45 am: Plunge
    12:00 pm: Head back to school/home

    If your school is not listed as a team please contact Madison@specialolympicsri.org to start a page.

    All proceeds will go to benefit our Unified Champion Schools athletes! 50% of the money that each team raises will go directly back to that team's school to support unified programs! Fundraising can be done easily online! Please, submit any cash donations to Special Olympics RI, prior to the event. No walk-on registrations or handling of cash donations will be permitted the day of the event.

    *Registration closes for this event on Monday 4/6 at 5pm*

    For more information about the 2026 Unified Champion Schools Plunge for Special Olympics Rhode Island please contact Madison Flaxington, at (401)349-5744 or email at Madison@specialolympicsri.org.

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In Support of Special Olympics RI
Special Olympics is a global movement that unleashes the human spirit through the transformative power and joy of sports, every day around the world. Through sports, health, education and community programming, Special Olympics is tackling inactivity, intolerance, isolation and injustice that people throughout the world face, especially people with intellectual disabilities. Special Olympics Rhode Island is one of the state’s most dynamic programs, providing over 1,600 year-round sports training and athletic competition opportunities to more than 4,000 children and adults with intellectual disabilities. Special Olympics Rhode Island hosts over 40 statewide tournaments and competitions each year in 20 official and demonstration sports.
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