Egg Harbor City, NJ Police Run to Support Special Olympics

Members of the Egg Harbor City Police Department ran on Friday to support the Special Olympics.

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The 38th Annual Law Enforcement Torch Run raises donations for Special Olympics.

On Friday, June 11, Sergeant Marcella Aylwin, Detective Rich Brown and other local law enforcement officials, ran a stretch of White Horse Pike for the cause, in spite of damp conditions, to help carry the Special Olympics “Flame of Hope”.

The torch run is a key fundraising initiative that raises not only funds, but awareness for the Special Olympics athletes in our area.

All those who participated represented South Jersey well!

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Special Olympics is the world's largest sports organization for kids and adults with intellectual and physical disabilities, providing year-round training and activities to 5 million participants and Unified Sports partners in 172 countries.

The games were put on hold in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the 2021 Summer Sports Finals are coming up with athletes competing in-person and virtually in everything from Gymnastics to Swimming to Track and Field.

SOURCES: specialolympics.org; sonj.org; eggharborcity/Instagram

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