SLCPD, Special Olympics Host Torch Run Kick-Off at City/County Building

The Salt Lake City Police Department and Special Olympics Utah will host the Law Enforcement Torch Run Kick-Off Ceremony today at 10 a.m. on the west steps of the City/County Building, 451 S. State Street.

Special Olympics Utah athletes will join with police officers and members of the media to carry the “Flame of Hope” in four directions. The event symbolizes the path that the Special Olympics Torch will take as it travels the state for several weeks before returning to the State Capitol at 8 a.m. Wednesday, May 26, for the Torch Run Final Leg Ceremony. The 2010 Special Olympics Utah Summer Games begin the next day at Brigham Young University in Provo.

WHO:
Mayor Ralph Becker
Chief Chris Burbank
Law enforcement officers
Special Olympic athletes
Fields Moseley, KUTV 2
Karen Carlson, ABC 4
Amanda Butterfield, KSL 5
Amanda Dickson, KSL Radio
Arikka Von, Fox 13

WHAT:
Law Enforcement Torch Run Kick-Off Ceremony

WHEN:
Friday, April 30, 2010
10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

WHERE:
West Steps, City/County Building
451 S. State Street
Salt Lake City, UT 84111