MONROE, Conn. — The annual Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics Connecticut went through Monroe late Friday morning, as Monroe police officers, officers from other towns, and some citizens, ran behind police motorcycles, vehicles and bicycles along Route 111 and across the Route 25 Connector to Trumbull.
The event honors Special Olympics athletes and promotes acceptance and inclusion for people of all abilities, while raising funds to support them.
“Monroe’s finest are always involved in the best humanitarian events,” First Selectman Terry Rooney said. “The Special Olympics have become so imbedded in communities across the country giving many individuals the opportunity to compete and experience the feeling of achievement. It’s always exciting every year at Town Hall with so many departments joining Monroe to run in honor of the Special Olympics.”
Officers from municipal departments and correctional facilities, military police, federal employees, Connecticut State Police and college and university public safety officers ran across Connecticut carrying the Torch with its “Flame of Hope,” and Special Olympics athletes joined in in some communities.
The Final Leg and lighting of the cauldron with the torch’s “Flame of Hope” took place at Southern Connecticut State University’s Jess Dow Field during the Special Olympics Connecticut Summer Games Opening Ceremony later that Friday.
The following photo gallery includes a group photo before the run, as well as photos taken by Andy Hutchison:
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