Category: LETR
More Than a Season: The Volunteers Who Turn Inclusion Into a Way of Life
Some people volunteer for a season. Others build a movement. Across Southern California, Special Olympics volunteers show up in countless ways on fields, in gyms, at competitions, and in quiet ...
Going the Extra Mile: Five Officers Run Every Leg of Day 1 of San Diego’s 2025 Torch Run
By Chloe Petch Every year, law enforcement officers across the region lace up their running shoes to carry the Flame of Hope for Special Olympics Southern California. Agencies take turns ...
Strikes, Smiles, and Sportsmanship: SOSC Bowling Championship Brings the Heat to Lakewood
On a blazing summer Saturday, while the sun scorched the pavement outside, the real heat was inside Cal Bowl, where 389 athletes from across Southern California lit up the lanes ...
From One Medal to a Movement: Irwin Rosenberg’s Special Olympics Story
by McKenna Robbins After placing his first medal around the neck of a Special Olympics athlete, Irwin Rosenberg knew his life had changed. That single moment sparked a passion that ...
The 2025 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Turin: A Torch of Hope and Inclusion
The Special Olympics World Winter Games in Turin, Italy, will be a global celebration of unity, talent, and inclusion, and at the heart of this event is the Law Enforcement ...
Ryan LeBaron Gears Up to Carry the Flame as 2025 LETR Final Leg Torch Runner at World Games
Commander Ryan LeBaron of the Long Beach Police Department has been selected as a Law Enforcement Torch Run (LETR) Final Leg Torch Runner for the 2025 Special Olympics World Winter ...
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. ...
Celebrating Athletic Excellence: A Recap of the 2023 Summer Games Championship at Cal State Long Beach
by Leslie Sundal The city of Long Beach was alive with excitement as the 2023 Summer Games Championship unfolded on June 10 and 11 at Cal State Long Beach. This ...
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 ...