The Gloucester Rotary will hold its annual Polar Plunge on Saturday, April 2, 2022, at 11am at the Cape Ann Motor Inn on Long Beach, located at 33 Rockport Road in Gloucester. Anyone wishing to support the #EndPolioNow campaign may make a donation online at www.Rotary.org/donate.  Please indicate that your donation should support the “Polio Fund.”  

The eradication of Polio has been Rotary International’s signature cause since 1988. When Rotary International took on the battle against this disease, more than 350,000 people spanning 125 countries were impacted by Polio each year. Today there are two countries left where Polio has not been eradicated—Pakistan and Afghanistan. In 2021, there were only five reported cases of wild Polio virus, down from 140 in 2020. Rotary International has committed to raising fifty million dollars in 2022, and The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has pledged to match each dollar raised with an additional $2 donation.

Please use this form to let us know whether you will join the Gloucester Rotary Club for this year's Polar Plunge. This registration form will help us keep track of how many people roughly will be coming to Long Beach, or whether your club plans to hold a separate event.

If you are planning to come to Long Beach, the Cape Ann Motor Inn has rooms available for the morning of the Polar Plunge only (not overnight). For information about reserving a room, please call the inn at 978-281-2900. Rooms go quickly—please do not delay.