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ISP Detective Brostmeyer a 'Guardian of the
Flame' |
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December 6, 2017 |
Before competition begins at the 2018 Special
Olympics USA Games in Seattle next July, an
elite group of individuals will serve as the
"Guardians of the Flame" and escort the Special
Olympics Flame of Hope on a journey across
Washington state. Idaho State Police Detective
Michelle Brostmeyer of Coeur d'Alene is among
those who will make up the prestigious "Final
Leg" team for the Law Enforcement Torch Run
(LETR) at the 2018 Special Olympics USA Games.
Since the first Special Olympics USA Games in
2006, members of law enforcement and Special
Olympics athletes from across the United States
have carried the Flame of Hope in the LETR Final
Leg to usher the start of the national
competition.
From June 27 through July 1, the LETR Final Leg
team will conduct multiple runs and ceremonies
in cities, towns and communities across
Washington State to raise awareness for Special
Olympics and generate excitement for the 2018
USA Games.
The 2018 LETR Final Leg culminates on July 1
when the team escorts the Flame of Hope into the
Opening Ceremony at Husky Stadium at the
University of Washington in Seattle.
Detective Brostmeyer has been with ISP since
August, 2012. She started off as a Trooper and
was promoted to Detectives in District One in
January 2017. She is also part of the ISP Honor
Guard Team. This will be Detective Brostmeyer's
first year working with the Special Olympics.
"I am excited and honored to be representing the
Idaho State Police as a Logistics Leader for the
final leg in 2018!" she said.
"The Idaho State Police has proudly and
consistently supported the Special Olympics
program, and we look forward to seeing Detective
Brostmeyer's contribution to this outstanding
athletic event on behalf of the citizens of
Idaho and ISP," said Colonel Kedrick Wills,
Idaho State Police director.
The Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special
Olympics is the Special Olympics movement's
largest grassroots fundraiser and public
awareness vehicle in the world. In 2016, law
enforcement volunteers raised $56.6 million for
Special Olympics programs around the world and
eclipsed $675 million since the inception of the
LETR in 1981.
For more information on the LETR Final Leg team,
please visit
http://www.letr-finalleg.org/.
The schedule of events and ceremonies for the
2018 USA Games LETR Final Leg will be announced
in Spring 2018.
The 2018 Special Olympics USA Games will be held
in Seattle July 1-6, 2018.
More than 4,000 participants representing all 50
states and the District of Columbia, along with
the support of tens of thousands of volunteers
and spectators, will compete in 14 Olympic-type
team and individual sports. For more information
on the 2018 Special Olympics USA Games, please
visit
www.SpecialOlympicsUSAGames.org. |
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