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Torch Run and Truck Convoy Resources

More than 85,000 law enforcement officers support the movement through the Law Enforcement Torch Run and the World's Largest Truck Convoy as well as other fundraising initiatives. Here is your guide to Torch Run and Truck Convoy information and resources.

Law Enforcement Torch Run

The Law Enforcement Torch Run® for Special Olympics is the movement's largest grass-roots fundraiser and public awareness vehicle, raising US$38.3 million for Special Olympics Programs around the world in 2010.

Fundraising Ideas and How-Tos

Learn to make your Torch Run events even more successful by reviewing the following information and "how to" tips:

World's Largest Truck Convoy

The World's Largest Truck Convoy, a Torch Run initative, is a one-day celebration that helps raise money for Special Olympics.  This year's Truck Convoy took place on 17 September, 2011.

Contacts

For more information on the Torch Run, contact your local Special Olympics Program. For general inquiries, please contact:

Christy Collum, Torch Run Manager, +1 (202) 824-0268     
Email Christy: ccollum@specialolympic.org

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And today, I watched this video by Stu Chaifetz about teachers and adults who bullied Akian, a ten year old with autism in Cherry Hill New Jersey.  It is a tale of fear and rage, as heartbreaking as it is infuriating.  It is a call to all of us to rise up again, to demand change in Cherry Hill, to ask for an accounting from those who were abusive.   Our own young leaders in Special Olympics Project Unify will understand the horrors of this video perhaps better than anyone.  In a special way, I ask their leadership now.read more »

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