grass-roots fundraiser and public awareness vehicle.
The Torch Run is Special Olympics’ largest grass-roots fundraiser and public awareness vehicle, raising more than $34 million for Special Olympics Programs around the world in 2008. More than 85,000 law enforcement officers carry the Flame of Hope across over 35 nations, and thousands more support the runners’ efforts through “Adopt-A-Cop” runner sponsorships, corporate sponsorships and Torch Run T-shirt and other merchandise sales.
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athletes run the “Flame of Hope” to the Opening Ceremonies of local Special Olympics
competitions, state/provincial Games, and National Summer or Winter Games.
The Law Enforcement Torch Run® began in 1981 when Wichita, Kansas (USA), Police
Chief Richard LaMunyon saw an urgent need to raise funds for and increase awareness
of Special Olympics. The Torch Run was quickly adopted by the International Association
of Chiefs of Police, now recognized as the founding law enforcement organization of
the Law Enforcement Torch Run® for Special Olympics.
1987 ~ Wyoming is represented at the Final Leg leading into the World Summer Games
in South Bend, Indiana
1988 ~ The first run is organized in Wyoming bringing the Torch into the Summer Games
in Cheyenne
Since that time the Flame of Hope has been presented to Special Olympics Wyoming
athletes at Summer Games in Sheridan, Laramie, Evanston and Gillette.
2010 ~ The Flame of Hope will be carried more than 500 miles by over 40 different Law Enforcement agencies to the Special Olympics Wyoming Summer Games opening ceremonies in Laramie on Thursday, May 20th.
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~FUNDRAISER T's~
Short Sleeved - $12
Long Sleeved - $18
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own fundraising page
to make it easy for
friends, family and
coworkers to pledge
their support for this
great cause!
SPECIAL THANKS
Wyoming Torch Run Contacts:
Co-Directors:
Ron Casalenda Douglas PD rcasalenda@cityofdouglas.org
Tedy Harbaugh Laramie County SO harbaugs@laramiecounty.com
Council:
Mike Burnett FOP jumbo@wyoming.com
Ron Casalenda Douglas PD rcasalenda@cityofdouglas.org
Boot Hill Sheridan to Buffalo bhill@sheridancountysheriff.com
Craig Wilson Special Olympics Athlete bonnie@geotecindustrialsupply.com
Tom Pagel Casper PD tpagel@cityofcasperwy.com
Tedy Harbaugh Laramie County SO harbaugs@laramiecounty.com
Dan Stroup Gillette PD dans@ci.gillette.wy.us
Mike Thompson Casper PD mthompson@cityofcasperwy.com
Branden Vance Warren AFB branden.vance@warren.af.mil
Guy Driver Cheyenne PD gedrive@msn.com
Mike Chimenti Hot Springs Cty PD police@hotsprings.k12.wy.us
Jennifer Massey Big Horn County(Basin) jennifer.massey@bighorncountywy.gov
Dan Stroup Gillette to Buffalo dans@ci.gillette.wy.us
Boot Hill Sheridan to Buffalo bhill@sheridancounty.com
John Manzela Buffalo to Kaycee beansjcso@yahoo.com
Mike Thompson Kaycee to Casper mthompson@cityofcasperwy.com
Mike Thompson Casper to Glenrock mthompson@cityofcasperwy.com
Julie Wickett Glenrock to Douglas jwickett@glenrckpolice.org
Ron Casalenda Douglas to Glendo rcasalenda@cityofdouglas.org
Jason Niemi Glendo to Wheatland oniemi10@hotmail.com
Mark Weis Torrington to Wheatland mweis@city-of-torrington.org
Branden Vance Wheatland to Cheyenne branden.vance@warren.af.mil
Tedy Harbaugh Cheyenne to Laramie harbaugs@laramiecounty.com
Mike Samp Cheyenne to Laramie bowhntr@uwyo.edu
Cindy Bertagnolli Rock Springs Cindy_Bertagnolli@rswy.net
Joe Cronk Green River jcronk@cityofgreenriver.org
Roger Dunn Cody to Powell rdunn@parkcountysheriff.net
Cops ‘n Jocks
The Fraternal Order of Police and Special Olympics Wyoming have been long standing partners in the Law Enforcement Torch Run to benefit Special Olympics. In 2006 an invitation was extended to include FOP on the statewide council and there’s been no looking back.
The first year, two FOP lodges in Casper partnered up for this weekend collection event. Officers and Special Olympics athletes worked together and raised a phenomenal $17,183.69 in one weekend! They chose three intersections within a half mile of each other that included the entrance to the Eastridge Mall, Wal-Mart and Home Depot.
The formula for success? The partnership! One officer said he’d never been involved in something so successful! Athletes loved ‘working’ with the police. The collection was done the weekend before Special Olympics Wyoming Summer Games and the kick off for the final leg run across the state.
For more information please contact Mike "Jumbo" Burnett of the Casper Police Department and Wyoming FOP.
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