NEACOP SPECIAL OLYMPICS – 2025 WINTER SPRING NEWS
Maine
February – 26th 27th Maine State Winter Games
March 15th Maine LETR Ice Out Plunge (Winthrop at noon and Belfast at 11am)
Maranacook Lake in Winthrop (in front of the American Legion on Bowdoin Street)
March 29th Central Maine Basketball Tournament 9-2
Swim Competitions 9am to noon
March 7th – Waldo County YMCA
March 10th – Androscoggin YMCA
March 21st – Bangor YMCA (8am)
March 29th – Maine LETR Super Plunge 12 noon Ogunquit
May 14th Spring Games Hamden Academy 8am-5pm
Torch Run to Summer Games June 6-8th
Massachusetts
Mobile Plunges remaining in Mass in 2025:
2/1-Action, 2/2-Watertown, 2/8-Natick, 2/17- Massasoit Community College, Brockton.
June 3rd – 9th Mass Special Olympics State Summer Games – Havard Stadium
Mass LETR is currently recruiting Law Enforcement members to join the 2025 Statewide Final Leg Team on Monday, June 2nd to Friday, June 6th. The deadline for applying is Sunday, February 9th, by 11:59pm.
New Hampshire
February 11th NHACOP Presidents Luncheon for SONH 9:30-noon (Puritan Backroom)
February 8th – HS Penguin Plunge Hampton Beach
February 9thg- Penguin Plunge Hampton Beach
March 3rd- 5th NH State Winter Games Waterville (8am-5pm)
March 7th NH LETR Winni Dip (High School)
March 8th NH LETR Winni Dip (Adult)
March 7-8th NH LETR 24 hr. Mega Dip
June 6-8th SONH Summer Games at UNH Durham
Vermont
February 7th, 2025, Friday, Penguin Plunge VIP Party -Hotel Champlin
February 8th, 2025, Saturday Penguin Plunge -Burlington VT Lake Champlain Waterfront
March 2nd, 2025, Winter Games Ski and Snowboard Competition, Wilmington VT 12 to 6pm
Rhode Island
Basketball Tournament – Sunday, February 18th at Providence Country Day School, East Providence RI Opening Ceremony 9am
Rhode Island State Winter Games – Saturday, March 2nd @ Yawgoo Valley, Opening Ceremony 9:30am
Competition – Sunday, February 25th @ Goddard Park
Opening Ceremony 10:30am -Snow Shoeing Cross Country
Tournament – Saturday, April 6th
Session 1 – Arrival 9:30am, Competition 10am-12pm
Session 2 – Arrival 12:30pm, Competition 1pm-3pm
March 23rd, 2025 – LETR Polar Plunge – Salty Brine State Beach in Narragansett. 10am and plunge at noon. Registration $ 50
Connecticut
PENGUIN PLUNGE SCHEDULE
CENTRAL SHORELINE (CLINTON) – December 1, 2024
SHORELINE (GROTON) – March 2, 2025
MIDDLETOWN – MARCH 15, 2025
BROOKFIELD – March 22, 2025
TOLLAND – March 29, 2025
MONROE – March 29, 2025
FAIRFIELD – APRIL 5, 2025
PLUNGE ANYWHERE – ANYTIME! (through April 30, 2025)
DIY Plunge / LETR DIY Plunge (Hot tub, singing in the show, use your imagination)
Raise $150 or more
BRING THE PLUNGE TO YOU!
Other news
2025 World Games Turin Italy – March 8th -15th 2025
2025 LETR Conference in Minneapolis MN October 16-18th 2025
2026 World Winter Games – Milan Italy February 6th-22nd 2026
2026 – USA Games – Minnesota, June 20-26th
Supporting Special Olympics across all 6 New England States and beyond is an important and longstanding mission of NEACOP. Check your state for events or contact Chief Bob Cormier (Belfast, ME) to add your Special Olympics events to our list!



