HHPD Olympian Run
2006
On June 2, 2006, about
9:30 a.m., the Hasbrouck Heights Police Department accepted the "Special
Olympics" torch from the Lodi Police.
Several members of the HHPD
carried the "Torch" to a brief ceremony held at Shop-Rite, then proceeded up
Williams and along The Boulevard past the Circle.
The torch was then presented to
the Wood-Ridge Police Department near the border. The HHPD run was about 2.4 miles.
The HHPD was part of the hundreds
of NJ police officers in 18 separate legs as part of the 23rd Annual Torch Run.
Every police department in New
Jersey participated.
The runs concluded at T.C.N.J.
Stadium at 7:30 p.m. that evening.
Last year $1.6 million was raised
for state athletes with mental retardation and 100% of all the funds raised goes to the
Special Olympics
Because of this fund-raising Law
Enforcement Torch Run, New Jersey is one of the few states where Special Olympic athletes
do not have to pay to participate.
The games opened Friday night at
The College of New Jersey in Ewing, and continued through Sunday. About 2,500 athletes
were expected to compete in eight sports.
The HHPD generated the fourth
largest contribution in the state for the Special Olympics of about $25,000 -- from
combined efforts including school children fundraisers, beefsteak dinner, donations, etc.
This Torch Run has become the largest fundraiser
and public awareness for Special Olympics in the world, raising over $14 million dollars.
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