Plunge for the Funds
A cold plunge event to benefit Mid Coast Hospital’s ALS Clinic Patient Assistance Fund
Saturday, May 17, 2025
Happy 4th Anniversary to Us!
We love a party and we love to raise money so we’re back for the 2nd Annual Plunge for the Funds 🥶 We’re pumped to beat last year’s astounding $33,000+ and have fun while doing it!
In 2023, Britt's dad Nick was diagnosed with ALS, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. ALS is a progressive disease in which a person's brain slowly loses connection with the muscles, taking away their ability to walk, talk, eat, and eventually breathe. There is no cure for ALS and treatment is limited to symptom management and clinical trials. It is an extremely expensive disease to live with and the physical, emotional, and financial burden grows as the disease progresses. Mid Coast Hospital is home to the only ALS clinic in the state - patients representing a wide range of socioeconomic backgrounds come from all sixteen counties for care, assessments, and support.
On Saturday, May 17th, we'll raise money for the ALS Clinic's Patient Assistance Fund, a philanthropic endowment run by Mid Coast Hospital. This fund helps patients get the financial support they need to visit the clinic and generally manage the disease and the complications that come with it.
Plunges will take places at the studio over the course of the morning on Saturday, May 17th. We’ve got three big tubs that will be outside, rain or shine!
How we got here.
Ways to Participate
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Option 1: Ride
Take a (free!) class on May 17th, donate, and hop in the tub! Classes will open for booking on Sunday, May 4th at 12pm for all riders (sorry, membership holders, no early booking for you this time!) Spark is pledging $5 for each rider-plunge plus $5 for every additional minute they stay in 😉 (5 minute max)
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Option 2: Register
Register yourself as a plunger and send your personal fundraising page to friends and family. They can make a flat donation OR a pledge for each minute you stay in 🥶 Max time limit is 5 minutes because quite frankly, some of you do this regularly and we don't have all day 😂 Riders may also register through the link and request donations and pledges from friends and family!
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Option 3: Show up
Show up on May 17th, make a donation, get in that tub 👏🏻
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Option 4: Make a Donation
Cold plunging not your thing? Make a donation 💵
Huge thanks to our community partners for their support!
Last, but not least.
Know that everything you do each day to support the studio is the best kind of support you can offer Britt. Many of you have met her dad, Nick, either at the studio or around the Bath/Brunswick area so this event may hold some additional weight. The future is uncertain but Britt, Nick, and their family know that the Spark community will rally to make Plunge for the Funds an incredible event 💙💚
