Donate To Special Olympics And Score A Free Dunkin' Donut

HOUSTON — Tis the weekend to score a free doughnut. The Houston Police and Dunkin' Donuts are partnering to raise money for the Law Enforcement Torch Run and Cops for a Cause benefitting Special Olympics Texas. On Friday from 7-11 a.m., local law enforcement and Special Olympic athletes and representatives will be on-site at select Dunkin’ Donuts locations throughout Houston and the bay area to welcome guests and collect donations for the Special Olympics.

Dunkin’ Donuts will offer a free donut to each guest who visits a participating location and makes a donation.

Participating Dunkin’ Donuts restaurants include:

• 5406 Bellaire Blvd, Bellaire, TX, 77401
• 7019 Barker Cypress Road, Cypress, TX, 77433
• 3085 College Park Dr, Suite A, Conroe, TX, 77384
• 800 N Loop 336 W, Conroe, TX
• 1525 Bay Area Blvd, Houston, TX, 77058
• 10705 Westheimer Rd, Houston, TX, 77042
• 1000 Main St, Houston, TX, 77002
• 5101 Bingle Rd, Suite 100, Houston TX, 77092
• 3061 N Fry Rd, Katy, TX, 77449
• 2340 Marina Bay Dr, League City, TX, 77573
• 6127 Fm 2920 Rd, Spring, TX, 77379
• 5029 Louetta Rd, Spring, TX, 77379
• 2203 Spring Steubner Rd, Spring, TX, 77389

The event, known as Cops for a Cause will be taking place Sept. 14 and 15 from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at many Dunkin' Donuts locations throughout Texas. The event is part of the Law Enforcement Torch Run® activities that consistently raises close to 1.5 million a year to provide athletic training and competition and much more to more than 58,000 Special Olympics Texas athletes.

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 regular/decaf/flavored coffee, donut, bagel and muffin categories. Dunkin' Donuts has earned a No. 1 ranking for customer loyalty in the coffee category by Brand Keys for 12 years running. The company has more than 12,600 restaurants in 46 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.

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