Saturday, June 14, 2008

Special Olympics torch in Long Beach

The Special Olympics torch arrived in Long Beach for the opening ceremonies at the Cal State Long Beach Pyramid. More than 3,500 law enforcement officers, including police chiefs and officers, military police and sheriffs, will have carried the torch more than 1,500 miles before it arrives around 2:45 p.m. Friday the 13th at 435 Shoreline Drive at the public dock just south of Shoreline Village.

For the first time, the Law Enforcement Torch Run route will bring the "Flame of Hope" by boat across the Los Angeles-Long Beach Channel to officers and Special Olympics runners waiting for the handoff at the dock, according to a Long Beach Police Department statement.
From there, runners will carry the torch along Ocean Boulevard to the next handoff point in front of Legends Restaurant and Sports Bar at 5236 east 2nd Street in Belmont Shores around 3:30 p.m., the statement said.


Then, officers and athletes will carry the torch to the Opening Ceremonies at the Pyramid at Cal State Long Beach. The ceremony beginning at 7 p.m. will include the lighting of the cauldron by a law enforcement officer and Special Olympics athlete, marking the official start of the games, according to the statement.
The Long Beach Police Department, the Long Beach FBI office and the United States Probation office have been supporters of Special Olympics and the Torch Run for more than a decade.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Cindi Bernhardt "carried" torch in 2002. Check out her artwork at www.mouthartistcindi.com and stay tuned for her exhibit at Gallery Eleven/Seven in LB's EastVillaArtsDistrict.org

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Anonymous said...

Oh, I made a mistake.. Cindi carried THE Olympic Torch, not Special Olympics (although she IS special, check out mouthartistcindi.com An inspiration to all!

I learned too late that someone actually LIVE WEBCASTed the event @ CSULB this year. I remember one Friday Night after TPSradio.org catching OMENUS playing on the field. Awesome!

RonnyNorth.com also supports Special Olympics, so does Jeff Severson.

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