Thunder Bay Police Service Media Release
Const. Julie Tilbury On the Torch Run for the Special Olympics World Games
On May 14, 2015, the Flame of Hope, the official torch for the Special Olympics World Games Los Angeles 2015, was lit at the Sacred Site of Pnyx, opposite the Acropolis in Athens, Greece, formally beginning its journey to the World Games.
In keeping with Olympic tradition and custom dating back to the Ancient Greeks, the torch will be lit by the sun's rays, and will remain lit until the end of the Games on August 2, 2015.
Constable Julie Tilbury of the Thunder Bay Police Service is serving as a Guardian of the Flame of Hope and is participating in the Law Enforcement Torch Run Final Leg, the last journey of the flame throughout the state of California.
Constable Tilbury was selected by the Law Enforcement Torch Run and Special Olympics Ontario to be one of the 126 Final Leg Team members.
Law enforcement personnel were selected for this honor by their local Torch Run and Special Olympics program for their dedication and commitment to the Special Olympics movement.
