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DECEMBER 2, 2021<br />
WEEKLYNEWS.NET - 978-532-5880 5<br />
Many participants dressed in holiday wear wait for food to be served at the city’s 2019 Law Enforcement Torch Run.<br />
PHOTO | OLIVIA FALCIGNO<br />
Law Enforcement Torch Run 5K returns<br />
By Anne MArie ToBin<br />
PEABODY — If you are<br />
looking to burn off those thousands<br />
of calories you devoured<br />
on Thanksgiving Day and also<br />
show some Christmas cheer,<br />
then the annual Peabody Holiday<br />
Law Enforcement Torch 5K<br />
Run is right up your alley.<br />
This year's event, which will<br />
again be hosted by the Peabody<br />
Police Department and the Law<br />
Enforcement Torch Run (LETR)<br />
for the Special Olympics is<br />
scheduled for Sunday, Dec. 5.<br />
The day will be chock full of<br />
fun-filled family events, including<br />
a special visit from Santa.<br />
The day kicks off with race-day<br />
registration at 9 a.m. The Kids'<br />
Dash follows at 10:30 with the<br />
main event, the 5K run, along<br />
with the 1K alternative for walkers,<br />
beginning at 11. An awards<br />
ceremony will follow at approximately<br />
11:30.<br />
The race begins and ends<br />
at the Analogic Corporation, 8<br />
Centennial Drive in Peabody<br />
and, once again, will be capped<br />
by the popular "Taste of the<br />
Town" event from 11:30-12:30.<br />
Nearly 30 different food vendors<br />
from Peabody and surrounding<br />
cities and towns are expected<br />
to treat the participants to a delicious<br />
post-race feast of pizza,<br />
pasta, chicken wings, sandwiches,<br />
pulled pork, steak, mac-andcheese,<br />
and for the health-conscious,<br />
fruits and veggies.<br />
Non-race participants are<br />
welcome to attend. A $10 donation<br />
can be made onsite to help<br />
benefit the cause and punch your<br />
ticket to the fabulous feast. As of<br />
this past weekend, the race had<br />
raised more than $15,000 with<br />
75 contributing participants and<br />
eight teams.<br />
To register for the race, please<br />
visit https://specialolympicsma.<br />
donordrive.com. The fee for the<br />
5K is $35 per runner or walker.<br />
The Kids's Dash fee is $10.<br />
More information about the race<br />
can be found at www.Peabody-<br />
TorchRun.com.<br />
LETR is a year-round fundraising<br />
and awareness-building<br />
program for members of the<br />
law-enforcement community to<br />
support Special Olympics athletes.<br />
Founded in 1981 in Wichita,<br />
Kansas, more than 35 countries<br />
and all 50 states have actively<br />
participated in LETR, raising<br />
approximately $800 million<br />
globally.<br />
For questions or further information<br />
about LETR, contact<br />
www.torchrun@specialolympicsma.org<br />
or call 508-485-<br />
0986.<br />
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