Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run coming to Point Pleasant Beach
The 2022 Special Olympics USA Games Law Enforcement Torch Run is expected to make a stop at the Jersey Shore at 1:30 p.m. this Tuesday, May 24, at Antrim Middle School’s Donald T. Fioretti Field in Point Pleasant Beach.
Special Olympic athletes and law enforcement members will carry the “Flame of Hope” torch during this event, sponsored by Jersey Mike's Subs.
The torch run's final leg is a two-week tour that begins in Chicago with a flame-lighting ceremony and finishes in Orlando on June 5 where the torch is carried into the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex and used to ignite a custom-made cauldron during the opening ceremony of the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games.
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“The final countdown to the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games begins with the Final Leg of the Law Enforcement Torch Run. We are excited to follow the Flame of Hope as it travels to the long-awaited Opening Ceremony in Orlando,” Joe Dzaluk, president and CEO of the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games, said in a press release. “The Flame of Hope promotes the Special Olympics mission and symbolizes inclusion, courage and diversity. We invite the country to follow the torch on its way to Orlando where it will shine bright during the entirety of the USA Games.”
This article originally appeared on Asbury Park Press: Special Olympics torch run 2022 coming to Point Pleasant Beach NJ
