LONG BEACH POLAR BEAR CLUB Super Bowl Sunday Splash is an annual event that started in 1998. All proceeds go to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Since its inception, the Long Beach Polar Bears and their many supporters have been able to grant many wishes.
This year the event was held on Super Bowl Sunday February 7, 2010 and officially took place at Riverside Boulevard at 1:00 PM.
To say that the growth and notoriety of the Long Beach Polar Bears has been amazing is definitely understated. In 2001 they were able to raise $12,000 and grant two wishes. This doubled the next year and has continued to grow exponentially since. In 2008, with an incredibly huge turnout, the Long Beach Polar Bears raised $270,000 and granted 35 wishes. In 2009 The Long Beach Polar Bears broke a Guinness World Record. Officials from Guinness were on hand to asses the number of folks that turned out for this important event.
To learn more about the Polar Bears, to register for future Super Bowl Splashes, to buy apparel or to make a direct donation to the Make-A-Wish foundation, visit: http://www.longbeachpolarbears.org/
Not only do many participants show up, but many many onlookers and cheering supporters show up as well. It is amazing to see many thousands of people convening on the beach on a winter morning.
This is always a major event for the Long Beach Auxiliary Police. Given the many thousands of people that show up, we are counted upon to provide necessary traffic and pedestrian control and well as directing vehicle parking. This is an ALL HANDS event. Given the relatively slow season for special event training, uniformed and especially probationary officers are always urged to get and maintain necessary training by participating in the somewhat rare winter season events.
There were many pedestrians and vehicles on the road. Traffic jammed quickly as thousands of participants and supporters headed to Broadway and Riverside Boulevard. After the event, the traffic conditions continued, but in reverse. Fortunately all who came went home safely.
Hi, my name is Christina. I ordered a bunch of ‘Polar Wear’ a few weeks ago and I got it all in the mail yesterday but one of the things I ordered doesn’t fit well. I’m still going to keep it but, I wanted to see if I could order another one in a larger size. The problem is, for some reason I can’t get on the web site. So, I wanted to see if there was any other way I could get my ‘Polar Wear’. If it would be possible for someone to contact me at 516-287-7952 or email me a DuciItalianBella@HotMail.com I would really appreciate it. Thank you so much. Have a great day.
<3 Christina
Christina,
this website is operated by the Long Beach Auxiliary Police and we have no direct connection to the Polar Bears and their sales. You might want to retry connecting with them at http://www.longbeachpolarbears.org or with any address/phone number on your parcel.