LANSING, Mich. (WLNS)-- ‘The Flame of Hope, ’ also known as the Special Olympics Torch, will work its way through Mid-Michigan tonight.

The Michigan Law Enforcement continues its "Flame of Hope Week" all in an effort to raise money and awareness for Special Olympics athletes with a 750-mile relay that will tour Michigan.

Event officials say the Michigan Law Enforcement Torch Run is an endurance relay that will carry the Flame of Hope, a torch that represents courage and inspiration that Special Olympic Athletes will use to navigate daily life in an effort to break down long-standing social barriers.

The goal of the event is to raise money and support sports training and athletic competition for children and adults with intellectual disabilities.

Organizors of the event say it is a grea

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