Hartford’s Polar Spray Challenge is Saturday, January 10 at the Hartford Fire and Rescue Department at 111 West Wisconsin Street. Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. with the spray at 10 a.m.

It benefits Special Olympics, according to Hartford Special Olympics Fundraiser and Party Organizer Jackie Infalt. 

"This money that we raise this weekend is for Wisconsin Special Olympics. They run all of our tournaments, they run state competitions and they have to rent facilities, buy the medals and ribbons. I can't even explain to you how important these medals and ribbons are to the athletes. You can't imagine how excited they are when a medal is put around their neck for competing."

Participants will be sprayed down on camera as part of the Special Olympics’ virtual Plunge Challenge. After the spray, warm up inside the City of Hartford firehouse with hot chocolate and hot dogs.

It's open to the community and you don't have to get sprayed in order to support Special Olympics.

Photo by the Hartford Special Olympics.