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The Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics is a campaign aimed at raising money and awareness for Ohio Special Olympics. According to Ohio State Highway Patrol Sgt. Tim Cunningham, the ...
Similar in many ways to the Olympic Torch Relay, the Law Enforcement Torch Run consists of scheduled relay events, usually held in conjunction and coordination with Special Olympics functions (like the Special Olympics Summer and Winter Games). While carrying the flame, officers and athletes are referred to as "Guardians of the Flame".
This relay, officially the Law Enforcement Torch Run is the flagship of an international fundraising effort. [2] In 2018, the Flame of Hope was memorialized during the Special Olympics 50th Anniversary when an 30 foot (9.1 m) "Eternal Flame of Hope" monument was erected in honor of the Special Olympics.
The 1996 Summer Olympics torch relay was run from April 27 to July 19, leading up to the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. [1] The route covered 26,875 kilometers (16,699 mi) across the United States and featured a wide variety in the methods of transport used, including bicycles, boats, and trains. [ 2 ]
The Law Enforcement Torch Run was founded in 1981 by the police chief in Wichita, Kansas, and has been supporting Special Olympics since then.
The 2022 Special Olympics USA Games Law Enforcement Torch Run is expected to make a stop at the Jersey Shore on May 24.
Through the "Youth Legacy Kilometer" program, any person or group which donated $3,000 to selected charities would be permitted to run with the torch for 1 kilometer (0.62 mi). The program raised nearly $11 million for the YMCA of the USA, the Boys Club of America, the Girls Club of America, and the Special Olympics.
May 23—Five officers from the Odessa Police Department recently participated in the Law Enforcement Torch Run (LETR) in support of the Special Olympics Texas (SOTX) Summer Games, held in San ...