Page 10 THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2025 Save the Harbor’s 15th Annual JetBlue Shamrock Splash Constitution Beach in East Boston on Sunday, March 2 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Join us on the beach by 11:45 a.m. for the Big Splash! B OSTON — On March 2 at noon join 200 participants as they plunge into the icy waters of East Boston’s Constitution Beach for the 15th Annual JetBlue Shamrock Splash. The Shamrock Splash is an annual festive polar plunge and fundraiser that gives participants (Splashers) free drinks and warm food after swimming thanks to our partners at Sam Adams, Downeast, Dogfish Head, Topo Chico, Goldpeak, The Daily Catch and Bono. Splashers are also encouraged to participate in a whacky costume contest — the zanier the better. Winners of the costume contest and the biggest fundraisers will win free JetBlue roundtrip fl ights to any destination. The Seaport-based nonprofit Save the Harbor/Save the Bay hosts the annual fundraiser in partnership with JetBlue to raise money for their Better Beaches Grant Program. The Better Beaches Grant Program awards small grants to individuals and organizations who produce free events for everyone in the summer on the Department of Conservation and Recreation’s public beaches from Nahant to Nantasket. Last year our Better Beaches Program awarded more than $300,000 in grants to 95 organizations to support free beach festivals, concerts, sailing and kayaking instruction and youth programs in Lynn, Nahant, Revere, Winthrop, East Boston, South Boston, Dorchester, Quincy and Hull. The forecast for Sunday is sunny but quite cold. With a high of 32 degrees and a low of 14 no matter the weather rain, snow or shine the plunge will go on. The winners of the costume contest will be announced at 11:45 a.m. with the Big Splash beginning at noon. 2024 Shamrock Splash participants during the annual polar plunge, which raises money for Save the Harbor/Save the Bay’s Better Beaches Grant Program. (PHOTO: Katy Rogers) 2024 Shamrock Splash participants during the annual polar plunge, which raises money for Save the Harbor/Save the Bay’s Better Beaches Grant Program. (PHOTO: Mike Murowchick)
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