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The Ridgewood Run® is ‍a Memorial Day tradition!

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Ridgewood NJ, The Ridgewood Run® is ‍a Memorial Day tradition! This spirited, family-focused day of activities includes a 10K, 5K, the Ridgewood YMCA Kid’s Fun Run, Competitive Mile and a one-mile Community Run. It is also home to the Kessler Foundation Wheelchair 10K, which attracts some of the world’s fastest wheelchair athletes.

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Ridgewood PBA members raise money for NJ Special Olympics at Seaside Heights Polar Bear Plunge

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February 25,2018

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Seaside Heights  NJ, Ridgewood PBA members joined thousands of others to help raise money for NJ Special Olympics. The waters of Seaside were a little cold but it was a spectacular event that ensures no NJ Special Olympian is limited by the cost of competing.

Ridgewood PBA members  and over 7,000 people, some in costume, some just dressed for cold weather, dashed down the dunes in Seaside Heights on Saturday in the 25th anniversary of the Seaside Heights Polar Bear Plunge to raise funds for the Special Olympics of New Jersey. Officials with the Special Olympics said plungers raised more than $2 million, which goes to support the more than 25,000 athletes.

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The 2016 Law Enforcement Torch Run, benefiting the Special Olympics of New Jersey made its way through Ridgewood

The 2016 Law Enforcement Torch Run, benefiting the Special Olympics of New Jersey made its way through Ridgewood

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June 10,2016

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The 2016 Law Enforcement Torch Run, benefiting the Special Olympics of New Jersey. made its way through the Village of Ridgewood on Friday, June 10, 2016.

Runners stopped at the Willard and Ridge Elementary Schools for photo opportunities.

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“Flame of Hope” is being carried across nearly 1,000 miles stopping at or passing through just about every town in Bergen and Passaic counties.

The final destination is the College of New Jersey in Ewing, where the torch lights a cauldron officially launching the Special Olympics New Jersey 2016 Summer Games around 7:30 p.m.

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