Run the Torch in Your Community - June 8 - 22, 2012!

Law Enforcement,
Register to run the torch in your community.  Join hundreds of Law Enforcement personnel as they carry the Special Olympics Torch to Summer Games! Build your own fundraising page and then ask your friends, family and colleagues to support your Torch Run Campaign.  Register Here!

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The History of the Law Enforcement Torch Run

The Law Enforcement Torch Run® began in 1981 when Wichita, Kansas Police Chief Richard LaMunyon saw a need to raise awareness of and funds for Special Olympics. He conceived the idea of the Torch Run as a way to involve local law enforcement with their communities and Special Olympics, by running the torch in intrastate relays that converge at their local Summer Games.

Today

Now a global event, all 50 states and more than 35 foreign countries participate in the Law Enforcement Torch Run®, generating more than $34 million a year for Special Olympics Programs around the world. Since its inception in 1981, the Law Enforcement Torch Run® has raised more than $100,000,000 worldwide. It is the largest grass roots fundraising program and public awareness vehicle for Special Olympics.

Northern California

More than 3,000 law enforcement personnel from Federal, Military, State, County and Local agencies participate in the Torch Run campaign. Funds are raised year-round through a variety of activities, such as; Tip‐A‐Cops, Building Sits (Badges with Buckets), Polar Plunges, T‐Shirt Sales and many more. Every June, hundreds of law enforcement personnel carry the Special Olympics Torch - the Flame of Hope® through counties all over Northern California, culminating at the Opening Ceremonies of the state Summer Games. As one of the state’s largest grassroots fundraising efforts, the Law Enforcement Torch Run®has become the single largest supporter of Special Olympics.

Read the latest issue of the ENews The North Torch

Torch Run Events - To find a Torch Run Event, check out our Fundraiser and Competition calendar!

For more information about getting your agency involved, please contact Jeff Henson, VP of Development at jeffh@sonc.org or 925-944-8801 x 204.