{"id":18471,"date":"2010-12-03T17:08:08","date_gmt":"2010-12-03T22:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=18471"},"modified":"2010-12-03T17:08:08","modified_gmt":"2010-12-03T22:08:08","slug":"knights-take-the-plunge-for-charity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/knights-take-the-plunge-for-charity\/","title":{"rendered":"Knights Take the &#039;Plunge&#039; for Charity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Members of Knight-Thon, UCF\u2019s largest student-run philanthropic organization, will be racing down ice slides housed in the ICE! exhibit at the Gaylord Palms Resort starting at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 4. The money raised will benefit the greater Orlando Children\u2019s Miracle Network.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a collaboration that has never been done before,\u201d said Christina Vicari, executive student director of Knight-Thon. \u201cHopefully, students will take advantage of this opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>UCF staff and faculty members and students can join the fun if they purchase $20 tickets. Five dollars from every ticket sold will go to the Children\u2019s Miracle Network.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone completing the nine-minute Polar Bear experience at ICE! will become an official member of the Orlando Polar Bear Club. After the adventure, participants can change into more winter-friendly clothing and warm up at the \u201cafter-glow\u201d reception with hot cocoa and coffee. Attendees can use their \u2018plunge\u2019 tickets to re-enter the ICE! exhibit later in the morning.<\/p>\n<p>ICE! is a holiday attraction featuring more than 18,000 square feet of hand-carved ice sculptures, slides and scenes from the children\u2019s classic \u201c\u2019Twas the Night Before Christmas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Over the past 14 years, Knight-Thon has raised more than $400,000 for the Children\u2019s Miracle Network. For more information about Knight-Thon, visit www.getinvolveducf.com\/knight-thon.<\/p>\n<p>To purchase event tickets, visit www.orlandopolarbearclub.com or call 407-586-4423. The Gaylord Palms Resort is located at 6000 W. Osceola Parkway, Kissimmee.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Members of Knight-Thon, UCF\u2019s largest student-run philanthropic organization, will be racing down ice slides housed in the ICE! exhibit at the Gaylord Palms Resort starting at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 4. 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