In Portsmouth: They’ll be diving in again on Monday
This year, volunteers sought for cleanup before New Year’s Day tradition
PORTSMOUTH — The annual Polar Dive set for noon sharp on New Year’s Day will once again benefit the Island Park Preservation Society.
The lighting of the bonfire will be at 11:18 …
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In Portsmouth: They’ll be diving in again on Monday
This year, volunteers sought for cleanup before New Year’s Day tradition
PORTSMOUTH — The annual Polar Dive set for noon sharp on New Year’s Day will once again benefit the Island Park Preservation Society.
The lighting of the bonfire will be at 11:18 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 1, according to John Vitkevich, one of the organizers.
“It’s community and fun and I’ll be jumping in the water this year. I went in last year, but there were two years I didn’t go in,” Vitkevich said.
This year, he’s asking for volunteers for a pre-dive beach cleanup beginning at 9 a.m. “There’s a lot of debris on the beach from the storm we had last Monday. I’ve inviting people to come down and help me clean up,” Vitkevich said.
Any burnable items could be added to the pile of pallets, which number 386 so far this year, he added.
Afterwards, revelers are invited back to Tremblay's Bar and Grill, 514 Park Ave., for a post-dive party and raffle drawing. Vitkevich said local businesses have been very generous with donations of gift cards.
