Aurora PD Law Enforcement Torch Run

Aurora PD Law Enforcement Torch Run The mission of the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics is to raise funds for and awareness of the Special Olympics movement worldwide.

Special Olympics is a program that daily reaffirms our beliefs that with hope, love and dedication, we can see achievement and self-worth realized by any individual. It is our belief that persons with intellectual disabilities, by their involvement in Special Olympics, show the community at large the true meaning of sport and a pure joy towards life. How to get involved:

•Join the Aurora PD team

for the Torch Run at the Capital every May. Encourage your fellow officers to get involved too!

• Join the "Aurora Police Freeze Right There" Polar Plunge team for the plunge at the Aurora Reservoir every February.

• Join us for the Plane Pull event in August. Ask a local SOCO athlete to join your team.

•Schedule officers to present medals to athletes at SOCO competitions. Close personal contact is the best way to motivate officers to become more involved.

• Sign up for a Tip-a-Cop event! WHO WE ARE
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, more than 97,000 dedicated and compassionate law enforcement members carry the “Flame of Hope,” symbolizing courage and celebration of diversity uniting communities around the globe. INTERNATIONAL EFFORT

WHAT WE DO
The LETR for Special Olympics engages law enforcement worldwide championing acceptance and inclusion for people with intellectual disabilities, starting first with their own communities. Over the years the Torch Run has evolved and now encompasses a variety of innovative fundraising platforms to include Plane Pulls, Polar Plunges, Tip-A-Cops, and more. Since inception, LETR has raised more than half a billion dollars and changed millions of attitudes. WHY WE DO IT
As LETR Founder and retired Chief Richard LaMunyon once said, “What started in 1981…as a flicker of hope for Special Olympics has now become a roaring flame of stability for Special Olympics athletes worldwide.” Through the partnership of LETR and Special Olympics, we provide opportunities for athletes to empower and transform themselves, their communities and the world. LETR is changing the future for people with intellectual disabilities and lighting the way for acceptance and inclusion.

Very sad. Our thoughts go out to the Pasiano Family.
04/22/2020

Very sad. Our thoughts go out to the Pasiano Family.

Jackie Pasiano was featured on ESPN in 2019.

A great way to get the whole family involved with Special Olympics Colorado while under the stay-at-home order! Please j...
04/21/2020

A great way to get the whole family involved with Special Olympics Colorado while under the stay-at-home order! Please join the fun!

Special Olympics Colorado

Let’s do our part to eliminate this offensive word!
03/06/2020

Let’s do our part to eliminate this offensive word!

Sign the pledge today.

Aurora Police Department Officers took on some Rangeview High School Students for a Special Olympics Colorado Unified ki...
03/03/2020

Aurora Police Department Officers took on some Rangeview High School Students for a Special Olympics Colorado Unified kickball game. INCLUSION. RESPECT. UNIFIED.

APD Sgt. Cooley presented medals and volunteered at the Special Olympics Colorado 2020 Winter Games and participated in ...
02/25/2020

APD Sgt. Cooley presented medals and volunteered at the Special Olympics Colorado 2020 Winter Games and participated in the Opening Ceremonies to kick off the games. Interacting with the athletes, coaches, and volunteers is one of the many reasons we love being a part of the Law Enforcement Torch Run Colorado

02/23/2020

Here is our second group!!! Woohoo!! Nicely done APD! We plunge because we support the mission of respect and inclusion of ALL!!
Special Olympics Colorado Law Enforcement Torch Run Colorado

02/22/2020

Brrrr!!!! It is all worth it!!! Special Olympics Colorado Law Enforcement Torch Run Colorado way to go Aurora Police Department team for raising over $3,500 for Special Olympics Athletes!!!

Before and after!! APD had an awesome team that raised over $3,500!! Awesome job team! Special Olympics Colorado Law Enf...
02/22/2020

Before and after!! APD had an awesome team that raised over $3,500!! Awesome job team! Special Olympics Colorado Law Enforcement Torch Run Colorado

02/22/2020
APD FREEZE RIGHT THERE! We are doing it again, we are plunging in the icy cold Aurora Reservoir THIS Saturday for Specia...
02/17/2020

APD FREEZE RIGHT THERE! We are doing it again, we are plunging in the icy cold Aurora Reservoir THIS Saturday for Special Olympics Colorado athletes across the state. Please consider donating to our team. Or better yet, come out to the reservoir and join in the family fun event! There will be a 5k, activities in the polar plaza, and of course the plunge! Weather is shaping up and it will be a great time!

We're fundraising for Special Olympics Colorado! Please help us reach our fundraising goal!

APD is so proud to be part of LETR Colorado for Special Olympics Colorado and the part we played in raising $1.3 million...
01/17/2020

APD is so proud to be part of LETR Colorado for Special Olympics Colorado and the part we played in raising $1.3 million in 2019 for the over 24,000 Special Olympic Athletes!

Thank you for everyone that tipped our crew that was working at Texas Roadhouse tonight to support Law Enforcement Torch...
12/06/2019

Thank you for everyone that tipped our crew that was working at Texas Roadhouse tonight to support Law Enforcement Torch Run Colorado for Special Olympics Colorado.

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