{"id":11684,"date":"2018-12-20T07:51:54","date_gmt":"2018-12-20T12:51:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/?post_type=press-release&#038;p=11684"},"modified":"2018-12-20T07:51:54","modified_gmt":"2018-12-20T12:51:54","slug":"orange-county-parks-recreation-to-host-black-bear-polar-plunge-on-new-years-day-at-kelly-park","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/media-advisories\/press-releases\/2018\/12\/orange-county-parks-recreation-to-host-black-bear-polar-plunge-on-new-years-day-at-kelly-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Orange County Parks &#038; Recreation to Host Black Bear Polar Plunge on New Year\u2019s Day at Kelly Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-8993\" src=\"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/oc-logo-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"213\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/oc-logo-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/oc-logo-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/oc-logo-241x241.png 241w, https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/oc-logo-600x599.png 600w, https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/oc-logo.png 606w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 213px) 100vw, 213px\" \/>WHAT:\u00a0<\/strong>To ring in the New Year with an exhilarating blast, Orange County Parks &amp; Recreation will host a Black Bear Polar Plunge on New Year\u2019s Day in Kelly Park in Apopka. Are you brave enough to walk, run or swim into 68\u2070 Rock Springs on New Year\u2019s Day? Join us for the southern version of a polar bear plunge. Afterward, warm up at the fire with a coffee or hot chocolate.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For more information, contact Kelly Park at 407-254-1902 or email <a href=\"mailto:parks@ocfl.net\">parks@ocfl.net<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>WHO:\u00a0<\/strong>Orange County Parks &amp; Recreation<\/p>\n<p><strong>WHEN:<\/strong> <strong>Tuesday, January 1, 2019<\/strong><br \/>\n10 a.m. &#8211; Registration<br \/>\n10:30 a.m. &#8211; 1 p.m. \u2013 Plunge<\/p>\n<p><strong>WHERE:<\/strong>\u00a0Rock Springs at Kelly Park<br \/>\n400 E. Kelly Park Rd.<br \/>\nApopka, FL 32712<\/p>\n<p><strong>COST:<\/strong> Park admission fee applies<br \/>\n$3 per vehicle for 1-2 people<br \/>\n$5 per vehicle for 3-8 people<br \/>\n$1 for additional person\/walk-ins\/motorcycles\/bikes<\/p>\n<p><strong>ONSITE\u00a0MEDIA CONTACT:<\/strong><br \/>\nMandy Kimmer, Public Information Officer, Orange County Parks &amp; Recreation<br \/>\n321-230-6512 (mobile) or <a href=\"mailto:amanda.kimmer@ocfl.net\">Amanda.Kimmer@ocfl.net<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WHAT:\u00a0To ring in the New Year with an exhilarating blast, Orange County Parks &amp; Recreation will host a Black Bear Polar Plunge on New Year\u2019s Day in Kelly Park in Apopka. Are you brave enough to walk, run or swim into 68\u2070 Rock Springs on New Year\u2019s Day? 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