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O’Fallon Police Department Stakes Out Dunkin’ Donuts for Special Olympics Missouri
O'Fallon Mo. Police Department Stake Out Dunkin' Donuts Raising $900 for Special Olympics Missouri
The O’Fallon Police Department staked out Dunkin’ Donuts at the “Cop on a Rooftop” event for nine hours on Fri., May 19. The event was to raise awareness and donations for the Missouri Law Enforcement Torch Run to benefit Special Olympics Missouri.
The police officers began their stake out at 5 a.m. and collected donations, sold T-shirts and handed out coupons for a free donut to O’Fallon, Mo. residents until 2 p.m. Despite the morning’s gloomy weather, two officers, Julie Long and Jacob Knopfel made their way to the Dunkin’ Donuts’ rooftop for a photo-op. The police officers raised over $900 in donations to benefit Special Olympics Missouri.
The multi-brand Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin-Robbins restaurant is located at 4009 Highway K in O'Fallon, Mo. and is operated by franchisee Keith Patel. Ten other Dunkin’ Donuts stores throughout St. Louis took part in the day’s event including the second O’Fallon location, Kirkwood, St. Louis, Ellisville, Saint Charles, Ballwin, Kingdom City, Arnold, Saint Peters and Richmond Heights. The local police departments that staked out these locations were Kirkwood PD, St. Louis Co. PD – South Precinct and West Precinct, MSHP Troop C and Troop F, St. Charles City PD, Callaway Co. Sheriff’s Dept., Arnold PD, Richmond Heights PD, St. Charles Co. PD and St. Charles Co Sherriff’s Dept. Among the 22 Dunkin’ Donuts stores that participated in the state of Missouri, they hope to raise $20,000.
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About Law Enforcement Torch Run (LETR)
The Missouri Law Enforcement Torch Run® is the single largest year-round fundraising vehicle benefiting Special Olympics Missouri. What started in 1981 in Wichita, Kan. as a small fundraiser has grown to include all 50 states and is rapidly expanding across the globe. The annual intrastate relay in Missouri and its various fundraising projects have two goals: to raise money and gain public awareness for the athletes who participate in Special Olympics Missouri. In 2016, the Missouri LETR was recognized as the No. 6 highest-fundraising LETR in the world.
About Special Olympics Missouri (SOMO)
Special Olympics Missouri is a not-for-profit organization offering year-round training and competition in 21 sports for more than 15,300 athletes with intellectual disabilities. Special Olympics transforms the lives of people with intellectual disabilities, allowing them to realize their full potential in sports and in life. Special Olympics programs enhance physical fitness, motor skills, self-confidence, social skills and encourage family and community support. To learn more about Special Olympics Missouri, volunteering or providing financial support to help make Special Olympics programs possible, visit our website at www.somo.org.
About Dunkin' Donuts
Founded in 1950, Dunkin' Donuts is America's favorite all-day, everyday stop for coffee and baked goods. Dunkin' Donuts is a market leader in the hot regular/decaf/flavored coffee, iced coffee, donut, bagel and muffin categories. Dunkin' Donuts has earned the No. 1 ranking for customer loyalty in the coffee category by Brand Keys for 11 years running. The company has more than 12,200 restaurants in 45 countries worldwide. Based in Canton, Mass., Dunkin' Donuts is part of the Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: DNKN) family of companies. For more information, visit www.DunkinDonuts.com.
Contact: Crystal Schuster
Special Olympics Missouri
573-635-1660 ext. 26