2nd Annual Greek Life Polar Bear Dip Fundraiser Set for Feb. 9 at UMaine
Contact: Emily Moniz, 581-4162, or Zack Frechette, 581-1784
ORONO — University of Maine fraternity and sorority members will strip down Saturday, Feb. 9 for a frigid fundraising dip on the mall for the second annual Greek Life Polar Bear Dip to benefit the Penobscot Nation Boys and Girls Club.
Organized by the UMaine Panhellenic Council and the Interfraternity Council, several dozen students raised about $800 last year by collecting pledges and taking a plunge in a pool on the mall.
Proceeds benefit the Boys and Girls Club’s health and nutrition program, which includes healthy after-school snacks for children at the club. This year’s Polar Bear Dip takes place at 1 p.m. in front of Fogler Library.
“We are very excited to participate and raise money this year,” says Rebecca Davison, public relations chair for the Panhellenic Council, who is among those planning to take a dip this year.
Anyone wishing to make a pledge can contact Emily Moniz, president of the Panhellenic Council, at 581-4162, or Zack Frechette, InterFraternity Council president at 581-1784, for information.