Police Officers Hit the Roofs Again For 6th Annual Dunkin' Donuts Rooftop Stakeout Benefiting Special Olympics Illinois, May 9

CHICAGO, April 29 /PRNewswire/ -- For the 6th year in a row, Illinois
police officers will stake out Dunkin' Donuts rooftops to benefit Special
Olympics Illinois.

On Friday, May 9, beginning at 5 a.m., hundreds of police officers from
throughout the state will cover more than 60 Dunkin' Donuts rooftops to
heighten awareness and raise donations for the 23rd Annual Law Enforcement
Torch Run to benefit Special Olympics Illinois.

Illinois Torch Run Director and Channahon Police Chief Joe Pena is
projecting a record year for the event, which will need to top 2006's
totals of 54 Dunkin' Donuts rooftops and $108,300 raised in donations. The
Special Olympics fund-raiser has grown considerably since police officers
first took to Dunkin' Donuts rooftops in 2003. That year, 12 police
departments participated and raised 0,000.

This year's event will begin at 5 a.m. and run through 2 p.m. at all
locations which include Arlington Heights, Addison, Chicago, Elmhurst,
Lombard, Palos Heights, Naperville, Mundelein, Schaumburg, South Elgin and
Peoria. In some cases, mayors and other local officials will join police
officers on the store roofs.

In return for the police officers doing time at their stores, Dunkin'
Donuts will donate $10,000 to the Torch Run fund. In addition, everyone who
visits a Cop on a Rooftop store that day and makes a donation to the Torch
Run will receive a free donut. Persons donating at least $10 will receive a
Law Enforcement Torch Run travel mug and coupon for free coffee. Other
items, such as Torch Run T-shirts and hats, will be sold for various
donations.

The Law Enforcement Torch Run was started in 1986. Each year, more than
3,000 officers cover 1,500 miles carrying the Flame of Hope through the
streets of their hometowns and to the State Summer Games in Normal in June.
It is the single largest year-round fundraising event benefiting Special
Olympics Illinois.

Special Olympics Illinois is a not-for-profit organization offering
year-round training and competition in 19 sports for athletes ages 8 years
and older with intellectual disabilities. If you're interested in learning
more about Special Olympics Illinois, call 800-TEAM-ISO or visit
http://www.soill.org.





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