Join us in Portland on Monday, December 31 for the Natural Resources Council of Maine’s 11th annual Polar Bear Dip & Dash. Sign up for NRCM’s 2018 Dip & Dash! NRCM’s chilling and thrilling 5k and polar bear dip raises funds to combat climate change. The effects of climate change on Maine’s environment are severe. Weather Read More
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NRCM Dip & Dash Turns into Mountain Biking Adventure
There are so many great reasons to participate in the Natural Resources Council of Maine’s annual Polar Bear Dip and Dash: All of the money raised supports NRCM’s work on clean and renewable energy and reducing climate change pollution. Physical activity is good for your health. So, a nice brisk 5K around Back Cove in Read More
Enter Our Polar Bear Dip & Dash Trivia Contest
To celebrate our 10th annual Polar Bear Dip & Dash happening in Portland’s East End on Sunday, December 31, 2017, we want to invite you to enter our trivia contest, featuring questions all about this fun, crazy event! Everyone who enters gets a free NRCM decal. The person with the most correct answers will receive Read More
The Year My Terror Went Viral: My 2015 NRCM Polar Bear Plunge
I wouldn’t necessarily describe myself as an adventurous person. I refused to join my husband in going to see the new, terrifying (it seems to me!) Stephen King movie, “It.” Don’t look for me at those spooky houses during Halloween. And yet… I have plunged into the frigid ocean at Portland’s East End Beach not Read More
What Does It Take to be a Diehard Polar Plunger? Some Brave Mainers Tell All
By Abigail Curtis, BDN Staff Bangor Daily News story BELFAST, Maine — Every New Year’s Day, Mike Goulart of Belfast digs out his water shoes, dons a silly costume and heads to the boat launch, where he strives to be the first person to get into the frigid ocean during the city’s annual polar dip. Read More
December 31, 2015: Polar Bear Dip & Dash in Portland’s East End
NRCM’s 8th annual Polar Bear Dip & Dash Thursday, December 31, 2015 Portland’s East End! Thanks to all who earned bragging rights while helping us raise awareness about climate change and funds in support of our work to keep Maine a special place! Energy efficiency, clean air, and renewable energy sources are a priority for NRCM. 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
NRCM’s 7th Annual Polar Bear Dip & Dash Race Results and Photos
Thank you to the more than 200 participants who dipped and dashed to make NRCM’s 7th annual Polar Bear Dip & Dash another great success! Together you raised more than $21,000 to support NRCM’s work to reduce climate change pollution. Many thanks also to our business sponsors and volunteers, and all of you who came to Read More
Frigid Ocean Dips Raise Awareness – and Cash – for Maine Non-Profits
by Patty B. Wight MPBN news story Most of us refer to the current season as “winter.” But for some Maine non-profits, it’s “polar dip” season. That’s when brave souls run or jump into icy cold waters to help raise money for their cause of choice. Today the Natural Resources Council of Maine held its Read More
