The Torch Run was escorted through our counties by law enforcement personnel between Monday, June 13 and Friday, June 24.  Law Enforcement Torch Run runners paid a registration fee for the honor of escorting the Special Olympics Torch, the Flame of Hope on their route through their communities.  

Every year Law Enforcement agencies all over Northern California raise thousands of dollars by hosting a variety of fundraising events  which support the Special Olympics programs provided to our athletes at no cost to them or their families.  The culminating event is the Torch Run where law enforcement personnel raise funds for the honor of running the Special Olympics Torch, "The Flame of Hope," through their communities as a sign of their dedication and commitment to Special Olympics athletes.

The Law Enforcement Torch Run® (LETR) is the largest public awareness vehicle and grass-roots fundraiser for Special Olympics. Known honorably 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, almost 110,000 dedicated and compassionate law enforcement members carry the “Flame of Hope,” symbolizing courage and celebration of diversity uniting communities around the globe.