Law Enforcement Torch Run    
The Law Enforcement Torch Run® for Special Olympics is the movement's largest
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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At its most basic level, the Torch Run is an actual running event in which officers and
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.

Contacts:

Torch Run Council:

Mike Burnett                             FOP                                    jumbo@wyoming.com

Ron Casalenda                          Douglas PD                         rcasalenda@cityofdouglas.org

Boot Hill                                   Sheridan to Buffalo               bhill@sheridancounty.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

Penni Williams                          Warren AFB                        penni.williams@warren.af.mil

Paul Bulman                             Cheyenne PD                       pbulman@cheyennepd.org

Mike Chimenti                           Hot Springs Cty PD              police@hotsprings.k12.wy.us


Leg Leaders

Gail Parker                               Big Horn County(Basin)        gail.parker@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

Penni Williams                           Wheatland to Cheyenne       penni.williams@warren.af.mil

Tedy Harbaugh                          Cheyenne to Laramie          harbaugs@laramiecounty.com

Anthony “AJ” Johnson               Cheyenne to Laramie           johnsona@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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