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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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