Kane County Will Be at Red Robin’s ‘Tip a Cop’ Saturday (Oct. 22) in South Elgin
The Kane County Sheriff’s Office and the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office will be participating in Red Robin’s “Tip A Cop” from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. to 8 p.m at the South Elgin Red Robbin, 420 Randall Road.
Law enforcers from throughout the state will be participating in the event, in which officers and law enforcement volunteers act as “celebrity waiters” alongside Red Robin wait staff to help raise funds through “tips” for the athletes of Special Olympics Illinois.
About Special Olympics
Through programming in sports, health, education and community building, Special Olympics is changing the lives of people with intellectual disabilities solving the global injustice, isolation, intolerance and inactivity they face. Special Olympics Illinois provides opportunities for more than 22,000 athletes, more than 20,000 Young Athletes, 45,000 volunteers and thousands more people statewide through 18 Area programs in all 102 counties of the state.
Special Olympics began in Illinois with the first games at Soldier Field in July 1968 thanks to the efforts of Eunice Kennedy Shriver and her peers. There are now more than 4.5 million athletes in 170 countries. Special Olympics is financially sound with diverse revenue streams, a thorough annual budget process and increasing organizational revenue streams. Special Olympics Illinois does not charge athletes or their families to participate in the program.
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