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A Very Merry Aquarium Adventure

By |January 7th, 2026|

For the last 10 years, Team Asa has adopted a group home for Christmas through The Centers for Habilitation. Our Team Asa team looks forward to meeting with the guys on 47th Place year after year - we love seeing our friends and getting to celebrate the holidays with them! This year, we met our [...]

Ho, Ho, Holiday Party at the Centers for Habilitation

By |December 22nd, 2025|

Thanks to the generous contributions of our bears, we are able to support The Centers for Habilitation in Tempe with a variety of social activities and fun experiences throughout the year. We finished off the year by bringing Santa to the TCH holiday party! He helped hand out gifts and interacted with the clients while [...]

Painting, Laughter & Friendship

By |December 1st, 2025|

Team Asa loves being able to support Jordan's Social Group! Jordan loves having fun with friends in the community and has grown his group over the years with monthly gatherings. In November, Team Asa partnered with our friends at Hammer & Stain who set us up for a fun day of crafts! We had pizza, [...]

Spreading Smiles & Style

By |April 11th, 2025|

Thanks to a successful 2025 Polar Bear Plunge, Team Asa was able to donate new threads to the Tempe Special Olympics Cheer Squad! These amazing cheerleaders stepped out to show their style at the annual Tempe Play Day in April. The fresh new looks help the team compete looking and feeling their best! 

2025 Pre-Plunge Party & Silent Auction

By |December 10th, 2024|

PRE-PLUNGE PARTY — Friday, Jan. 10, 2025 You don't want to miss the PRE-PLUNGE PARTY! Polar Bears and Teddy Bears are able to register on-site, pick-up their awesome long-sleeve T-shirt and bid on some awesome silent auction and raffle prizes or purchase a Plunge & Go item. Please join us from 4:30-7 p.m. on Friday, [...]

Celebrate the 13th Anniversary of the Polar Bear Plunge at The Lakes

By |December 1st, 2024|

The Polar Bear Plunge at The Lakes - 13th Anniversary returns to The Lakes of Tempe on Saturday, Jan. 11. Registration opens at 8 a.m. and we’ll be taking the plunge at 9 a.m.! Brave Polar Bears will plunge into the cool pool while Teddy Bears stay dry and cheer them on! Advance registration fee is [...]

Musical Garden at Clark Park

By |January 16th, 2023|

#thisiswhywejump Hey Bears! This musical garden is part of the new playground renovation at Clark Park. Because of your support, we were able to donate the (green) xylophone, helping to ensure all abilities are able to play and enjoy the amazing new playground. #ThisIsWhyWeJump #polarplunge2023 #BRRRRingIt

#ThisIsWhyWeJump

By |January 3rd, 2020|

2019 Team Asa Year in Review  Happy New Year, Bears! As we get ready to brrrrave those freezing waters on Saturday, January 11 at our 9th Annual Polar Bear Plunge fundraiser, we wanted to take a minute to look back on all the amazing things you helped us do this past year!       [...]

The coolest fundraiser of 2020 is around the corner!

By |December 27th, 2019|

The 9th Annual Polar Bear Plunge returns to The Lakes of Tempe on Saturday, January 11. Registration opens at 8 a.m. and we’ll be taking the plunge at 9 a.m.! Brave Polar Bears will plunge into the cool pool while Teddy Bears stay dry and cheer them on! Advance registration fee is $25 for either Bear [...]

Giving Tuesday 2019 – Thank you for making it a success

By |December 3rd, 2019|

We choose to participate in #GivingTuesday this year for two reasons. First, to generate more awareness about our volunteer run non-profit and the impact Team Asa has had in our community. Second, to raise additional funds for recreational and social activities for individuals with differentabilities. Our financial goal was to raise $500. Did I mention [...]