Thurs – Sat : Come out for Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics as they go through your area!
Event Date
06/12/2014 - 06/14/2014
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The Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics is an annual, global display of support and camaraderie between law enforcement representatives and the athletes of Special Olympics. Fifty-two law enforcement representatives and six Special Olympics athletes from throughout the United States will carry the Special Olympics “Flame of Hope” on three simultaneous routes throughout New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania as part of the prestigious “Final Leg Team,” conducting ceremonies along the way toward the torch’s final destination: lighting the cauldron at Opening Ceremony of the 2014 Special Olympics USA Games at Prudential Center in Newark on June 15.
Come out, cheer them on and support them at Ceremonies as they come through your area/town !
See the schedule below– It is suggested that arrive 20 minutes early as times may vary by a few minutes and to allow time to park, etc.
Thursday, June 12
Route 3 – Philadelphia/Camden Leg
8:05am – Ceremony #1 at Liberty Bell (525 Market St, Philadelphia, PA 19106)
9:05am – Ceremony #2 at Camden City Hall (520 Market St, Camden, NJ 08103)
10:15am – Ceremony #3 at Bunce Hall (100 Bunce Circle, Glassboro, NJ 08028)
11:20am – Ceremony #4 at Gloucester Township Municipal Hall (1261 Chews Landing Rd, Clementon, NJ 08021)
12:25pm – Ceremony #5 at TD Bank University (4140 Church Rd, Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054)
1:56pm-Ceremony #6 at Maple Shade Municipal Hall, 200 N.Stiles Ave, Maple Shade, NJ
2:46pm – Ceremony #7 at Moorestown Township Building (111 West Second Street, Moorestown,NJ 08057) 856-914-3001 [email protected]
3:35pm Ceremony #8 at Palmyra Municipal Hall (20 W Broad St, Palmyra, NJ 08065)
4:15pm Ceremony #9 at Riverton Municipal Hall (505A Howard Street, Riverton, NJ )
5:11pm Ceremony #10 at Delran Municipal Hall (900 S. Chester Ave, Riverside, NJ )
6:07pm Ceremony #11 at Burlington City’s City Hall (525 High St, Burlington, NJ 08016)
Route 1 –North Jersey Leg
7:00am Ceremony #1 at Carlo’s Bakery, (95 Washington St, Hoboken, NJ 07030)
7:30am Breakfast at Carlo’s Bakery
8:35am Ceremony #2 at Jersey City’s City Hall (280 Grove St, Jersey City, NJ 07302)
9:32am Ceremony #3 at North Bergen Municipal Hall (4225 John F Kennedy Blvd West, North Bergen, NJ 07047)
11:00am Ceremony #4 at Toys”R”Us Headquarters (859 Berdan Ave, Wayne, NJ 07470). Not open to public. Media: please contact Amie Dugan (407-455-0502) for security clearance arrangements.
12:15pm Ceremony #5 at ShopRite of Lincoln Park (ShopRite of Lincoln Park, 60 Beaver Brook Rd, Lincoln Park, NJ 07035)
1:25pm Ceremony #6 at Veteran’s Park (554 Shaler Blvd, Ridgefield, NJ 07657)
2:35pm Ceremony #7 at PSE&G Headquarters (80 Park Plaza, Newark, NJ 07101)
3:10pm Ceremony #8 at Prudential Financial Headquarters (751 Broad St, Newark, NJ )
3:43pm Ceremony #9 at Prudential Center (25 Lafayette St, Newark, NJ 07102)
4:47pm Ceremony #10 at Barnabas Health (95 Old Short Hills Rd, West Orange, NJ )
5:55pm Ceremony #11 at Lyndhurst Police Department (Lyndhurst Twp Police Headquarters, 367 Valley Brook Ave, Lyndhurst, NJ 07071)
6:52pm Ceremony #12 at Hasbrouck Heights Police Department (248 Hamilton Ave, Hasbrouck Heights, NJ 07604)
Route 2 –Jersey Shore Leg
7:53am Ceremony #1 at Wildwoods Convention Center (4501 Boardwalk, Wildwood, NJ )
9:35am Ceremony #2 at Boardwalk Hall on Atlantic City boardwalk (3200 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, NJ 08401)
10:40am Ceremony #3 at Campus Center (101 Vera King Farris Dr, Galloway, NJ 08205)
12:04pm Ceremony #4 at Long Beach Municipal Hall (6805 Long Beach Blvd, Long Beach, NJ 08008)
1:35pm Ceremony #5 at Spicy Cantina on boardwalk (500 Boardwalk, Seaside Heights, NJ 08751)
3:26pm Ceremony #6 at Jenkinson’s (300 Boardwalk, Point Pleasant Beach, NJ 08742)
4:20pm Ceremony #7 at Wall Twp. Municipal Hall (2700 Allaire Rd, Wall Twp, NJ 07719)
5:28pm Ceremony #8 at Holmdel Municipal Hall (4 Crawfords Corner Rd, Holmdel, NJ)
6:32pm Ceremony #9 at Perth Amboy City Hall (City Hall, 260 High St, Perth Amboy, NJ)
Friday, June 13
Route 1 – North Jersey Leg
7:40am Ceremony #1 at HighPoint Solutions Stadium, Rutgers University
8:38am Ceremony #2 at Middlesex County Sheriffs Department (701 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ)
9:45am Ceremony #3 at Hillsborough Police Department
11:00am Ceremony #4 at Lambertville Station (Lambertville Station, 11 Bridge St, Lambertville, NJ 08530)
12:05pm Ceremony #5 at Ewing Police Department (Ewing Twp Police Department, 2 Jake Garzio Dr, Ewing Township, NJ 08628)
1:40pm Ceremony #6 at Trenton Thunder – Arm & Hammer Park (1 Thunder Rd, Trenton, NJ 08611)
2:55pm Ceremony #7 at New Jersey State Capitol Building (New Jersey State House, 125 W State St, Trenton, NJ 08608)
Route 2 – Jersey Shore Leg
7:40am Ceremony #1 at HighPoint Solutions Stadium, Rutgers University
9:03am Ceremony #2 at ShopRite of Freehold (ShopRite of Freehold, 3599 Rte 9 N, Freehold, NJ 07728)
10:03am Ceremony #3 at Howell Police Department (Howell PD, 300 Old Tavern Rd, Howell, NJ 07731)
11:22am Ceremony #4 at McGuire Airforce Base
12:32pm Ceremony #5 at Lumberton Township Police Department
1:40pm Ceremony #6 at Trenton Thunder (Arm & Hammer Park, 1 Thunder Rd, Trenton, NJ 08611)
2:55pm Ceremony #7 at New Jersey State Capitol Building (New Jersey State House, 125 W State St, Trenton, NJ 08608)
Route 3 – Philadelphia/Camden Leg
7:40am Ceremony #1 at HighPoint Solutions Stadium, Rutgers University
8:42am Ceremony #2 at Dunellen Police Department (Dunellen PD, 355 North Ave, Dunellen, NJ 08812)
9:30am Ceremony #3 at Middlesex Borough Police Department (MBPD, 1101 Mountain Ave, Middlesex, NJ 08846)
10:47am Ceremony #4 at Cranbury Township Municipal Hall (Cranbury Twp, 23-A North Main St, Cranbury, NJ 08512)
11:43am Ceremony #5 at West Windsor Police Department (WWPD, 20 Municipal Dr, West Windsor, NJ 08550)
12:40pm Ceremony #6 at Hamilton Police Department (Hamilton PD, 1270 Whitehorse , Mercerville Rd, Hamilton, NJ 08619)
1:40pm Ceremony #7 at Trenton Thunder – Arm & Hammer Park (1 Thunder Rd, Trenton, NJ 08611)
2:55pm Ceremony #8 at New Jersey State Capitol Building (New Jersey State House, 125 W State St, Trenton, NJ 08608)
Saturday, June 14
7:20am Ceremony #1 at Palmer’s Square (Nassau Inn, 10 Palmer Square, Princeton, NJ 08542)
8:10am Ceremony #2 at Special Olympics New Jersey (1 Eunice Kennedy Shriver Way, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648)
10:30am Ceremony #3 at Trenton – Mercer Airport (1100 Terminal Cir Dr, Ewing Township, NJ 08628)
12:15pm Ceremony #4 at The College of New Jersey
2:00pm Ceremony #5 at Rider University
The 2014 Special Olympics USA Games will be hosted by New Jersey June 14-21, 2014. Nearly 3,500 athletes will compete in 16 Olympic-style team and individual sports, with the support of 1,000 coaches, 10,000 volunteers and 70,000 family, friends and spectators. The Special Olympics USA Games will celebrate the Special Olympics movement, promote the ideals of acceptance and inclusion through sport and showcase athletes from throughout the U.S. and the abilities of people with intellectual disabilities. The 2014 USA Games will also highlight Special Olympics’ work in sport, education, health and communities. For more information, visit the website at http://www.sonj.org/
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