Category: LETR

SOSC athlete, Brett Laza

Brett Laza Honored with LETR International Executive Council Athlete Award at Chicago Conference

Special Olympics Southern California (SOSC) athlete Brett Laza received the prestigious LETR International Executive Council Athlete Award during the recent Law Enforcement Torch Run (LETR) Conference in Chicago in October. ...

2023 Summer Games

Celebrating Athletic Excellence: A Recap of the 2023 Summer Games Championship at Cal State Long Beach

The city of Long Beach was ablaze with excitement as the 2023 Summer Games Championship unfolded on June 10 and 11 at Cal State Long Beach. This was our first ...

LETR is Feeling Inspired Heading To The World Games

By Melanie Barrios  If you’ve ever attended a Special Olympics Southern California (SOSC) or Law Enforcement Torch Run (LETR) event, you might have run into Kimberly Unland. It is hard not ...

Brett Laza will be representing LETR and SOSC at the World Games

By McKenna Robbins  Brett Laza is a devoted Special Olympics Southern California (SOSC) athlete and an avid supporter of the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics (LETR). He lives ...

Christine McConnell Is Passionate About Inclusion

By Melanie Barrios  Christine McConnell knows all too well the importance of acceptance for all. Growing up with a family member with intellectual disabilities, Christine witnessed firsthand that sports were ...

LASD Reserve Deputy Steve Moran and Daughter Brittney to Be Honored at the KOC Clay Shoot

By Kim Unland The LETR for Special Olympic is honoring LASD Reserve Deputy Steve Moran and his daughter, Brittney who is a Special Olympics athlete at the 2nd Annual Charity ...

2022 Fall Games Recap

Exciting competitions and good times closed out the 2022 Special Olympics Southern California Fall Games on Sunday. Hundreds of athletes brought their best skills in hopes of winning medals and ...

2022 Plane Pull: Captain Ernie Bille Believes Athletes Make The World A Better Place

By Melanie Barrios Ernie Bille has participated in many Plane Pull fundraisers, but this year is special. This year is the first time he will be participating as a recently ...

LAPD Deputy Chief Blake Chow

Volunteer Spotlight: Deputy Chief Blake Chow Was A Veteran Volunteer For Special Olympics Long Before Becoming An Officer

By Melanie Barrios Deputy Chief Blake Chow has been in law enforcement for an impressive 31 years. Being in law enforcement has given him different opportunities to interact with the ...

Athlete Michael Leon to Represent SOSC at the 2022 USA Games Torch Run Final Leg

Before competition begins in June at the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games in Orlando, an elite group of law enforcement officers and Special Olympics athletes will escort the Special Olympics ...

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