Law Enforcement Torch Run (NSW) is a charitable fund that comprises officers from the New South Wales Police Force and other law enforcement agencies working together in support of Special Olympics New South Wales.
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LAW ENFORCEMENT TORCH RUN NSW
The Trustee for Law Enforcement Torch Run (NSW) Charitable Trust
Australian Business Number
13 859 162 288
Australian Taxation Office Endorsements
Deductible Gift Recipient
Income Tax Exemption
GST Concessions
NSW Fair Trading
Incorporation as an Association
Law Enforcement Torch Run (NSW) Incorporated
INC9886552
NSW Office of Liquor, Gaming and Racing
Approval to conduct Charitable Fundraising
Auditors
William Buck
Level 7
3 Horwood Place,
Parramatta NSW 2150
PO Box 1061, Sutherland NSW 1499
Email: info@letr-nsw.org
The man behind the first Torch Run in 1981 was Wichita, Kansas Police Chief Richard LaMunyan. He conceived the Torch Run as a way to involve local law enforcement personnel in the community and to support Special Olympics.
The Torch Run was quickly adopted by the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) now recognized as the founding law enforcement organization for the Law Enforcement Torch Run® for Special Olympics.
Today, the Torch Run is more than just a run and encompasses a variety of fundraising vehicles such as T-shirt and merchandise sales, special events to include polar bear plunges, tip-a-cop and building sits and a host of other events that have local, state and national appeal.
The Law Enforcement Torch Run transforms communities by inspiring people to open their minds, to accept and include people with intellectual disabilities, celebrating differences among all people … recognizing and respecting the similarities we all share. For athletes and officers alike, the Law Enforcement Torch Run® for Special Olympics is a story of success, love, respect and commitment between law enforcement officers and Special Olympic athletes.
The Law Enforcement Torch Run will celebrate its 40th Anniversary in 2021. The LETR International Executive Council has created a Committee to develop various activities to help us mark this milestone.
New South Wales took up the challenge and met members of the Victoria Police Torch Run team at Albury/Wodonga on the Murray River. They took charge of the Flame of Hope and ran it to Sydney, culminating in its arrival by Police Launch to Darling Harbour followed by a run into the Opening Ceremony being held at the Sydney Entertainment Centre.
In September 2006, New South Wales Police again responded to the call and conducted a Torch Run from Sydney to the Gold Coast where the Flame of Hope was handed over to Queensland Police who took it around various country centres in Queensland before arriving at the Opening Ceremony of the 8th National Games of Special Olympics Australia.
Shortly afterwards, the LETR (NSW) Committee was formed by a number of serving and retired New South Wales Police Officers. There is much to do in the coming years to ensure that the organisation grows stronger and the funds raised to support Special Olympics (NSW) increases.
Special Olympics is a not-for-profit organisation that provides sports training and competition for people with an intellectual disability.
The organisation was founded in 1968 by Eunice Kennedy Shriver in the United States. Today, Special Olympics supports more than 5 million people with an intellectual disability in 196 countries.
The values of the movement are defined as:
Vision
The Special Olympics movement will transform communities by inspiring people throughout the world to open their
minds, accept and include people with intellectual disabilities and thereby celebrate the similarities common to all people.
Mission
To provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community.
Principles
Athlete centred, locally delivered, weekly participation, by volunteers, and supporters.
For further information on Special Olympics click on the button below
WORKPLACE GIVING
The largest source of fundraising for LETR NSW comes through the support of NSW Police officers donating a small amount through payroll deductions.
Members of the LETR NSW Committee attend the Police Academy in Goulburn in the last week of each course to seek the ongoing support of the new recruits.
EVENTS
Over the years, LETR NSW has also conducted signature events which raise money and the profile of the organisation.
Between 2010 and 2015, we held the 'PLANE PULL' at the Richmond RAAF Base. This event was a challenge to teams of 20 people to see how fast they call pull a 50 tonne RAAF Hercules aircraft over a 10 metre distance.
In 2016, LETR NSW, with the support of Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione conducted an event called the 'Commissioner's Challenge'
Over 60 senior Police Officers accepted the 'Challenge' issued by the Commissioner to commit to a Plunge into the Bondi Icebergs pool, raising over $85,000 in the process
WHAT A DAY!
The 2016 Commissioner’s Challenge was held at the Bondi Icebergs Swimming Pool on Saturday, 25 June 2016. 65 hardy souls braved the coldest morning of the year to take a plunge into the magnificent swimming pool set into the rock wall at the southern end of the world famous Bondi Beach.
Add to that the efforts of Superintendent Paul Condon who braved the even chillier waters of the Edward River in Deniliquin on the same day.
We were honoured to have the Governor of New South Wales, His Excellency General The Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retired) as one of our participants.
In the end, the day was a great success - cold but sunny - it seemed that all of the participants enjoyed themselves.
Oh - and yes - the fundraising - well it exceeded all expectations
$85,125
TORCH RUNS
The Torch Run is the most common tool that LETR NSW uses to raise awareness in the community. Some are quite small events - a run into the Opening Ceremony of a Special Olympics State Championship, but we've also put on much larger events over the years.
FINAL LEGS
Special Olympics International hosts World Games events every two years. Since 1987, the Law Enforcement Torch Run has supported the Games by conducting a Final Leg (of the Torch Run) across the host country, culminating in the delivery of the Flame of Hope into the Opening Ceremony of the Games.
New South Wales has been participating in the Final Leg since 2003.
Click here for more information about the Final Leg
