President’s Corner: January

Thank you – thank you to the more than 16,000 people who plunged for our athletes and Unified teammates at the 2025 Maryland State Pollice Polar Bear Plunge Presented by Allegis Group. Thank you to the more than 40,000 people who supported plungers with donations, large and small.

Thank you, Super Plungers who kicked us off on January 24^th and 25^th and raised $556,540 for our athletes and Unified teammates.

Thank you, Cool Schools Plunge teams and over 9,200 student plungers who raised $947,807, including St. Elizabeth School teaming up with Roland Park Country School on Tuesday and Wednesday’s top team Governor Thomas Johnson High School and Thursday’s Top Team Arundel High School.

Thank you, Police Plunge teams and plungers who raised $338,905, including top team police team Anne Arundel County Police Department And top military team American Legion.

Thank you, Corporate Plunge Teams and plungers, who raised $568,409, including top team, RBC Big Mac.

And thank you, Maryland plunge teams and plungers who raised $1,022,181 on including top team, Mr. Peanuts Frozen Chosen.

I want to thank Governor Moore and Lt. Governor for demonstrating their commitment to our athletes and unified leadership for a more inclusive Maryland.

And thank you to all our community and corporate partners who made the Plunge possible. Maryland State Police annually plays an integral role in executing this weeklong event and serves as a catalyst for bringing other agencies together to ensure a safe and enjoyable event. A special thanks to our Dive teams who were able to support the event while also responding to the tragic air accident near National Airport.

Allegis Group led the way as our presenting sponsor and collectively our plunge sponsors contributed $917,000. Thank you WBAL TV-11, 98Rock and WBAL 1090AM/101.5FM for conducting two telethons which thanks to a dollar-for-dollar match from the 46 Baltimore Area Chick-fil-A locations accounted for $77,298. In total we have raised a record $4,470,014 surpassing last year’s record, $4,448,957.

Thank you, Maryland for Plunging, for our athletes and Unified teammates and for building interactive inclusive communities of dignity and respect across the state and through sport creating a world where opportunity is not limited by disability.