LUPD officers participate in Special Olympics torch run
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LUPD officers participate in Special Olympics torch run
June 13, 2013 : By Liberty University News Service
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LUPD officers who participated this year are (left to right): Cpl. Scott Markle, ESO (Emergency Services Officer) Andrew Reynolds, ESO Stephen Tucker, ESO Rudy Morris, Cpl. John Zacharias, ESO Bryce Enold, ESO Stephen Stevens, and ESO David Bishop.
LUPD officers were handed the torch by the Bedford County Sheriff’s Office at the Bedford County/Campbell County line on U.S. 460. They took turns running 8 miles and passed it to the Lynchburg Police Department at the Sheetz on Wards Road. The LUPD officers raised more than $200 for Special Olympics Virginia.
“We were proud to participate again this year,” said Cpl. John Zacharias. “Our officers know the impact this program has on Special Olympics athletes and their families in our area and throughout the state. It’s a fun way to bring awareness to such a great program.”
According to the Special Olympics website, the torch run began in 1981 when Wichita, Kan., Police Chief Richard LaMunyon saw an urgent need to increase awareness of Special Olympics.