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Law Enforcement Officers Deliver Big Bucks for SOTXHeart of Texas area officers work hard for tips at Texas Roadhouse For Immediate Release: June 18, 2008 WACO/TEMPLE/KILLEEN – Law enforcement officers traded in their badges to serve as wait staff for the Tip A Cop event at Texas Roadhouse restaurant on June 12. Heart of Texas area Law Enforcement Torch Run officers raised more than $6,200 for Special Olympics Texas. Officers participated in the Tip A Cop event at 33 Texas Roadhouse restaurants across the state, raising more than $48,000. In the Heart of Texas area, officers volunteered their time as "celebrity waiters", serving customers and collecting tips at the Texas Roadhouse in Temple, Waco and Killeen In Texas, the Law Enforcement Torch Run began in 1985 and had grown to become one of the largest in the nation. In the last decade, Torch Run has contributed over $11 million through the dedication of thousands of law enforcement personnel fundraising on behalf of SOTX. The support provided by this dedicated group has contributed greatly to programs in local communities, which involve more than 27,000 athletes with intellectual disabilities. For more information about the Law Enforcement Torch and Special Olympics Texas, visit www.specialolympicstexas.org or call 800.876.JOIN. Official Partners: ### Andi Baca Kelly |
Created by the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation. Authorized and Accredited by Special Olympics, Inc.,
for the Benefit of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities. |
