The city of Stockton will serve as a ceremony host to celebrate the route of the Law Enforcement Torch Run’s Final Leg in California. The
Final Leg will visit more than 122 cities, towns and communities and travel 4,648 miles. Law enforcement members, together with
Special Olympics athletes, will run the Flame of Hope throughout California, spreading awareness for Special Olympics and creating
excitement for the 2015 Special Olympics World Games. For all of the official routes and for photographs of the event being posted
daily, visit: LETR-finalleg.org
The Law Enforcement Torch Run is Special Olympics’ largest grass-roots fundraiser and public awareness vehicle in the world raising
over US $500 million for Special Olympics since its inception in 1981. More than 90,000 law enforcement members in all 50 U.S. States,
12 Canadian provinces/territories, and 46 other countries contribute to LETR efforts annually as Guardians of the Flame®, ensuring the
delivery of the Special Olympics Flame of Hope to the Opening Ceremonies of local Special Olympics competitions, state/provincial
Games, and national/regional Games.
The event takes place at Weber Point Event Center, 221 N Center St, Stockton, CA 95202
on July 16, 2015 at 8:25 am
The event will include the following available spokespersons:
Victor Carter, Law Enforcement Representative
Dale Smit, Special Olympics Athlete
The event will provide the following visuals:
Flaming Special Olympics Torch
About the Law Enforcement Torch Run® for Special Olympics
The Law Enforcement Torch Run® began 34 years ago with founder Wichita Police Chief Richard LaMunyon, and five law enforcement officers carrying the torch for the Special Olympics Kansas Summer Games in Wichita. The LETR has since evolved to a volunteer partnership with Special Olympics to champion acceptance and inclusion. It has become a worldwide community of law enforcement officers rallying to support Special Olympics, the impetus for millions of new friendships around the world, and a series of events including Torch Runs, Polar Plunge fundraisers, and Tip-A-Cop® events. The LETR is the largest grassroots fundraiser for Special Olympics with more than 100,000 law enforcement participants around the world. It was announced at the 2014 LETR conference that the LETR has raised a cumulative sum of a half billion dollars since its inception in 1981 and more than $50.3 million in 2013 for Special Olympics athletes. Visit LETR.org for more information.
About the Special Olympics World Games Los Angeles 2015
With 7,000 athletes and 3,000 coaches representing 177 countries, along with 30,000 volunteers and an anticipated 500,000 spectators, the 2015 Special Olympics World Games - being staged in Los Angeles July 25 - August 2, 2015 - will be the largest sports and humanitarian event anywhere in the world in 2015, and the single biggest event in Los Angeles since the 1984 Olympic Games. The 2015 Special Olympics World Games, with the unparalleled spirit, enthusiasm, teamwork, joy and displays of courage and skill that are hallmarks of all Special Olympics events, will feature 25 Olympic-style sports in venues throughout the Los Angeles region. The Opening Ceremony, to be held July 25, 2015 in the historic Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, site of the 1932 and 1984 Olympic Games, is expected to attract 80,000 spectators..LA2015, the Games Organizing Committee, is a recognized 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. For more information on the 2015 Special Olympics World Games, including volunteer and sponsorship opportunities, visit www.LA2015.org.