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Havre de Grace police report more than $22,000 raised for Special Olympics Maryland
Summary
Major Joe Alton told the council the Havre de Grace Police Department raised over $22,000 through Super Plunge activities and community fundraising, and that the department ranks seventh in the state by total funds raised and first per capita among similar-sized agencies.
Havre de Grace, Md. — Major Joe Alton of the Havre de Grace Police Department told the City Council on Feb. 3 that department members and community supporters raised more than $22,000 this year for Special Olympics Maryland through Super Plunge fundraising and related events.
Alton said the department’s localized fundraising campaign initially set a $10,000 goal and “we raised just under $17,000” in local events; a subsequent portion of the Polar Plunge activity brought in $5,440 more, producing a total of “over $22,000” for the year. He also noted that across the state the Super Plunge raised substantial funds and that the Havre de Grace Police are seventh overall in fundraising totals statewide and rank very highly per capita. “We’re 36 cops and we’re number 7 in the entire state,” Alton said.
Why it matters: the funds support Special Olympics Maryland programming that the presenter described as offering training, sport participation and no-cost entry for athletes. Alton said Special Olympics does not charge athletes to participate and highlighted the community partnership, naming individual volunteers, officers and athletes who took part in the effort.
Council members thanked Alton and noted the department’s per-capita success in fundraising; no formal action was taken.
Provenance (transcript excerpts): topicintro — “Mayor, members of council, I actually stopped by this evening, just to quickly say thank you… I completed a journey known as the Super Plunge… we raised just under $17,000… we raised an additional $5,440 which brought the grand total to over $22,000 for Special Olympics Maryland,” topfinish — “We're 36 cops and we're number 7 in the entire state.”
Ending: Council members thanked the police department and community volunteers for fundraising; no council motion or budgetary action was requested or taken at the Feb. 3 meeting.
