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. 

2008 Torch Run Relay Information



Leg 1: Waynesville ....................................................................................May 15

Leg 2: Asheville - Charlotte ...............................................................May 10-27
............Details (pdf)

Leg 2A : Yancy County............................................................................ May 9
................Mitchell County..........................................................................May 12
................Avery County ............................................................................May 14
................Details (pdf)


Leg 3: North Wilkesboro - Kernersville .................................................May 14- 20
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Leg 4: Boone - Salisbury/Morgantown - Hickory.......................................May15-22
...........Details (pdf)


Leg 5: Maple - Elizabeth City - Williamston....................................................TBD

Leg 6: Wilmington - Burgaw.......................................................................May 19
............Burgaw - Jacksonville......................................................................May 20
............Jacksonville - Kenansville................................................................May 21
............Details (pdf)


Leg 7: Atlantic Beach - New Bern ...............................................................May 21
...........Details (pdf)

Leg 8A: Roanoke - Rocky Mount.......................................................May 8, 13, 22
..............Details (pdf)
Leg 8B: Goldsboro - Seymour Johnson Air Force Base.............................May 20
...............Details (pdf)


Leg 9: Polkton/RichmondCounty /Raeford/Monroe...................................May 20-24
...........Details (pdf)

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

Leg 11: Charlotte - Greensboro...............................................................May 27-30
..............Details (pdf)

Leg 11A: Randolph County.......................................................................May 28
.................Details (pdf)


Leg 12: Burlington - Durham ....................................................................June 2 -5
..............Details (pdf)
Leg 12 A: Mayoden - Henderson ......................................................... May 28 - June 4

Leg 13: Bolivia - Fayetteville .....................................................................June 3-5
..............Details (pdf)

Leg 13A: Fayetteville - Raleigh.................................................................June 3-5
.................Details (pdf)


Leg 14: Southern Pines - Raleigh .............................................................June 3-5
..............Details (pdf)

Leg 15: Greenville - Raleigh ...................................................................June 3-5
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For further information or questions, contact Dot Kohlbach at 1-800-843-6276 ext. 119 or dkohlbach@sonc.net.