The Allegan area Law Enforcement Torch Run at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 27, will raise money for Special Olympics Michigan, with registration starting at 9 a.m. at Allegan Sports Complex.

The Allegan Community Run is an opportunity for law enforcement, corrections personnel and community members to run shoulder to shoulder, raising money and awareness for Special Olympics Michigan athletes. It is one in a series of 41 community runs scheduled in September around the state during Law Enforcement Torch Run Week.

The Law Enforcement Torch Run (LETR) Travel Teams return this year. The three Travel Teams will spend one week moving around Michigan to support the 41 community runs and their fundraising efforts. Community Runs are scheduled for Adrian, Allegan, Alma, Alpena, Ann Arbor, Bay City, Big Rapids, Cadillac, Caro, Escanaba, Gladwin, Grand Rapids, Greenville, Hillsdale, Holland, Iron County, Iron Mountain, Jackson, Kalamazoo, Lansing, Ludington, Manistique, Marquette, Marshall, Menominee, Midland, Mt. Pleasant, Monroe, Munising, Muskegon, Newberry, Oakland County, Petoskey, Port Huron, Roscommon, Rudyard, Sault Ste. Marie, South Haven, St. Joseph, Traverse City, Wakefield and West Branch.

All of this will coincide with the annual Law Enforcement Torch Run Central Route, a 750-mile non-stop relay run from Copper Harbor in the tip of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula to Sterling Heights in metro-Detroit. It starts early on Saturday, Sept. 12^, and ends on Friday, Sept. 18. The relay run consists of three teams; Fraternal Order of Police (FOP), Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) and Michigan State Police (MSP). Each team provides six runners who each run five miles at a time averaging eight minute miles. These dedicated runners have been raising money throughout the year to participate.

LETR has more than 85,000 law enforcement officers involved worldwide and has raised more than $300 million dollars in the 30 years that it has supported Special Olympics.

Community members are invited and encouraged to participate in this event. To participate in one of the 41 Community Runs it is $25 per person which includes a dri-fit shirt. For more information visit www.somi.org and click the Torch Run link or sign up at http://www.firstgiving.com/miletr/allegan16