{"54733":{"#nid":"54733","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Police Captain Winner in Polar Plunge","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIn the chilly February air, Georgia\nTech Police Captain Regina Rogers was one of hundreds taking a dip in Lake Lanier while raising money\nfor Georgia Special Olympics.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs part of the inaugural Polar\nPlunge fundraiser for Georgia Special Olympics, hundreds of gatherers took their\nicy dip Feb. 20 at Lake Lanier Islands Beach and Waterpark. To participate,\nattendees raised money via pledges, with a minimum of $50 needed to jump in.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECaptain Rogers not only raised nearly\n$2,700, but she also received the award for the individual raising the most\nmoney. Her goal, as part of Team Buzz, is to raise $5,000 by July 15, when the\nfundraising year closes out. \u201cI\u2019m pretty sure we\u2019ll surpass that goal,\u201d she\nsaid. \u201cSince the Polar Plunge, I\u2019m getting more members of our department\ninvolved in the effort for Team Buzz.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMost of the time, outdoor swimming\nis accomplished in warmer weather. Not so for the Polar Plunge. \u201cThe water\ntemperature was 42 degrees,\u201d Rogers said. \u201cMost people wait until their\nswimming pools reach 80 degrees before they get in. It was pretty darn cold,\nbut \u2018Freezin\u2019 for a Reason\u2019 was a lot of fun.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERogers first became involved in\nraising money for Georgia Special Olympics three years ago, when she says other\nmembers of the department were coordinating fundraising efforts. \u201cI participated\nin the \u2018Cops on Donut Shops,\u2019\u201d she said. \u201cThis is the first year I\u2019ve been the\ncoordinator for our department, and I just decided to literally jump in feet\nfirst with our drive to raise money. I think Special Olympics is one of the\nmost noble causes around, and the athletes are true heroes for being so brave\nto compete when they face so many challenges every day.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWill the Georgia Tech Police officer\nbrave the cold waters again? \u201cI plan on doing it again next year,\u201d Rogers said.\n\u201cAnd I\u2019m trying to convince some of my fellow officers to participate with me.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech Police Department Captain Regina Rogers took the Polar Plunge, raising money for Georgia Special Olympics.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27191","created_gmt":"2010-03-02 16:26:52","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:05:38","author":"Robert Nesmith","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-03-02T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2010-03-02T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"54734":{"id":"54734","type":"image","title":"Police Captain Regina Rogers","body":null,"created":"1449175474","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:44:34","changed":"1475894481","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:41:21","alt":"Police Captain Regina Rogers","file":{"fid":"190182","name":"Polar.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Polar.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Polar.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":620752,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Polar.jpg?itok=ehgi0drm"}}},"media_ids":["54734"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.specialolympicsga.org\/","title":"Georgia Special Olympics"}],"groups":[{"id":"1183","name":"Home"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"8881","name":"Georgia Special Olympics"},{"id":"3390","name":"Georgia Tech Police Department"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}