Torch Run Committee

Since 1985 the goal of the NHACOP Torch Run Committee has been to raise funds for the Special Olympics New Hampshire Program that provides sports training and athletic competition for children and adults with mental challenges.  Additionally the mission includes raising public awareness of the efforts of the entire law enforcement community to improve the quality of life of citizens of New Hampshire. 

In New Hampshire two thousand athletes participate in Special Olympics.  In New Hampshire the Torch Run is sponsored by NHACOP and internationally by the IACP.  The Torch Run covers the state border to border and includes 17 “legs” during which 300 law enforcement runners cover more than 850 miles of New Hampshire roads carrying the Special Olympics Torch to raise funds and awareness. 

The law enforcement community has raised more than one million dollars in the history of the Torch Run, and this event remains to be one of the largest Special Olympics fundraising events.