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San Bruno CA: Tip-A-Cop - October 22nd 2015 - 4 - 8 p.m. - Red Robin

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CITY OF SAN BRUNO POLICE DEPARTMENT - PRESS RELEASE

SUBJECT: Tip-A-Cop Event Benefiting Special Olympics

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EVENT DATE: Thursday October 22, 2015

EVENT TIME: 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

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EVENT LOCATION: Red Robin Restaurant - 1274 El Camino Real, San Bruno, CA

COPS TRADE IN HANDCUFFS
Red Robin Restaurant and Local Law Enforcement Officers Raise Funds to Benefit Special Olympics Northern California

Who: Special Olympics Northern California, the San Bruno Police Department, and Red Robin Restaurant

What: Local Law Enforcement will trade in their handcuffs and badges for gourmet burgers and aprons at the Red Robin Restaurant in San Bruno as part of the Signature Tip-A-Cop event benefitting Special Olympics. Law Enforcement will collect tips and help serve Red Robin Restaurant guests on October 22, 2015, from 4 to 8 p.m.

When: Thursday October 22, 2015 from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Where: Red Robin Restaurant, 1274 El Camino Real, San Bruno, CA.

Why: Supporting local and national causes, like Special Olympics, that promote the health and welfare of families and citizens in local communities is important to Red Robin, The City of San Bruno, and the San Bruno Police Department.

About Special Olympics Northern California

Special Olympics Northern California is a free year-round sports training and competition program for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. There are 17,777 athletes who compete in 156 competitions throughout the region in 11 sports. Included in that figure are 7,160 special education student-athletes who have Special Olympics in the classroom through a Schools Partnership Program. Special Olympics requires the extraordinary support and time of 17,140 volunteers and volunteer coaches. Financial support comes almost exclusively from individuals, organizations, corporations, and foundations. For more information on Special Olympics Northern California, visit www.SONC.org or join us at www.Facebook.com/SONorCal and www.Twitter.com/SONorCal.

About Law Enforcement Torch Run and Tip-A-Cop Northern California

Tip-A-Cop® is part of the annual Law Enforcement Torch Run® (LETR) campaign. LETR, which includes an international series of relay runs and special events like Tip-A­Cop®, are presented by more than 144,000 law enforcement officers worldwide to help raise money and public awareness for Special Olympics. LETR is the largest grassroots fundraising and public awareness vehicle for Special Olympics Northern California, through which funds raised go directly to local programs.

The Law Enforcement Torch Run (LETR) is the largest year-round fund-raising vehicle benefiting Special Olympics Northern California. The annual relay and its various fundraising projects, conducted by officers representing every branch of law enforcement, have a mission of partnering with our communities to support Special Olympics Programs through raising funds and public awareness, while enhancing the quality of life of our athletes. LETR has raised more than $6 million dollars since its inception in 1998.

For more information visit www.TorchRunCalifornia.com or www.SONC.org

CONTACTS: Katie Ostrom Officer Ryan Buckley

Special Olympics Northern California San Bruno Police Department

(925) 212-3852 650-616-7100

KatieO@sonc.org rbuckley@sanbruno.ca.gov

1177 Huntington Avenue, San Bruno, CA 94066-4299
Voice: (650) 616-7100 • Fax: (650) 871-6734
http://ci.sanbruno.ca.us

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Robert Riechel

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For San Bruno CA Patch

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