Category: Post – LETR
2022 Fall Games Recap
by Leslie Sundal 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 ...
Guardian Bowl Spotlight: Lt. Kellee Hicks Finds Joy in Assisting Others Through Sports
By Melanie Barrios Do what you love, and you’ll never work another day in your life. Everyone has heard that sentiment countless times while preparing to go out into the ...
2022 Plane Pull: Jared Kozak Looks Forward To Plane Pull Participation
By Sean Longley For nearly 20 years, Jared Kozak has been an athlete participating in Special Olympics. Soon to be 32, Jared has participated in a number of sports throughout ...
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 ...
2022 Plane Pull: Supporting a Lifelong Journey
By Sean Longley Special Olympics has served a very special role in the lives of Sarah Noonan and Coach Jill Wall. The organization has provided a way for them to ...
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 ...
Captain Kim Unland Retires After 33 Years
Captain Kimberly Unland of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is retiring after 33 years of service. Captain Unland has served Special Olympics Southern California and the Law Enforcement Torch ...
2022 Special Olympics USA Games Selects Athletes for Final Leg of Multi-State, Two Week Law Enforcement Torch Run
Guardians of the Flame of Hope will carry the iconic torch during the Final Leg leading up to the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games taking place in Orlando, Florida, June 5 through 12.
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 ...
LETR Spotlight: Chief Thomas E. Gazsi
Chief Gazsi started his career with the Los Angeles Port Police, hired as Deputy Chief to oversee Emergency Management Operations in 2014. In 2015, Gazsi was moved to an acting ...