In North Carolina, the Torch Run Final Leg is an 20-day torch relay throughout the state covering 2,000 miles. The Special Olympics Flame of Hope is carried by more than 2,000 law enforcement and corrections officers representing more than 200 agencies across the state.  The Torch Run culminates with the lighting of the cauldron to signify the official opening of Special Olympics North Carolina Summer Games. 

2009 Torch Run Relay Information



Leg 1: Waynesville ....................................................................................May 1
...........Details (pdf)

Leg 2: Yancey, Mitchell and Avery Counties.........................................May 11-13
...........Details (pdf)

Leg 3: North Wilkesboro ........................................................................May 14
...........Details (pdf)

Leg 3: Winston-Salem - Kernersville.................................................May 22 & 26
...........Details (pdf)

Leg 4: Boone - Salisbury/Asheville - Hickory.......................................May18-20
...........Details (pdf)

Leg 5: Greenville........................................................................................TBD

Leg 6: Wilmington - Kenansville............................................................May18-20
...........Details (pdf)

Leg 7: Morehead City - New Bern ......................................................May 20-21
...........Details (pdf)

Leg 8A: Rocky Mount............................................................................May 28
...........Details (pdf)

Leg 8B: Goldsboro - Snow Hill.................................................................May 22
...........Details (pdf)

Leg 9: Polkton/RichmondCounty /Raeford/Monroe.......................................TBD

Leg 10: Huntersville .....................................................................................TBD

Leg 11: Gastonia - Greensboro............................................................May 22-29
...........Details (pdf)
...........Letter (pdf)

Leg 11A: Randolph County...........................................................................TBD
...........Details (pdf)

Leg 12: Burlington - Raleigh .....................................................................June 1-4
...........Details (pdf)

Leg 12 A: Mayoden - Henderson ...................................................................TBD

Leg 13: Bolivia - Fayetteville .......................................................................June 2
...........Details (pdf)

Leg 13A: Fayetteville - Raleigh...................................................................June 3-4
...........Details (pdf)

Leg 14: Southern Pines - Raleigh .................................................................TBD

Leg 15: Zebulon - Raleigh ......................................................................TBD
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For further information or questions, contact Dot Kohlbach at 1-800-843-6276 ext. 119 or dkohlbach@sonc.net.