BRIGHTON, Mich. Feb. 17, 2012 – Next week Brighton will be
celebrating this years Polar Plunge
fundraiser to benefit the Special Olympics. Organizers
have a weeklong list of activities planned before participants take the icy
plunge next Saturday, February 26th.
Brighton business will be holding fundraisers Monday through
Friday of Next week. A pub-and-shop crawl will be held on Feb. 23 from 10 AM –
9 PM where shoppers can visit any of the participating stores and restaurants
and pick up a punch card. After making a purchase or a donation at 8 of the participating
businesses you can drop your punch card off with that business and you will
be entered to win one of the many prizes donated by those wonderful stores and
restaurants. Barb
Binkley, one of the organizers for the polar plunge, said that she’s
excited that 32 downtown businesses agreed to participate with the event.
The plunge is set to take place next Saturday at Brighton
High School, 7878 Brighton Road at 1:00 PM. Organizers are hoping to have 200
plungers this year! There is still time to sign up to take the plunge yourself
or to pledge to a plunger. Registration begins at 1:00 PM the day of and each
Polar Plunge participant will pay a minimum of $75 in either cash or pledges.
Plungers are encouraged to register as early as possible by calling (734)
222-8283, by visiting www.somi.org or checking out Brighton Polar
Plunge on Facebook.
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| Photo credit: Alan Ward/Daily Press & Argus - Kevin Previel of Walled Lake plunges into the icy watters of Zukey Lake at last years Polar Plunge |
After Saturday’s plunge, there will be an afterglow
fashion show at the Downtown
Main Martini Bar & Grille. Tickets are fully tax deductible and include
hors d’oeuvres and one drink. Doors will open at 4:30 PM for hors d’oeuvres and
a silent auction and the show will begin at 6:00 PM.
At Brighton Ford
we are proud of all of the brave individuals who are plunging and donating. We
hope to see you out at Brighton High School next Saturday!
Brighton Ford is located at 8240 Grand River Ave. just north of
I-96 in Brighton. We are a family owned and operated business that strives on
customer satisfaction. For more information on Brighton Ford, visit www.BrightonFord.com or give us a call at
(800)-836-8206.
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