GALLATIN MEDIA CENTER
Montana Law Enforcement Officers and their friends
have hit the streets, highways and byways of Montana, carrying the torch
for Special Olympics Montana.
Hundreds will have carried the Flame of Hope the
2,000-mile route by the time it reaches the State Summer Games Opening
Ceremonies in Great Falls. The Torch Run already has made stops in numerous
towns throughout the state and will reach the final leg and lighting of the
cauldron on May 15.
Several law enforcement agencies participated in
the run through Bozeman including the Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office,
Gallatin County Detention Center, Bozeman Police Department, Belgrade Police
Department, Airport Police and Montana Highway Patrol, along with representatives
from several fire departments.
Each year, beginning in 1985, local Montana Law
Enforcement Officers raise thousands of dollars for Special Olympics Montana athletes, with over $350,000 raised in
2008.
