Flame of Hope travels in Pittsburg for Special Olympics – KOAM

PITTSBURG, Kan. – Regulation enforcement officers, athletes and neighborhood members come collectively to hold the Flame of Hope in Pittsburg.

It’s a practice of the Particular Olympics Kansas forward of the State Summer season Video games in Wichita every Might. In late April, the spotlight of the Torch Run season begins when the Flame of Hope travels from all corners of the state.

Right this moment, the Pittsburg Police Division ran with athletes to hold the flame. The route began on the police division and ended at Pittsburg State College with a lap on the monitor to begin the Particular Olympics Southeast Spring Video games.

Statewide, the “Last Leg” of the Torch Run is the end result of the run, from Wichita Metropolis Corridor to the Opening Ceremony of the Summer season Video games at Wichita State College.

The Most Inspirational Athlete of the previous yr carries the Torch into the stadium escorted by the officers and collectively they mild the cauldron to open the State Summer season Video games. Officers award medals all through the three days of competitors.

Flame of Hope Fundraising

The Torch Run has additionally changed into a fundraising marketing campaign for Particular Olympics Kansas.  The group asks every runner to lift a minimum of $50 to assist the athletes of Particular Olympics Kansas.

Particular Olympics’ mission:

“.. to offer people with mental disabilities the chance to be an athlete… and extra… by acceptance, inclusion, bodily health, well being and diet applications, and management growth. – Collectively we are going to obtain.”

On-line donations will be gathered by this on-line by this webpage.

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