Media Advisory: Corporate leaders and wildlife lovers dare to dip into Lake Ontario for WWF-Canada and polar bears on Tuesday, Feb. 28

Dippers run into the chilly waters of Lake Ontario at WWF's 2016 Polar Dip. (CNW Group/WWF-Canada)

TORONTO, Feb. 27, 2017 /CNW/ - More than 75 people will take a frigid plunge into Lake Ontario tomorrow to help conserve a warming Arctic with WWF-Canada's fourth annual Polar Dip.

Corporate leaders and their teams from 13 companies, conservationists, entertainers and adventure-seeking members of the public will head into the lake at the east end of Toronto Beach, where the water is hovering above a chilly 3 degrees Celsius this time of year.

The only polar dip in support of Arctic conservation, this exhilarating event joins employee engagement and corporate philanthropy with conservation to protect critical Arctic habitats for species such as polar bears, narwhals and caribou.

Since its start, WWF's Polar Dip has raised nearly $250,000 for Arctic conservation.

Where: Balmy Beach Club, 360 Lake Front, Toronto, Ont.
When: Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017 from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. ET
Schedule of events:
1:30 p.m.	Media desk opens, step and repeat
	WWF-Canada, Fairmont and HP Canada spokespeople available for interview
2:00 p.m.	Welcoming remarks from David Miller
	Inside Balmy Beach Club
2:15 p.m.	Ribbon cutting and group photos
	On beach in front of Balmy Beach Club
2:30 p.m.	Countdown and Polar Dip
	WWF-Canada, Fairmont and HP Canada spokespeople, USS, Tyler Mifflin of The Water Brothers and dippers available for interviews
Who: David Miller, president and CEO, WWF-Canada Jason Parsons and Ashley Buchholz of USS Tyler Mifflin of TVO's The Water Brothers Dippers from 13 companies, including Blue Ant Media, Bullfrog Power, CIBC, Fairmont, HP Canada, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Canada, HSBC, Michael Kors, Riddle Room, York University and WWF-Canada Craig Colby, Executive Producer, Love Nature Frances Edmonds, Head of Sustainability, HP Canada Jane Mackie, VP Brand, Fairmont + 75 dippers

More Info:
Website: wwf.ca/polardip
Social media: #WWFPolarDip, @WWFCanada
Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4B0WtSgaiks

About World Wildlife Fund Canada
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SOURCE WWF-Canada

Emily Vandermeer, communications specialist, WWF-Canada, [email protected], 416-489-4567 ext. 7298, c: 519-616-1556

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