Twenty-Fourth Annual Statewide Law Enforcement Torch Run Benefiting Special Olympics Delaware

Statewide- The 24th ANNUAL STATEWIDE LAW ENFORCEMENT TORCH RUN involving over 500 Law Enforcement Officers and spanning 161 miles will be held between Wednesday, June 9 and Friday, June 11.

Special Olympics Delaware provides a year-round program of quality sports training and athletic competition for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. A family of over 4,000 volunteers makes this program possible for the more than 3,300 athletes who compete in Special Olympics Delaware.

“We build sports skills, confidence, strength, motivation and self-esteem ... not just for the athletes, but for everyone involved,” says Ann Grunert, executive director of Special Olympics Delaware.

This year’s Torch Run will be a three-day event, starting in Rehoboth Beach on Wednesday, June 9 at 7:00 p.m. The First State Force Band will lead the gala Torch Run sendoff from the Rehoboth Beach Bandstand.

On Thursday, June 10, the Torch will start in Lewes, Georgetown and Delmar, and will travel through Milford, Harrington, Dover, Smyrna and Odessa, including a stop at Legislative Hall in Dover. The event continues on Friday, June 11, from Troop 9, with the Torch proceeding to the Wilmington Police Headquarters in Wilmington for a 1:20 p.m. celebration and then on to Newark for a 4:15 p.m. celebration at the Newark Municipal Building.

The event culminates with a final leg into the University of Delaware’s Bob Carpenter Center for the official opening of the 40th annual Special Olympics Delaware Summer Games, where the Special Olympics Flame of Hope will be delivered.