Laredo Enforcement Officers to Escort Flame of Hope to Special Olympics Texas Summer Games
Written by admin, May 14, 2014, Comments Off
Courtesy Felipe Pantoja & Mariblel Sontoya-Maciel,
LAREDO, TX—Law enforcement officers from the Laredo area will gather at the Webb County Commissioners Court on Tuesday, May 20, for the kickoff of their annual Flame of Hope Torch Run from Laredo to Arlington for the Special Olympics Texas Summer Games.
The ceremony will start at 9:30 a.m. The Torch Runners will light the Flame of Hope and start on their 436-mile journey to Arlington. The Torch Runners also will gather at 6:30 a.m. Wednesday at the IH-35 North Checkpoint. They will set off from there to Cotulla, where they will pass the torch to runners in Dilley, Pearsall and San Antonio.
Agencies participating include: ICE-Laredo, the Laredo Police Department, the United I.S.D. Campus Police, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Border Patrol – Laredo Sector, U.S. Customs & Border Protection – Office of Air & Marine – Laredo Air Branch, U.S. Customs & Border Protection-Laredo Field Operations Laredo Port of Entry, Webb County Constable Pct. 4, and the Webb County Sheriff’s Office.
Law enforcement officers wanting to run during the ceremony should contact Maribel Santoya-Maciel at 956.712.2144 or Felipe De Jesus Pantoja at 956.693.5784.
More than 400 law enforcement officers and first responders are expected in Arlington to deliver the Flame of Hope and to participate in the Opening Ceremonies. This year is the forty-fifth anniversary of the Special Olympics Texas Summer Games. More than 3,100 athletes from across the state will participate in the competition, featuring events in athletics (track and field), basketball, cycling, gymnastics, soccer and tennis.
