What is the Law Enforcement Torch Run?
For those of you who have never been involved, you don’t know what you’re missing! The LETR is a global movement and was founded in 1981. In Wisconsin, events run year-round and include our Final Leg Run, which kicks off the State Summer Games each June; our eleven statewide Polar Plunges; various semi and truck pulls; motorcycle rides; raffles; other miscellaneous events and our newest statewide event, The World’s Largest Truck Convoy for Special Olympics Wisconsin. The Torch Run is held in all 50 United States, 10 Canadian provinces and territories, and 35 nations, and involves more than 85,000 law enforcement participants from all over the world. In 2008, this international program raised a record $34 million to support Special Olympics. Last year in Wisconsin, more than $1.5 million was raised through LETR events with nearly 1,000 registered participants representing more than 170 law enforcement agencies, making Wisconsin the sixth largest Torch Run program in the world! Click her
