| To raise funds and awareness for the Special Olympics of North Carolina, its mission and programs, the North Carolina A&T State University Police Department (UPD), in conjunction with the North Carolina Law Enforcement Torch Run, hosted a first responders basketball tournament on March 19, at Corbett Sports Center.
The double elimination tournament was the UPD’s first and featured teams comprised of Guilford Country first responders. In an overtime thriller, UPD fell to the North Carolina Highway Patrol, but both teams agree the winner for the day was certainly Special Olympics.
During halftime of the championship game spectators had a chance to participate in a half-court shot and 3-point competition. The event offered several raffles including autographed sports paraphernalia by University of North Carolina head coach Roy Williams and players from the Carolina Panthers and the Carolina Hurricane.
The North Carolina Law Enforcement Torch Run® for Special Olympics unites officers from law enforcement agencies and corrections departments across the state in an effort to raise funds and awareness for the Special Olympics of North Carolina.
Each summer, law enforcement officials carry the Flame of Hope across the state in the Torch Run Relay final leg, culminating in the lighting of the cauldron to officially open the Special Olympics North Carolina Summer Games in Raleigh. The 2,000-mile, month-long relay involves more than 2,500 law enforcement officers and personnel representing more than 200 law enforcement agencies across North Carolina. |
