ALBUQUERQUE’S JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER HOLDS ITS 4TH ANNUAL POLAR BEAR PLUNGE ON MONDAY … A NEW MEXICO TRADITION THAT’S ALSO HELD ALL OVER THE WORLD. IT’S ACTUALLY A FUNDRAISER FOR THE BIOPARK’S POLAR BEARS … JCC CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS … AND NEW MEXICO’S SPECIAL OLYMPICS.
MISS NEW MEXICO DECIDED TO START 2018 WITH THE PLUNGE. MELISSA SUE ELLIS SAYS ANIMAL ADVOCACY IS HER PLATFORM.
POLAR BEAR PLUNGES WERE HELD NOT ONLY AT THE JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER, BUT ALSO AT THREE STATE PARKS AND THE BLUE HOLE IN SANTA ROSA. THE WATER TEMPERATURE WAS ABOUT 56 DEGREES.
