Wilton Police Officers to Participate in 30th Annual Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics, June 8

The 30th Annual Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics Connecticut will take place Wednesday through Friday, June 8th through 10th, in communities across the state. During the Run, officers will volunteer their time to serve as torchbearers and carry the Special Olympics “Flame of Hope” through their towns and cities to raise awareness and funds to benefit Special Olympics athletes and inspire communities to accept and respect people of all abilities. The Torch Run will come through Wilton on June 10, 16 from 945 to 1015. To find out more about the Law Enforcement Torch Run and Special Olympics, visit www.soct.org 

All are encouraged to come out and cheer on the TOWN police on June 10th. Their route and approximate timing for their leg of the Run is:

09:45 to start at St. Matthews Church down Wolfpit Road to Horseshoe Road to River Road through the Center of Wilton out to Ridgefield Road then South onto Danbury Road then finishing in the Wilton Town Hall Driveway at the Police Department at approx 10:20.

Over 1,500 local law enforcement officers are expected to participate in the Run - along with Special Olympics athletes in some areas - and cover more than 530 miles. Spectators are encouraged to come out and cheer on their local officers and show their support for the Special Olympics movement. In addition, and also to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Torch Run in Connecticut, rallies will take place at Foxwoods Resort Casino on Day 1 and at the State Capitol on Day 2 of the Torch Run.

The three-day event will conclude at Southern Connecticut State University on Friday, June 10th, when officers will run a “Final Leg” into Jess Dow Field on the University’s campus and light the ceremonial cauldron during Opening Ceremonies for the 2016 Special Olympics Connecticut Summer Games which begin at 7:15 p.m. Over 2,400 athletes and Unified Sport® partners will participate in Summer Games and compete in cycling, swimming, soccer, tennis and track & field throughout the weekend at Southern Connecticut State University, 501 Crescent Avenue, New Haven and Hamden Hall Athletic Fields, 225 Skiff Street, Hamden. Summer Games is one of four major state competitions Special Olympics Connecticut hosts annually. The public is invited and encouraged to attend Opening Ceremonies and Summer Games events throughout the weekend at no cost. For more information about the Law Enforcement Torch Run and Special Olympics Connecticut, visit www.soct.org, email specialolympicsct@soct or call 203-230-1201. And, follow Special Olympics Connecticut and the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics Connecticut on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Law Enforcement Torch Run Platinum Sponsor include Dream Ride, JN Phillips Auto Glass, The Bearingstar Insurance Charitable Fund, Whelen Engineering and WWE. Gold Sponsors are Adams Hometown Markets / IGA Hometown Supermarkets and Papa’s Dodge.