Bill Kurtz Photo
The Polar Plunge is back on after all, in a, errr, stripped-down version.
Organizers from the Elm City Park Conservancy had canceled the annual New Year’s Day Lighthouse Point Park charity dip because of damage to the carousel caused by Superstorm Sandy.
Since then, Chris Randall (at center in photo from this past New Year’s Day plunge) of the Land Trust reports that he and fellow nature guy Chris Ozyck have decided to “organize a bare-bones plunge at high noon on January 1st. It has happened every year since the year 2000 and we are going to keep the tradition alive.
“We won’t be using the carousel building and there will be no breakfast, hot tubs, or horse drawn carriages. As usual, we will be plunging to raise money for community gardens, parks, and friends of parks groups. The New Haven Land Trust will act as the fiduciary.”
This is very good news. Thanks Chris!