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The torch will be handed off at Centennial Park in Ellicott City at 10 a.m., Thursday, June 23, according to Howard County Officials.
Law enforcement officers will carry the torch with the assistance of Special Olympics athletes over a six mile course of roadways around the park.
The torch has been carried hundreds of miles across Maryland during the month of June to raise awareness and money for the Special Olympics Maryland.
The Special Olympics athletes participating will be sworn in by Howard County Officials as honorary law enforcement officers before the run.
The Maryland Law Enforcement Torch Run has raised more than $64 million for Special Olympics Maryland to provide quality sports training and competition to Maryland’s children and adults with intellectual disabilities.
The is the first time the Maryland Law Enforcement Torch Run for the Special Olympics will be held fully in-person since before the pandemic in 2019.
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