Virginia Natural Gas celebrates 25 years of “Going for the Cold” to support Polar Plunge Virginia

Virginia Natural Gas is no stranger to the cold. For the last 25 years, we’ve pledged to “Go for the Cold” by taking the icy dip into the Atlantic Ocean to raise funds for our local Polar Plunge event and Special Olympics Virginia.

This year, VNG’s Polar Plunge team had more than 30 plungers, made up of VNG employees, family members and friends. Altogether, team members raised over $50,000 in donations. VNG also provided hundreds of volunteer hours to help set up for the fundraiser, assist Special Olympics staff with event details the day of the Plunge and clean up after the event.

In addition to plunging, Virginia Natural Gas held an additional office fundraiser for this year’s Polar Plunge. Because we met our fundraising goal, two VNG leaders, George Faatz, director of growth and strategic planning, and Donovan Jones, director of operations (Southern), volunteered to have buckets of ice-cold water dumped on them. The event was attended by special guest Kurt Williams from WTKR News 3 who presented our company with the Everyday Hero Award for our continued contributions and involvement in the Polar Plunge initiative.
 

In the last 25 years, Virginia Natural Gas has raised more than $500,000 to benefit Special Olympics and support training, competitions, leadership opportunities and health services for the Polar Plunge initiative.