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Lower Township, NJ - On Friday, October 9, 2020, law enforcement officers will prove that the “Flame of Hope” is alive in well in the Garden State. Lower Township Police Officers will join approximately 70 other Cape May County Law Enforcement Officers in running the 25-mile 9^th leg of the run from the Cape May Point Lighthouse starting at 08:00 a.m. ending at the Cape May County Police Academy in Cape May Court House at approximately 12:15 p.m.

During the 37th annual Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics New Jersey, more than 3,000 officers take to the streets of their local communities, split up into 26 separate legs with some starting as early as 4:45 a.m., and run to raise awareness for Special Olympics New Jersey.

The Annual Torch Run typically precedes Special Olympics New Jersey’s Summer Games at The College of New Jersey in June. However, due to COVID-19 cancellations and postponements, the event was delayed until October.

Spectators are invited to watch and cheer as the flame makes its way through local communities across New Jersey. For maps or more information, visit www.NJTorchRun.org.

 “Law enforcement officers have been serving Special Olympics New Jersey athletes for over 37 years,” says Chief Robert Belfiore, Retired Deputy Chief of the Port Authority of NY/NJ and Director of the New Jersey Torch Run. “As the Director of the Law Enforcement Torch Run, I especially feel privileged to work with these dedicated individuals. Now is our opportunity to show the members of our communities the great partnership we have built with Special Olympics New Jersey at one of their most inspiring events.”
The Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics New Jersey is recognized as a leader in fundraising among the many programs around the globe, and in 2019 raised more than $4.1 million for the athletes of Special Olympics New Jersey.

“From training to competition, health resources to leadership opportunities, Special Olympics New Jersey provides all its programs completely free of charge to our community,” says Jason Schubert, Senior Director of LETR Initiatives for Special Olympics New Jersey. “And for over 37 years of Special Olympics New Jersey history, law enforcement officers have been supporting these initiatives and raising millions of dollars annually for our athletes.”

For more information on the 2020 Law Enforcement Torch Run, please visit www.NJTorchRun.org.

ABOUT SPECIAL OLYMPICS NEW JERSEY:
Special Olympics New Jersey has provided year-round sports training and athletic competition in 24 Olympic-type sports for more than 26,000 children and adults with intellectual disabilities, completely free of charge. Through the joy and power of sports, athletes are provided opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community. Visit www.sonj.org for more information. 
 
ABOUT THE LAW ENFORCEMENT TORCH RUN:
The Law Enforcement Torch Run (LETR) is part of an international campaign for Special Olympics coordinated and managed by all divisions of Law Enforcement officers and officials from throughout the world whose mission is to raise dollars and awareness of the Special Olympics movement worldwide. The Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics New Jersey has been recognized for many years as one of the top grassroots fundraising organizations for Special Olympics worldwide. In 2019, the LETR for Special Olympics New Jersey raised more than $4.1 million.