WHO:
Special Olympics Texas (SOTX) – South Plains Area and the Law Enforcement Torch Run (LETR)
VISUALS:
Individuals will pull together for a good cause at the 2016 Fire Truck Pull. Participants in this challenge of strength and quickness will feature teams of eight people taking on the ultimate tug-of-war contest of pulling a 55,000-pound Lubbock fire truck for 75 feet, as fast as they can, all in an effort to raise funds for nearly 1,200 SOTX athletes in the South Plains Area.
WHEN:
Sunday, Aug. 21
5:45 p.m. – Opening Ceremony
6:00 p.m. – First Pull
WHERE:
Gatti’s Pizza
5001 50th St.
Lubbock, TX 79414
WHY:
Special Olympics Texas (SOTX) is a privately funded non-profit organization that changes lives through the power of sport by encouraging and empowering people with intellectual disabilities, promoting acceptance for all, and fostering communities of understanding and respect. SOTX provides continuing opportunities for more than 55,200 children and adults with intellectual disabilities throughout the Lone Star State to realize their potential, develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage and experience joy and friendship. To learn more, visit www.specialolympicstexas.org or call 800.876.5646. Engage with us on: Twitter @SOTexas; fb.com/SpecialOlympicsTX; youtube.com/specialolympicstexas. Visit the SOTX-South Plains Area Facebook page at fb.com/SOTX17.
(News release from Special Olympics Texas – South Plains Area)
