Test Your Strength in Support of SOTX!
Got muscles? …Then gather your burliest buddies and sign up for the annual Fire Truck Pull in Laredo. Special Olympics Texas (SOTX) – Laredo Area and the Law Enforcement Torch Run (LETR) will host the Fire Truck Pull on May 12. Teams of ten people will put their biceps and triceps to the test and work together to pull an actual 55,000 pound fire truck for up to 50 feet!
The event will start at 10:00 a.m. in the Northside parking lot, located at 4712 Maher. The entry fee is $10 per person or $100 per team. The City of Laredo Police Department is hosting the Fire Truck Pull in conjunction with National Police Week.
For more information on the Pull or to find out about volunteer opportunities with SOTX, contact Maribel Santoya (msantoya@sotx.org) in the Laredo Area office at 956.712.2144.
About the Law Enforcement Torch Run (LETR)
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 is a privately funded non-profit organization providing year-round sports training and athletic competition for more than 40,000 children and adults with intellectual disabilities in the Lone Star State. Be a part of the movement that is CHANGING LIVES in your community. For more information, visit our website at www.specialolympicstexas.org.
Co-Sponsors:
Coca-Cola Bottling Companies of Texas, 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
