Category: Post – LETR
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. ...
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 ...