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The Law Enforcement Torch Run® for Special Olympics is the largest public awareness vehicle and grass-roots fundraiser for Special Olympics.
The Law Enforcement Torch Run® (LETR) engages law enforcement worldwide to champion acceptance and inclusion for individuals with intellectual disabilities (ID), starting with their local communities.
Known as Guardians of the Flame, law enforcement members and Special Olympics athletes carry the Flame of Hope into the Opening Ceremony of local competitions and into Special Olympics State, Provincial, National, Regional, and World Games. Annually, more than 100,000 law enforcement members carry the Flame of Hope, symbolizing courage and celebration of diversity uniting communities around the globe.
Over the years, the LETR has evolved and now encompasses a variety of innovative fundraising platforms including but not limited to Plane Pull®, Polar Plunge®, Tip-A-Cop®, Cops On Top®, etc. Since its inception in 1981, the LETR has raised more than $1 billion for their local Special Olympics programs and raised an unmeasurable amount of awareness for the athletes and mission.
