Saturday, June 6, 2015
After a bright and early morning at the All American Dunwoody Soap Box Derby I ran around town waiting until the late afternoon to head down to Turner Field in Atlanta. And although the Braves were playing Saturday evening I wasn’t there for baseball. The Unified Relay Across America was heading to the stadium to help bring interest and awareness to the Special Olympics World Games that will be happening in Los Angeles starting on July 25. Georgia’s special olympian, Will Crain carried the Flame of Hope down Hank Aaron Dr, and into Turner Field to light the cauldron in the Braves’ Monument Gardens.
Grant Drezek (right) talks with his mother Jean as they wait for the Flame of Hope to make its way to the corner of Hank Aaron Dr. and Fulton St. during the Unified Relay Across America on Saturday, June 6, 2015.
Will Crain (left), a special olympian from Hall County, takes the Flame of Hope from Josh Quigley, carrying it down Hank Aaron Dr. and towards Turner Field in Atlanta during the Unified Relay Across America on Saturday, June 6, 2015.
Will Crain (center), a special olympian from Hall County, carries the Flame of Hope down Hank Aaron Dr. and towards Turner Field in Atlanta during the Unified Relay Across America on Saturday, June 6, 2015.
Angel Morales (right) passes the Flame of Hope to Andrew Jones as they run with it down Hank Aaron Drive and towards Turner Field in Atlanta during the Unified Relay Across America on Saturday, June 6, 2015.
Will Crain (right), a special olympian from Hall County, lights the cauldron with the Flame of Hope after carrying it into Turner Field in Atlanta during the Unified Relay Across America on Saturday, June 6, 2015.
Will Crain (right), a special olympian from Hall County, lifts the Flame of Hope into the air after carrying it into Turner Field in Atlanta during the Unified Relay Across America on Saturday, June 6, 2015.
Former Atlanta Falcons running back Warrick Dunn (right) talks with special olympian Will Crain after Crain carried the Flame of Hope into Turner Field in Atlanta during the Unified Relay Across America on Saturday, June 6, 2015.
Georgia Sheats, the CEO of Special Olympics Georgia, speaks to the crowd gathered at Turner Field in Atlanta after the torch for the Unified Relay Across America is brought in and the cauldron lit on Saturday, June 6, 2015.