Strong-Arm Funds for SOTX in Amarillo
Fire Truck Pull is October 15
How strong
is your support of the movement? Test your
muscle and sign up for Texas’ toughest
tug-of-war contest at Special Olympics Texas’ (SOTX) Fire Truck Pull, hosted by
the Law Enforcement Torch Run (LETR), in Amarillo
on October 15.
The Fire Truck Pull is an extreme strength assessment and requires teams
of eight people to challenge their might and work together to pull an actual 45,000
pound fire truck for up to 50 feet! The Pull will start at 10:00 a.m. and end at 12:00
p.m. at Westgate Mall, located at 7701 West Interstate I40. The entry fee is $100 per team or $12.50 for
individual competitors. Proceeds will
help support SOTX - Panhandle area athletes.
The Fire Truck
Pull is free and open to the public. For
more information, contact Freddie Taylor (ftaylor@sotx.org)
at 806.374.7171 or Benny Bundy (ben_good_time@yahoo.com)
at 806.336.6918.
About the Law Enforcement Torch
Run
The Law Enforcement Torch Run is Special Olympics' largest grass-roots
fundraiser and public awareness vehicle. In Texas, the Law Enforcement Torch Run began
in 1985 and had grown to become one of the largest in the nation. In the
last decade, Torch Run has contributed over $11 million through the dedication
of thousands of law enforcement personnel fundraising on behalf of SOTX.
The support provided by this dedicated group has contributed greatly to
programs in local communities, which involve more than 40,000 athletes with
intellectual disabilities throughout the state.
About
Special Olympics Texas
Special Olympics Texas (SOTX) is a privately funded
non-profit organization that changes lives through the power of sport by
encouraging and empowering people with intellectual disabilities, promoting
acceptance for all, and fostering communities of understanding and
respect. SOTX provides continuing opportunities for more than 40,000
children and adults with intellectual disabilities throughout the Lone Star
State to realize their
potential, develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage and experience joy and
friendship. To learn more, visit www.specialolympicstexas.org
or call 800.876.5646. Engage with us on: Twitter @SOTexas; fb.com/SpecialOlympicsTX; youtube.com/specialolympicstexas.
Lieutenant Sponsor:
B & W Pantex
Co-Sponsors:
Coca-Cola Refreshments, Food
Town, H-E-B Tournament of
Champions
Charitable Trust and the Law Enforcement Torch Run
Ramonica Jones
Public Relations Coordinator
Special Olympics Texas
rjones@sotx.org
