If you want to donate $10 (or more or less) to the Special Olympics, so that there is actually some point to me freezing my patootie off, please visit my fundraising page:
http://www.firstgiving.com/fundraiser/ArthurBrill/2013polarplungeVA
If you are brave and daring, join a team yourself and take a dive! Here is some youtube footage I found from past years:
Yeah... I'm gonna do that!