(1,2,3) Employees from DHL, the world's leading express and logistics company, carry the Flame of Hope™ over the Santa Monica Pier for the Special Olympics on Saturday, January 24, 2009, as part of the Global Law EnforcementTorch Run®. (4) Santa Monica Councilmember Bobby Shriver holds the Flame of Hope™ for the Special Olympics at the Santa Monica Pier. -- The Flame of Hope began its journey on November 12, 2008, with a lighting ceremony in Athens, Greece. In accordance with Olympic tradition dating back to the Ancient Greeks, the Special Olympics' torch was lit by the sun's rays near Olympia, Greece and will remain lit until the end of the World Winter Games on February 13. After the lighting ceremony, the flame embarked on a three-month journey, traveling more than 37,000 miles via DHL by air and ground to 13 cities across five continents, delivering a message of hope to communities where people with intellectual disability continue to fight for acceptance and a chance to excel without barriers.The flame will complete its global journey January 29, when it reaches Idaho, USA to begin the Law Enforcement Torch Run Final Leg. It will be run through scores of cities in Idaho, carried by a 132-person team, including 10 Special Olympics athletes, before arriving in Boise, where it will ignite the cauldron at the Opening Ceremony of the 2009 World Winter Games on February 7.