Local Restaurants to Host Fundraisers
Help fuel the Flame of Hope: Join the Charles County Sheriff’s Office for the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics Maryland on June 6 at 9 a.m. in La Plata.
Two routes – a 3.5-mile route for runners and a 3-mile route for walkers – will depart Texas Roadhouse in La Plata and return there for lunch and other refreshments being provided by the restaurant’s staff and other local businesses, including Chick-fil-A. Registration is not required but participants must purchase a Torch Run T-shirt or hat and arrive at Texas Roadhouse by 8:45 a.m. to participate in a group photo. The various routes make the Torch Run suitable for all participation levels from experienced runners to leisurely walkers with children and strollers.
Hundreds of runners and walkers from the CCSO and the community are expected to attend. U.S. Marines from the Chemical Biological Incident Response Force at the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Indian Head will lead the runners behind a specially selected torch bearer. Special Olympics athletes and their families also take part in the event. Charles County’s Torch Run is one of multiple Torch Runs in Maryland, all of which converge at Towson University in Towson, Md., on Fri., June 7 to light the cauldron at the Special Olympics Maryland Summer Games Opening ceremony.
Five local restaurants have announced they will host fundraisers to help raise money for the Torch Run:
* Pizza Hotline on May 13 from 2 p.m. to the close of business.
* Port Tobacco Marina Restaurant on May 16 from 5-10 p.m.
* Buffalo Wild Wings from 11 a.m. May 24 to 1 a.m. May 25
* Boston’s Pizza on May 29 from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.
* Texas Roadhouse on June 4 from 4-10 p.m.
Special Olympics Maryland also announced a new initiative this year, Shirts for Soldiers, which allows supporters to purchase a Torch Run T-shirt that will be sent to the Maryland
