Join us in Portland on Tuesday, December 31 for the Natural Resources Council of Maine’s 12th annual Polar Bear Dip & Dash. Register today! If you can’t make it, you can still donate in support of your favorite team or individual! NRCM’s chilling and thrilling 5k and polar bear dip raises funds to combat climate Read More
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May 15, 2016: Not Your Ordinary 5K, Augusta
Thanks to all who joined us on Sunday, May 15, 2016 for our third annual Not Your Ordinary 5K in Augusta See full race results here. Not Your Ordinary 5k is a timed run or walk with challenges along the route. This out-of-the-box fundraiser pushes you and your teammates to complete challenges that may include puzzles, Read More
Polar Bear Dip & Dash: It’s Just “Mind Over Matter”
My breath rose in clouds in front of my face as I rubbed my double-mittened hands together and looked up at the enormous digital clock above the city buildings: 10:45am. Fifteen minutes until the race start. Then…the time display was replaced by the temperature: 5 degrees. It was December 31st in 2013, and I sat in the Read More
Challenges Greet Participants at Not Your Ordinary 5K Race in Augusta
Fundraiser for the Natural Resources Council of Maine tests racers’ camping knowhow, knowledge of nature. By Keith Edwards, Staff Writer Kennebec Journal news story AUGUSTA — Duncan Hayes, 13, grimaced as he strained to deflate an inflatable pillow as quickly as possible, while his teammate, Casey Gallant, 12, fought a fight any frequent camper knows Read More
A Different View of the Dip & Dash
I have been one of the people who has attended each of NRCM’s seven polar plunges on East End Beach in Portland. I was there when about a dozen people raced into the icy cold Atlantic to kick off NRCM’s 50th anniversary year in 2009, and I was there for this past event when more Read More
Dip and Dash Participants Take Plunge into Portland Harbor
By Troy R. Bennett, BDN Staff Bangor Daily News news story PORTLAND, Maine — Screams, whoops and primal hollers rang out over Portland Harbor on Wednesday as unseasonably-dressed swimmers hoofed it into the sea to raise money for the Natural Resources Council of Maine. The seventh annual Dip and Dash drew nearly 200 participants. Runners Read More
Participants Take Part in Annual Polar Dip and Dash
WGME news story PORTLAND (WGME) — The Polar Dip and Dash started with chilly 5K run and ended with hundreds of people taking a dip in the frigid ocean waters of East End Beach Wednesday. The Polar Dip and Dash is an annual event put on by the Natural Resources Council of Maine. The group Read More
Racing for a Reason
by NRCM Board member Kate Rush When I was a kid, my parents purchased a waterfront lot on Sebasticook Lake in Newport, Maine. As dairy farmers, traditional vacations were not often practical so a nearby retreat where we could escape for a few hours at a time seemed more fitting. Then came our first July 4th, and Read More
Portland Polar Bear Dip and Dash Raises Awareness of Climate Change
by Troy R. Bennett Bangor Daily News news story PORTLAND, Maine — Winter dippers braved the frigid waters of Casco Bay at Portland’s East End Beach on Monday. The event was part of the Natural Resources Council of Maine’s annual New Year’s Eve Polar Bear Dip and Dash fundraiser which included a 5k run and Read More
